7/10
Samsung and Apple have flagship smartphones that start at $800, but pay a little extra and you can get even more of a flagship phone (flagshippier?) with the words “Ultra” or “Pro” attached at the end. OnePlus used to follow the same strategy, but it’s changing things up this year with its new OnePlus 11 5G. Instead of making you pay more for the mark, there won’t be a OnePlus 11 “Pro” at all. The standard flagship should have everything you need and more, right? It’s like the company took Marty DiBergi’s question from This is Spinal Tap to heart.
The new handset is pretty darn good. It omits a few features you’d expect to find at its $699 base price, like wireless charging and an IP68 water-resistance rating. But it manages to compete with most other high-end phones”>phones in almost every other way, from performance…
