OnePlus 7 Pro vs. iPhone XR, Galaxy S10E: All specs compared - CNET

OnePlus launched its newest phone, the OnePlus 7 Pro, Tuesday. With a 90Hz OLED display and a pop-up selfie camera, the new phone is a massive upgrade from last year's 6T. It starts out at $670, $80 less than Apple's iPhone XR and Samsung's Galaxy S10E. The OnePlus 7 Pro shows how much the Chinese phone maker can flex its chops and still offer a great value in terms of design and features. But is it worth it?

Out of the three phones, the OnePlus is the only one with a 90Hz OLED screen, which makes animations look smoother and text look sharper. It should be an incredible phone for mobile gaming. The Apple and Samsung phones have displays with a 60-Hz refresh rate, by comparison. 

In terms of size, the OnePlus has a 6.67-inch screen, the largest of the three and with the highest resolution. The iPhone XR has a 6.1-inch LCD display and the Galaxy S10E has a 5.8-inch OLED screen.

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The iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E offer wireless charging and have bodies that are rated for dust and water resistance. The iPhone has a IP67 rating while the Galaxy is rated at iP68. The OnePlus 7 Pro lacks both of those features.

The OnePlus 7 Pro has triple rear cameras one of which can capture 48-megapixel photos. The Galaxy S10 has a dual rear camera one with a 12-megapixel and the other a 16-megapixel sensor. The iPhone XR just has a single 12-megapixel rear camera.

All three phones are amazing in their own right, but check out the specs of the OnePlus 7 Pro, iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E below to see how they compare to each other.

OnePlus 7 Pro specs vs. iPhone XR, Galaxy S10E

	OnePlus 7 Pro	iPhone XR	Samsung Galaxy S10E
Display size, resolution	6.67-inch AMOLED; 3,120x1,440-pixels	6.1-inch LCD; 1,792x828 pixels	5.8-inch AMOLED; 2,280x1,080-pixels
Pixel density	516ppi	326ppi	438ppi
Dimensions (Inches)	6.4x2.99x0.35 in	5.9x3.0x0.33 in	5.6x2.8x0.27 in
Dimensions (Millimeters)	162.6x75.9x8.8 mm	150.9x75.7x8.3 mm	142x70x7.9 mm
Weight (Ounces, Grams)	7.27 oz; 206g	6.8 oz; 194g	5.3 oz.; 150g
Mobile software	Android 9.0 with OxygenOS	iOS 12	Android 9.0 with Samsung One UI
Camera	48-megapixel (standard), 8-megapixel (telephoto), 16-megapixel (ultra wide-angle)	Single 12-megapixel	12-megapixel (wide-angle), 16-megapixel (ultra wide-angle)
Front-facing camera	16-megapixel	7-megapixel with Face ID	10-megapixel
Video capture	4K	4K	4K
Processor	2.84GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855	Apple A12 Bionic	Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Storage	128GB, 256GB	64GB, 128GB, 256GB	128GB, 256GB
RAM	6GB, 8GB, 12GB	Not disclosed	6GB, 8GB
Expandable storage	Yes	None	Up to 512GB
Battery	4,000-mAh	Not disclosed, but Apple claims it will last 90 min. longer than iPhone 8 Plus	3,100-mAh
Fingerprint sensor	In-screen (optical)	None (Face ID)	Power button
Connector	USB-C	Lightning	USB-C
Headphone jack	No	No	Yes
Special features	90Hz display, pop-up selfie camera, dual-SIM, Warp Charging	Water-resistant: IP67, dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging; Face ID; Memoji	Wireless PowerShare; hole punch screen notch; water resistant (IP68); Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
Price off-contract (USD)	$670 (128GB)	$749 (64GB), $799 (128GB), $899 (256GB)	$750

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Pixel 3a and OnePlus 7 are both cheap new Android phones, but one is way better than the other - BGR

Google unveiled the Pixel 3a series last week during it’s opening I/O 2019 keynote, a phone that had been fully detailed in rumors in leaks for months. Exactly a week later, OnePlus hosted its own press conference to launch the phones all knew were coming from the company, the OnePlus 7 series. They’re all great phones but if you’re buying a brand new Android phone on a budget, there’s really only one you should buy and there’s no contest between them.

Google is selling the Pixel 3a with the help of a camera that’s supposed to deliver almost the same features as the flagship version, the Pixel 3. Add to that the fact that the Pixel 3a will be among the first phones to run the latest versions of Android as well as the affordable price tag, and you end up with the only reasons why you should look at this mid-range phone.

On the other hand, the OnePlus 7 packs the same Snapdragon 855 processor that powers Samsung’s Galaxy S10 phones, as well as many other Android flagships. The Pixel 4 will likely also get a Snapdragon 855 chip. The OnePlus phone packs more RAM than the Pixel 3a, and rocks faster UFS 3.0 flash storage — the OnePlus 7 is the only Android handset right now with UFS 3.0.

You also get much faster battery charging speeds and better build quality. That means the all-screen display design and the fingerprint sensor that’s built right into the screen of the OnePlus 7. Yes, it’s the same design as the OnePlus 6T, but it’s still much better than what the Pixel 3a has to offer.

Some will say that the Pixel 3a might still deliver better camera performance overall, but OnePlus has also made improvements to its own camera experience. And let’s not forget that you don’t use the phone solely for taking low-light photos, a point I made when I told you how silly it is to trade the Pixel 3a for any iPhone newer than the iPhone 6. And the OnePlus 7 will be one of the fastest phones around when it’s released on Friday. The Pixel 3a? Not so much, especially considering that the more powerful Pixel 3 has received plenty of criticism when it comes to overall performance.

As for the software, let’s remember that OnePlus is among the companies that support fast Android betas and updates, which means the OnePlus 7 phones should get Android Q sooner than most rival handsets.

The OnePlus 7 with 6GB of RAM and 128GB is £499 in the UK, and I’m using UK prices simply because the OnePlus 7 isn’t available in the USA right now. The Pixel 3a (4GB/64GB) costs £399 in the region.

Some will say that it’s not fair to compare mid-range phones to flagships, and that’s true — but of course, that’s what Google does. I’m simply pointing out the fact that OnePlus’s cheapest new phone is an incredible deal. Considering the narrow price difference between these two devices, there’s really no reason to buy the Pixel 3a.

If you’re willing to spend even more money, then just forget about the Pixel 3a and OnePlus 7, and go for the OnePlus 7 Pro, which has a ton of new features on top of what the regular OnePlus 7 has to offer. The cheapest Pro costs $669 in the US, or $270 more than the Pixel 3a.

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2019-05-15 14:12:00Z
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ZombieLoad Attack Affects All Intel CPUs Since 2011: What to Do Now - Tom's Guide

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1. ZombieLoad Attack Affects All Intel CPUs Since 2011: What to Do Now  Tom's Guide
2. What To Do About the Nasty New Intel Chip Flaw  Gizmodo
3. New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011  TechCrunch
4. Linux vs. Zombieload  ZDNet
5. New security flaw in Intel chips could affect millions  The Associated Press
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2019-05-15 13:41:15Z
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ZombieLoad Attack Affects All Intel CPUs Since 2011: What to Do Now - Tom's Guide

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1. ZombieLoad Attack Affects All Intel CPUs Since 2011: What to Do Now  Tom's Guide
2. New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011  TechCrunch
3. What To Do About the Nasty New Intel Chip Flaw  Gizmodo
4. Linux vs. Zombieload  ZDNet
5. Intel Flaw Lets Hackers Siphon Secrets from Millions of PCs  WIRED
6. View full coverage on Google News

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2019-05-15 12:31:09Z
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The Morning After: OnePlus 7 Pro review - Engadget

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An unlikely multimedia beast.OnePlus 7 Pro review: The first true OnePlus flagship

OnePlus reversed most of its mistakes with the 6T and brought out a surprisingly ambitious OnePlus 7 Pro, packing several rare components that barely anyone else has procured. The result is a device that delivers fantastic mobile cinematic plus gaming experience, and one that's in a well-designed package.

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The unlucky customers who experienced the phones' mic issue twice will get the largest payout.Google will pay owners of faulty original Pixel phones up to $500

A group of OG Pixel and Pixel XL owners filed a lawsuit against Google back in 2018, accusing the company of knowingly selling devices with faulty microphones. The tech giant has agreed to settle the class-action complaint and will pay those customers up to $500. Some early adopters of the first Google-branded smartphones started reporting that one or more of their device's three mics stopped working shortly after the devices were released. The company admitted in early 2017 that users were experiencing problems due to a "hairline crack in the solder connection on the audio codec."

Unlucky customers who had the problem more than once because of faulty replacements are the ones who can claim $500, while those who only had to grapple with the issue once can get $350.

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Stop what you're doing and update everything.Serious security flaws uncovered in Intel CPUs, as well as Windows 7 & XP

Patch Tuesday was busier than usual, as multiple vulnerabilities were exposed. A potentially "wormable" exploit in Windows that could lead to more WannaCry-style attacks prompted Microsoft to release a patch for older operating systems like 7, XP and Server 2003.

Meanwhile, Intel disclosed four exploits that could target most of its CPUs made since 2011. Whether you're running Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS, you'll want to make sure you have the latest updates installed to ward off Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) attacks like Zombieload.

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The Large Magellanic Cloud is just one percent the Milky Way's size, and over 63,000 light-years from Earth. You might think it would take a space telescope like Hubble or a huge observatory to do it justice. But the 240-megapixel image was shot by a small group called Ciel Austral using a telescope in Chile just 160mm (6.3 inches) across.

Stitched together from nearly 4,000 separate images, it took 1,060 hours (6.3 weeks) of exposures shot from July 2017 to January 2019 and two computers eight days to stitch together the photos. But what a beauty.

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That's one way to declutter your main screen.HP's Omen X 2S is a dual-screen gaming laptop

The primary 15-inch panel is a 1080p 144Hz G-Sync IPS (or optionally, a 240Hz G-Sync or 4K) model, which is pretty standard on high-end gaming laptops. However, the second 6-inch, 1080p display located above the keyboard lets you watch streaming videos, play music, monitor system performance or chat on your favorite platform.

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2019-05-15 11:22:35Z
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Intel Zombieload bug fix to slow data centre computers - BBC News

Intel has confirmed that new problems discovered with its processor chips mean that some computer owners face a performance slowdown.

The company has said that data centres are likely to be worst affected by the fixes required.

But it added that the impact on most PC owners should be minimal.

The so-called Zombieload vulnerability follows the disclosure of the earlier Spectre, Meltdown and Foreshadow bugs last year.

The latest flaw could theoretically allow an attacker to spy on tasks being handled by any Intel Core or Xeon-branded central processing unit (CPU) released since 2011.

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are among the major cloud computing platforms to power their data centres with the technology.

They have taken steps to avoid their clients noticing any impact or being put at risk. But the tech giants may need to invest in extra computer servers if the software patches involved take a major toll on performance.

'Complex undertaking'

Zombieload was discovered by researchers at Graz University of Technology in Austria and KU Leuven university in Belgium.

They said it could allow hackers to steal sensitive data or provide the means to unscramble encrypted files.

"[This could affect] user-level secrets, such as browser history, website content, user keys, and passwords, or system-level secrets, such as disk encryption keys," they explained.

They added that it was currently unclear whether any such attack would leave a trace, or if anyone had actually exploited the flaw to date.

Intel has said that it believes that carrying out such an attack would be "a very complex undertaking" but is recommending that users download security updates from Microsoft, Apple and Linux-based operating system providers that will address the issue.

The chip-maker has indicated that the biggest performance hit is likely to involve data centre servers handling tasks that use the programming language Java.

One graph shows such activity running at 81% of the speed it used to, once a software patch has been applied.

But Apple has warned that its own tests have shown as much as a 40% reduction in performance when Macs handle certain computing-intensive workloads.

Claims that earlier patches to address Spectre and Meltdown would make people's computers feel sluggish proved to be largely overstated, although some users have reported problems.

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These new side channel vulnerabilities (zombieload, fallout, etc) are great finds - the result of hard & creative work by researchers who deserve applause - and they definitely need to be patched.

That said, "terrifying" is something they are not. Keep some perspective, folks.

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Before Spectre and Meltdown fixes, I was able to record in 1080p 60fps (but didn’t often record at that frame rate anyway). After the fixes, I could not record anything similar without lag in 1080p 60fps.

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Intel's shares closed nearly 1% above their opening price on Monday despite the problem being reported within trading hours.

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