OnePlus 5T is a flagship for the price conscious

The second half of 2017 has seen ultra expensive smartphones surface in the market, each one with a unique point or two that differs itself from the other. The new OnePlus 5T will replace the OnePlus 5 and fight for the brand’s honour in the affordable flagship category. You can avail the 6GB/ 64GB variant for ` 32,999 and the 8GB/ 128GB variant for ` 37,999.

With the 5T, OnePlus has improved its successful recipe by going on a ‘ bezel- diet’ too. It retains the earpiece and front camera in the conventional positions but eliminates the home button and boots fingerprint scanner to the rear panel. OnePlus has also retained the 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom.

The primary reason for the OnePlus 5T’s existence is its new 18: 9 display — the 6- inch AMOLED display with full HD+ resolution provides a great viewing experience with its great contrasts and well- balanced colours. The highly energetic Snapdragon 835 powers the 5T, which is accompanied by either 6GB or 8GB of RAM with at least 64GB of storage ( 128GB on the 8GB RAM variant). It still runs on Android Nougatbased Oxygen OS 4.7, which will be upgraded Android Oreo soon.

Every single response from the OS and the apps, which we had on the 5T, felt eager for 99 per cent of the times. The massive 8GB RAM is managed intelligently, letting you fly between multiple heavy games and resource- intensive apps. Oxygen OS 4.7 brings along a bunch of nifty features that make Oxygen OS one of the best custom Android interfaces we have ever tested.

As for the new dual 16MP + 20MP camera setup, the primary 16MP sensor is used for standard wide- angle photography in daylight and the secondary 20MP f/ 1.7 lens activates automatically low light conditions under 10 lux. Daylight pictures are sharp have vibrant colours whereas in low light scenarios, colour reproduction and noise management is good despite losing sharpness.

The new Face Unlock feature is fast and worked 90 per cent of the times accurately. However, it doesn’t work in poorly lit conditions. The 5T easily lasts a day with casual everyday tasks such as texting, browsing the web, occasional games and average photography.

With the 5T, OnePlus has managed to make an exciting package for smartphone enthusiasts. If you are out there looking for the sheer performance and the gimmicks of looks and unneeded features do not matter to you, we would definitely recommend the OnePlus 5T to top your list.