OnePlus 6T Review: Everything is better than before, but familiarity remains strong

There are flagship Android phones. Then there are Android phones positioned as flagship killers. And then there are the phones that start in life as key killers, but eventually turn themselves into a lighthouse. With success, be the operational feeling. If someone did it right, it must be OnePlus. The journey began many years ago with the OnePlus One, positioned as the proposal which was much cheaper than the flagship phones (and it was), while offering the same performance and ease of use. # 39; use (which was also the case). Over the years, OnePlus has pushed back the price barrier with the following phones. With the OnePlus 6T, the transformation is complete. The trepidation, the cautious first steps, the weighing of competition, the learning along the way – all this has been done. It's as good as a flagship phone, and it still costs less than many flagship Android phones. The base model OnePlus 6T now uses 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, priced at 549 USD, while 8GB of RAM and the 128GB storage option will cost 579 USD. The high-end variant of 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage is priced at $ 629. But how good is it?

There is this conflict of emotions when you wear the OnePlus 6T. We feel small, the shine adds a beautiful luster and we want to be very sweet with it. Yet it is a very well built phone, it will not escape you and will not be easily scratched before being launched in all directions. This is a very slim phone, which fits very easily in the hand, even if it is 0.4 mm thicker than its predecessor. There is a slight arc on the back panel, which corresponds to the curvature of your hand when you try to hold the phone. The mix of glbad and metal blends well, giving the OnePlus 6T a character both sophisticated and young. It weighs 185 grams but does not feel like it. It's lighter to hold. The black mirror finish is the brightest of the two black options you can choose from (midnight black is the other). It's extremely fun to see the light reflected under unique contoured lines and angles (OnePlus calls it the horizon line), but for someone who is a bit capricious about keeping things flawless Easy accumulation of fingerprints is not going to help with stress levels. This is not entirely different from the brilliant black finish of one of the variants of its predecessor, the OnePlus 6, and it is good to see that OnePlus retains this design element.

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Much has changed in terms of display. The 6.41-inch Optical AMOLED Display is the largest ever designed on a OnePlus phone. This pack has a resolution of 2,340 x 1,080, 402 pixels per inch, as well as a high 19.5: 9 aspect ratio. It's hard to ignore the redesigned notch located at the top of the screen, which now carries the drop-shaped drawing instead of the longer and wider cut that was previously. The main advantage is that it takes up much less space in the notification bar and is visually much better. That said, all the appeal of the display actually appears when you view a variety of content about it. The colors are balanced without being too rich or too sober, making it an ideal choice for watching photos and videos. The levels of sharpness are adequate, which means that reading becomes a comfortable activity. OnePlus themselves have come up with many changes and options in the display settings. First, the screen calibration option allows you to switch between sRGB, DCI-P3, adaptive mode and custom color modes, depending on your choice. Then there is the addition of night mode which reduces blue light emission from the screen to reduce eye strain – which is handy if you look at the screen in a dark room or just before going to bed. If you expect to read a lot on the phone, the play mode disables the display of all colors, and it is much better to read the text on a monochrome screen.
Under the hood is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. Depending on the version you choose, you will have this pair of RAM with 6GB or 8GB of RAM. This is a flagship grunt to power the apps you use and the games you can play over the phone. What really helps is that the storage (whether it's the 128GB or 256GB variant) is very fast UFS 2.1, which is noticeably faster when it comes to read and write speeds. of data, which gives the OnePlus 6T a considerable advantage. on most of his rivals. We've already seen the benefits of OnePlus 6, and faster storage is a little more ignored in smartphones, with processor upgrades getting the most attention. In the end, the fluidity when you slide in the interface or in applications, the instant response you get when you switch from one application to another and the cleanliness of the application drawer, without any unnecessary third-party application preloaded on this one. very good experience using smartphones.

The screen has changed a lot. The 6.41-inch Optical AMOLED Display is the largest ever designed on a OnePlus phone. This pack has a resolution of 2,340 x 1,080, 402 pixels per inch, as well as a high 19.5: 9 aspect ratio. It's hard to ignore the redesigned notch located at the top of the screen, which now carries the drop-shaped drawing instead of the longer and wider cut that was previously. The main advantage is that it takes up much less space in the notification bar and is visually much better. That said, all the appeal of the display actually appears when you view a variety of content about it. The colors are balanced without being too rich or too sober, making it an ideal choice for watching photos and videos. The levels of sharpness are adequate, which means that reading becomes a comfortable activity. OnePlus themselves have come up with many changes and options in the display settings. First, the screen calibration option allows you to switch between sRGB, DCI-P3, adaptive mode and custom color modes, depending on your choice. Then there is the addition of night mode which reduces blue light emission from the screen to reduce eye strain – which is handy if you look at the screen in a dark room or just before going to bed. If you expect to read a lot on the phone, the play mode disables the display of all colors, and it is much better to read the text on a monochrome screen.

Under the hood, you'll find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. Depending on the version you choose, you'll get this pair of RAM with 6GB or 8GB of RAM. This is a flagship grunt to power the apps you use and the games you can play over the phone. What really helps is that the storage (whether it's the 128GB or 256GB variant) is very fast UFS 2.1, which is noticeably faster when it comes to read and write speeds. of data, which gives the OnePlus 6T a considerable advantage. on most of his rivals. We have already seen the benefits of OnePlus 6 and faster storage is a little more ignored in smartphones, with processor upgrades getting the most attention. In the end, the fluidity when you slide in the interface or in applications, the instant response you get when you switch from one application to another and the cleanliness of the application drawer, without any unnecessary third-party application preloaded on this one. very good experience of using a smartphone.