OnePlus 11R review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The OnePlus 11R is a 2023 value flagship on the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, with a 6.74-inch 120 Hz curved OLED, a 5000 mAh battery with 100 W charging, and a 204-gram body. Our catalog scores it 92 on everyday use and 80 on charging, with the 8/128 GB trim listed new near $485 and a single used example around $312. A 50-megapixel stabilized main camera records 4K60 video, carrying the flagship silicon of the year into a mid-tier price. The OnePlus 11 is the full flagship, and the OnePlus 12R is the successor.

Display and design

The 6.74-inch curved OLED refreshes at 120 Hz, with peak brightness listed at 500 nits in our records, comfortable indoors but not the brightest panel of its class outdoors. The 204-gram body carries the alert slider and the slim curved-glass look of the OnePlus 11 family. There is no ingress rating in our records, which was standard practice for the line at this tier.

Performance

The Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 earns an everyday axis of 92 in our model, one of the highest everyday scores among 2023 phones in our catalog, because the efficient flagship platform handled anything short of sustained 3D gaming with ease. The gaming axis of 32 reflects steady rather than exceptional frame retention in long sessions. Tracked trims carry 8 to 18 GB of RAM, and roughly a year of platform runway remains in our records.

Camera

A 50-megapixel main sensor with optical stabilization leads the rear, joined by an 8-megapixel ultrawide and a 2-megapixel macro, recording up to 4K60. The camera axis of 31 sits clearly below the full OnePlus 11: daylight shots are clean and stabilized, while the auxiliary modules are nominal. It is a camera tuned to the price, not to the spec sheet of the flagship sibling.

Battery and charging

The 5000 mAh battery scores 40 on our battery axis, a solid full day of moderate use, and the 100 W charger scores 80 in our records, restoring the cell in well under half an hour. That charging speed at $485 was the headline argument of the phone: flagship-class refill on a mid-tier budget. Wireless charging is absent on this model.

Verdict

The OnePlus 11R remains one of the clearest value-flagship formulas in our catalog: 2023's most efficient flagship silicon, a 120 Hz curved OLED and hundred-watt-class charging at about $312 used per our single tracked listing. The camera and the closing software window are the accepted trade. For buyers who prioritize speed and refill over optics, it is still a rational pick, with the OnePlus 12R as the natural step forward.