The OnePlus 11R 5G is the new “value flagship” from OnePlus and is the successor OnePlus 10R 5G (review) with better design and specs and without a big jump in price. The 11R 5G price is Rs. 39,999 for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant and Rs. 44,999 for the 16GB RAM and 256GB storage variant. It won’t go on sale until February 28, but we managed to catch a glimpse of the OnePlus 11R 5G at the company’s Cloud 11 launch event in New Delhi.
The OnePlus 11R 5G looks quite similar to the OnePlus 11 5G, and while it weighs only slightly less, it somehow feels significantly lighter. No antenna bands are visible along the glossy frame, suggesting that it may be made of plastic. I’m glad OnePlus has kept the Alert slider on this model, though, and while the display is more affordable than the 11 5G, it still features curved edges on either side.
Speaking of which, the OnePlus 11R 5G features a 6.74-inch AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 1240 x 2772 pixels. The display supports HDR10+ video playback, but not Dolby Vision like the 11 5G. One of the highlights of the OnePlus 11R 5G is its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which makes it one of the cheapest smartphones in India based on this SoC. You can expect very good gaming performance from this phone, which we put to the test in our in-depth review.
The OnePlus 11R 5G features a curved-edge AMOLED display
The OnePlus 11R 5G also inherits some features from the flagship OnePlus 11 5G, such as the same 100W fast charging and the same 5,000mAh battery capacity. While the OnePlus 10R and OnePus 10T offered 150W of charging power, that too is by no means slow. The main camera, which features a 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 sensor with optical stabilization (OIS), is also common on these models. The more affordable OnePlus 11R 5G also has an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a modest 2-megapixel macro camera.
It’s hard to gauge the real-world performance of a smartphone after just a few minutes of use, but just looking at the fluidity of OxygenOS 13 and the specs alone could make it a very good gaming smartphone in its segment in India. One interesting feature that surprised me was an infrared (IR) emitter on the top of the 11R 5G for controlling IR devices like TVs and air conditioners. The phone also comes with an IR remote control app.
As soon as we receive our test device, we will tell you more about the OnePlus 11R 5G. Until then, don’t forget to read all of our reviews OnePlus 11 5G (review) and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 (review).
Disclosure: OnePlus sponsored flights and hotel stays in New Delhi for its event.
