OnePlus 3T

The Oneplus 3 has been given a new lease of life, but is it a worthy upgrade?

The OnePlus 3 has been given a significant boost. But is it worth the upgrade?

Think of a flagship phone with a big screen, and you’ll probably conjure up images of an iPhone 7 Plus. The OnePlus 3T? Not so much. But that’s a shame because this is a high-end handset without the extreme cost of the more well-known brands.

Exclusive to 02, the 3T is an upgrade on last year’s OnePlus 3, addressing some of that phone’s shortcomings, with improved battery life and faster performance. But should existing OnePlus 3 owners upgrade? Let’s find out…

The OnePlus 3T retains the same design, which we liked, but adds a new colour variant to the 64GB model, so you can now choose gunmetal in addition to silver and gold. It looks and feels premium, as it did before, so you won’t feel out of place when you’re on the train or at a meeting.

The massive and bright 5.5inch AMOLED screen is also unchanged, but that’s a good thing as it really stands out. The 16MP rear snapper is identical, but the front-facing camera has been upgraded to a 16MP camera – identical in pixels, and a worthwhile boost over the original’s 8MP snapper. The main improvement in the 3T is found inside the handset. It sports the latest Qualcomm chipset – the Snapdragon 821, with 6GB of RAM for a level of performance that can topple even the best handsets out there. You can throw anything at this phone and it’ll lap it up.

Elsewhere, the 3T has a bigger 3,400mAh battery (compared to 3,000mAh), so now you genuinely get a day’s use out of a single charge.

The only downside is the 3T is slightly more expensive than the original, though you still get a hell of a lot for your money.

T3 SAY S The OnePlus 3T improves upon the original handset, making it a top choice for those wanting a flagship phone for less. But if you already own the 3, we wouldn’t bother swapping.