The main reason for launching OnePlus 5T or the only reason can be a display with 18: 9 aspect ratio. Because in 2017, fullview display has been in trend and OnePlus looked backward compared to other companies. Even though the specifications of OnePlus 5 are still strong, but in terms of look it hardly attracts customers, especially in front of existing challenges. In such a situation, how the onePlus could take the risk of staying behind. That too when this company is known for selling only one model at a time.
The reports of Snapdragon 836 processor in OnePlus 5T were completely rumored. Because Qualcomm has not yet lowered any such chipset. The new smartphone has also used Snapdragon 835 processor, which is the best mobile chipset to date today. Like OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, this mid cycle upgrade is nothing new in terms of performance. One variant is 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage and the other variant has 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage.
OnePlus has given a long screen while in trend. But the company has missed the phone without border. The side of the front glass is curved. The border is still clearly visible all around the screen. We have also seen some such Oppo F5, Vivo V7 Plus and Honor 9i. The funny thing is that this phone will be available only in black color. It is possible that OnePlus will also introduce new color variants in the future, as it has been doing before.
The resolution of the 6.01 inch AMOLED screen is 1080×2160 pixels. We believe that this setup will become a standard of this price level. The screen is bright and vibrant. We had no problem during use. Interested customers will be happy to know that the shortage of Jelly Scroll Effect of OnePlus 5 did not see us in OnePlus 5T.
The hideout of the fingerprint sensor has changed. Till now it was present under the display, but now it has gone to the back. It is easy to reach and it works fast. OnePlus has also used face recognition technology in the phone. You will be able to unlock the handset by using the front camera of OnePlus 5T. It works like Oppo F5. It takes some time to setup. But after this, unlocking the phone becomes faster and easy.
We had the same complaint from OnePlus 5 that the outer edges of the rear camera were being easily worn out. It seems that this time the company has removed this shortage. The rise of the camera does not seem strange. If seen, it is now closer to the design of iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus.
The lower back has a 3.5mm audio socket and a large speaker grill with USB Type-C port. On the left, the trademark of OnePlus is a OnePlus alert slider, with the help of which you will move in the do not disturb mode quickly. Apart from this, the volume button is also on the right. There are two nano sim slots on the right side and the power button is also on the same side. Storage cannot be increased, due to which there is no microSD card slot.
Apart from the screen, there is a major difference in the onePlus flagship device of dual camera setup. In the new smartphone, the responsibility of the secondary camera on the back part is now to give better performance in low light. You will get a 20 -megapixel sensor with 16 megapixels on the rear part. The aperture of both is F/1.7. In low light, the camera app will automatically switch on secondary rear camera, so that the performance is better. Due to having two cameras, support for portrait mode is available. Only after reviewing OnePlus 5T, we will tell you in detail about its photo quality.
Talking about software, it is disappointed to know that OnePlus 5T still runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Above this the company has its own oxygenoS 4.7. The company promises that it will release the Android 8.0 update in early 2018. There are still many customization options in oxygenoS, yet the experience is almost stock Android.
We will soon come with a detailed review of OnePlus 5T. During this time, the phone cameras, batteries, screens and performance will be discussed in detail.
(It is to be known that our correspondent’s air fare and hotel expenses have been raised by OnePlus for the launch event.)