My only qualm with the display is that the auto-brightness leaves it too dim in most situations that I ended up turning it off.

Another welcome addition is the inclusion of stereo speakers. They don't sound quite as rich or emit as much bass as the speakers on the Galaxy S10+, but they are leaps ahead of the mono speaker found on previous OnePlus handsets.

OnePlus has also included a triple-lens rear camera array to bring it in line with other flagships. The main 48MP shooter is complemented by a 8MP telephoto lens for 3x optical zoom and a 16MP ultra-wide lens. The rear camera captures vastly better photos than its predecessor, but it still isn't the best camera phone. It has a tendency to overexpose the scene and I found myself regularly having to crank it down manually so it didn't blow out the highlights.

There's a softness to details on the whole as OnePlus smooths the image, particularly in low light shots. It's night mode, while decent, can't compete with the likes of the Huawei P30 Pro and Google Pixel 3. My biggest gripe with the camera is the shutter lag, which is the time it takes from when you press the shutter button to when the camera actually takes a picture, causing me to miss a great photo on more than a few occasions.

It's a shame as the OnePlus 7 Pro is capable of taking some great shots, you'll just have to do more work to get them.

The motorised pop-up front camera that makes this all-screen display possible is lightning quick and will retract when in freefall to protect itself from drops. It takes some good quality selfies too, but lacks a wide angle mode for group selfies.

OnePlus has upgraded its proprietary charging system to 30W which is capable of charging the handset from a dead flat state to 50 percent charge in under 30 minutes, making it noticeably faster than Samsung's fast charge technology. However, you'll need to lug around a fairly bulky charger to get those speeds and there's no wireless charging.

OnePlus has packed a relatively large 4000mAh battery and I found that at the end of most days I ended up with around 15 percent left in the tank. It's not a two day smartphone like the Huawei P30 Pro, but it will get you through a full day of fairly heavy use.

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The OnePlus 7 Pro also isn't officially IP-certified, with the company stating that a proper IP certification would raise the price further and that most warranties don't cover water damage even if the phone is IP certified. Either way, OnePlus advertising suggests it will cope fine with a normal dunk in freshwater.

The staples of what make OnePlus handsets crowd pleasers are all still present. The close to pure Android experience now feels even snappier thanks to the 90Hz refresh rate and the brilliant three position physical slider on the side of the phone for putting your phone on mute is as useful as ever. New to Oxygen OS (OnePlus' software skin running on top of Android 9.0) is a built-in screen recorder and 'Zen Mode' which forces you to take a digital break by restricting your phone's usage for 20 minutes.

The OnePlus 7 Pro starts at $US669, which equates to around $989 at current exchange rates (it does not retail in Australia, so you'd need to import one), putting it in the company of the Samsung Galaxy S10e and Google Pixel 3 while still being a lot less than comparable big-screened phones.

Provided you can live without wireless charging and IP-rated water resistance, the OnePlus 7 Pro offers better performance, a superior fit and finish and an expansive 6.67 display that can't be beat. Despite being the company's most expensive phone to date, the OnePlus 7 Pro is in my opinion the best value for money smartphone you can buy.