Oneplus 11R 6.74" 16GB RAM 256GB ROM 50MP 5000mAh - Black

The design of the OnePlus 11R is quite similar to the OnePlus 11, to the point where they would look identical under certain lighting. This has not been the case in the past, as neither the 9R nor the 10R looked like the flagships of that year.

The front of the 11R has a curved display. OnePlus does not advertise what glass is uses for the front [Update: It's Dragontrail] but in our testing it was scratch resistant. The front camera is centrally mounted at the top of the 11R compared to the side location on the 11, which is one of the ways of telling the two phones apart.

The frame around the device is made out of plastic with a glossy finish. On the right side of the phone is the power button along with the alert slider, the latter of which had gone missing on the previous 10R.

The power button on the 11R is extremely easy to press and ends up being pressed accidentally all the time. This is especially true when using the supplied case, which somehow makes it even easier to press this button with minimal effort.

The top of the phone houses a microphone and a second outlet for the top speaker. The third member here is a first for a OnePlus phone, an infrared blaster, which is accompanied by an app to make the phone act as a remote control for household appliances.

On the left is the volume rocker and on the bottom is the second loudspeaker, another microphone, a USB-C 2.0 port, and a dual SIM slot.

The back of the phone is covered by Gorilla Glass 5 which has been etched to have a velvety texture and appearance. This is something that OnePlus has gotten really good at over the years and each of their recent phones has had incredible glasswork designed to mimic different materials. The 11R back is also resistant to fingerprints and smudges but is also not especially grippy and requires care to handle.

The phone comes in two colors, Sonic Black and Galactic Silver. Unlike previous models, the two models don't have different back textures and are identical aside from the color.

The area around the camera cluster looks very similar to that on the 11. The three camera lenses and the flash are arranged in a similar pattern and are all housed under the same large glass cover, making it super easy to clean. The starburst pattern of the 11 has been replaced with a simpler radial spin and the Hasselblad logo is gone. The ring around the camera cluster is also made out of plastic instead of stainless steel.

In terms of overall dimensions and weight the 11R and 11 are once again nearly identical, with less than a millimeter difference in size. Going back and forth between the two there is no perceptible difference between them.

Unlike the IP64 rating of the OnePlus 11, the 11R has no advertised rating. The phone has some ingress protection built-in, as can be seen by the rubber gasket around the SIM tray, we wouldn't recommend putting too much faith in these.

Ingress protection aside, the OnePlus 11R does look and feel good in the hand. The curved sides, relatively low weight, and the superb texture of the back panel lends it a very premium feel, despite the use of plastic for the frame. The fact that it can pass off as its much more expensive sibling may also be a bonus for some.