Episode 8: OnePlus Is All Grown Up Now
Updated: Apr 20, 2020
Image credit: OnePlus
OnePlus released two of the most anticipated smartphones of the year this week – the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro. We didn’t get a device in to review for ourselves, so instead we took a tour around the internet to some of the best reviewers on the internet for our Review Roundup. Plus, we take a moment to look at the gear we use to make this podcast.
OnePlus 8 Pro reviews we covered:
TheMrMobile: OnePlus 8 Pro Review: Becoming The Villain
The Verge: OnePlus 8 Pro review: high expectations
Techradar: OnePlus 8 review
Android Authority: OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro review: What should have been
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