OnePlus 5T flagship starts at $499, launches November 21

[Shawn Knight]

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus unveiled its latest flagship, the OnePlus 5T, at a media event today in Brooklyn. OnePlus’ latest, a “T” release similar to Apple’s “S” phones, is kind of like a mid-cycle release.

It features a 6-inch, reduced bezel AMOLED display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and an 80.5 percent screen to body ratio. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC (octa-core chip clocked at 2.45GHz), Adreno 540 graphics and up to 8GB of LPDDR4X. Local storage checks in at either 64GB or 128GB depending on which configuration you get.

The rear camera setup (16MP + 20MP) is similar to what was included on the standard OnePlus 5 although the secondary sensor is a bit better with an f/1.7 aperture.

Supplying power is a 3,300mAh non-removable battery that works with Dash Charge technology. The phone also has dual nano-SIM support, a 3.5mm headphone jack (good news for proponents of the tech), USB Type-C support, a fingerprint sensor and a facial scanning technology called Face Unlock.

The OnePlus 5T runs OxygenOS, a custom version of Google’s Android mobile operating system (Nougat 7.1.1). The iteration on this phone, the company says, has been refined to focus on four key pillars: reliability, efficiency, speed and user feedback.

OnePlus’ new handset goes on sale November 21 in North America, Europe and India. It starts at just $499 for the 64GB configuration and scales to $559 if you want the 128GB model. That’s far cheaper than most of today’s high-end flagships which are now pushing the bounds of the $1,000 mark.

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[Burty117]

It is very nice looking I've gotta say, is it water resistant at all?
Liking it though, I've got mine for at least another year or two but will definitely be checking out the OnePlus line when I go looking for a new phone.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

It sounds good. A pity I can't get OnePlus through my import connections and pay a lot less than RRP but nevertheless $560 is a lot more sane than the highway robbery of a grand.

 

[Nobina]

Since flagships are become more expensive this seems like a better buy than before. With those specs makes you wonder how much do other manufacturers charge for the "brand".

 

[Neojt]

Right but since there was that backdoor news im not sure how well it will sell

https://www.techspot.com/news/71367...t-sensitive-user-data-without-permission.html

 

[Greg S]

Biggest issue is no support for Verizon. OnePlus never has supported Verizon and doesn't seem to be any closer to offering the needed LTE bands.

 

[dirtyferret]

Shouldn't "Chinese smartphone market OnePlus" read Chinese smartphone maker?

 

[OutlawCecil]

I bought two OnePlus 3Ts and couldn't be happier with them. I'm a power user and it's never given me any issues of any kind. The 5 looks like amazing specs for the price too. A half-price iphone and better specs in many accounts.

 

[p51d007]

The only problem I see, other than the typical "OnePlus early bugs" is that they still did not use an OPTICAL
image stabilization sensor, but the cheaper software version. If you look at photos take with the 5, you
can see the blur, in fine detail. Unless you hold the phone absolutely still, it's there. In low light, it's worse.
The faster lens helps, but still doesn't come anywhere near what the OIS can do.
These are good value phones, but one has to remember that with the OnePlus, 2, X, 3, 3T, 5, it takes em a while to get them right, out of the box. From the 5 to the 5T probably won't be as bad, but it's usually better to wait a bit, for them to iron out the last minute bugs.
Heck, even the S8, iPhone8 when they change design have glitches.

 

[BabyFaceLee]

I'll be interested to see how their Face Unlock feature works as far as reliability is concerned and I like the idea that you still need a fingerprint to undertake monetary transactions.

 

[bandit8623]

Biggest issue is no support for Verizon. OnePlus never has supported Verizon and doesn't seem to be any closer to offering the needed LTE bands.

its not one plus fault its verizons fault. they are picky on what devices they allow on network.

 

[JaredTheDragon]

Biggest issue is no support for Verizon. OnePlus never has supported Verizon and doesn't seem to be any closer to offering the needed LTE bands.

its not one plus fault its verizons fault. they are picky on what devices they allow on network.

Given their track record, I highly disagree. For example it's entirely Microsoft's fault that their amazing WinPhones failed - chiefly because they did NOT bring them to Verizon or build a version with the necessary band support. Had they done that with the 950/950XL, WinPhones might still hold part of the market. Verizon isn't in the business of dismissing revenue-generators, but that said these mid-priced phones obviously don't generate as much as the current, absurdly-priced flagships.