The alert slider is back on the OnePlus 11. It's tactile, unique, and a lot of fun to use. But I'm more eager to see what comes next.
What makes a OnePlus phone a OnePlus phone? It’s a question with many answers that have changed over the years, and one I’m pondering again now that the OnePlus 11 is here. It used to be a device with impressive specs at an ultra-competitive price, but rising costs over the years have changed that. It also used to be clean and lightweight software, but OxygenOS 13 has taken OnePlus in a very different direction.
This experience is further improved by how it works with the OnePlus 11’s hardware and software. An excellent vibration motor in the phone enhances the feedback you get when using the slider — providing different vibrations depending on where you move it. Similar to the volume switch on my iPhone 14 Pro Max, the alert slider on my OnePlus 11 stays in the Vibrate position and doesn’t move from there. I don’t want my phone speakers blasting notification sounds all day long; a simple vibration does the trick.
What does OnePlus do next? Am I happy that the alert slider is back on the OnePlus 11? Sure. The OnePlus 10T admittedly felt more boring without it, and it’s nice to know OnePlus is listening to fan feedback — regardless of how useful I find the thing. More importantly, I think it sparks a larger conversation about the identity of OnePlus smartphones.The alert slider remains a unique smartphone feature in 2023.
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