Product manager tells the story of how the OnePlus 5 came to be

02 August 2017
An interview posted on the company's forum gave us some interesting details.

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  • Anonym
  • Lc2
  • 03 Aug 2017

The story is quick: "we saw an iPhone 7s and thought, we can do that!" -- the end.

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    • Samarth N8 808
    • KAL
    • 03 Aug 2017

    BDG, 03 Aug 2017What are you saying? GS8 is now cheaper than OP5. OP fans n... moreWhich country are you talking about? :o

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      • BDG
      • yfA
      • 03 Aug 2017

      Anonymous, 03 Aug 2017well guess you are a typical iphose user which is always ov... moreWhat are you saying? GS8 is now cheaper than OP5. OP fans need to check prices before making fools of themselves. With the price of 560Eur - OP5 is a flagship and the GS8 is a real flagship killer.

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        • AnonD-623516
        • 9Ft
        • 03 Aug 2017

        this is stupid, they just copy pasted the iphone design took the internals and display of the 3T and updated the Qualcomm chip and put another camera on it that literally is it

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          • Anonymous
          • D0H
          • 03 Aug 2017

          Anonymous, 02 Aug 2017step 1: copy iphone step 2: put 3t internals inside copied... morewell guess you are a typical iphose user which is always overhyped and overpriced. Still op5 is giving best at that price who cares the copied it from where

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            • moon
            • 6mQ
            • 03 Aug 2017

            Anonymous, 02 Aug 2017step 1: copy iphone step 2: put 3t internals inside copied... morenice hahhahahahhaahhhahha.
            your comment style

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              • Anonymous
              • IVN
              • 03 Aug 2017

              oneplus 3 is the only oneplus that was great. this is iphone crap

                dladz, 03 Aug 2017no mention of the ahem camera (cough cough) I have the p... moreSame sentiments with gaming here...
                When OP3T was the flagship, it was the only Android phone at that time that was able to play PSP games WITHOUT LAG/STUTTERS.

                Question though...
                Have you tried using a USB C to HDMI Adapter?
                I used one for OP3T and it was great.

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                  • dladz
                  • 32B
                  • 03 Aug 2017

                  no mention of the ahem camera (cough cough)

                  I have the phone and it is superb.

                  Two gripes.

                  The Camera!

                  It's not awful, but it's certainly not as good as it could have been a million times better, OIS being the main reason, but the pictures when zoomed in are kind of like an oil painting, hard to explain but it's definitely annoying.

                  USB to TV Out:

                  Might sound like i'm being nit picky here but honestly why would they not include a feature which the device is capable of and it already has the parts? What it means for me is that gaming out of a TV is not happening, wireless options do not offer the same response rate as a decent tv out solution, shocking choice.

                  Everything else for me has been amazing, battery life is incredible (3 days on first charge? wtf)
                  Speed is second to none, including the finger print (no idea how they made it see you so quick)
                  Memory and gaming, 8GB of ram although overkill does make a difference in emulators, for example besides the nvidia chipsets, this is the first phone to be able to run windwaker on dolphin (gamecube) at a full consistent 30fps as it was intended (but no tv out :( )

                  PSP games mostly run perfect too.

                  All in all, it's a beast, and the problems that you'll have could have been fixed from the off, perhaps it came down to cost with OIS, tv out there are no excuses i'm afraid.

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                    • Flagshipboy
                    • t7X
                    • 03 Aug 2017

                    The phone for all that can buy a real flagship.. Ggwp

                      you are going down.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • nmM
                        • 02 Aug 2017

                        But really... why did you put screen wrong way inside!? It makes me mad, that I cannot use this phone (makes me puke, tested)

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                          • Anonymous
                          • KSw
                          • 02 Aug 2017

                          He never even commented abt the jelly effect made by his team ... How modest

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Sb6
                            • 02 Aug 2017

                            Anonymous, 02 Aug 2017Animation-wise, but not speed-wise.speed wise too

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nw}
                              • 02 Aug 2017

                              step 1: copy iphone
                              step 2: put 3t internals inside copied shell
                              step 3: we forgot that there is new soc so change 821 to 835
                              step 4: i have an empty camera hole we should put one more camera and copy portrait mode also
                              step 5: buy 2GB more Ram for 3$ so we can increase the price with 100$
                              step 6: lets make some hyyyype people we should post video every month how unique we are and how hard was for us to make these 5 steps
                              p.s. we are small company and we dont have money pleasee like us and buy our expensive but cheap flagship
                              p.s.2. dont forget to tell everyone how small and great we are please please please

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                                • Duck
                                • UD{
                                • 02 Aug 2017

                                MKL, 02 Aug 2017Should we copy or not, copy or not.... After months of thin... morethis comment is savageeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

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                                  • MG7
                                  • gMx
                                  • 02 Aug 2017

                                  lol

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                                    • AnonD-50024
                                    • X0Z
                                    • 02 Aug 2017

                                    I am a Samsung user from 6 years. I have seen infinite times people trolling Samsung for same design (even though every company now follows same trend), but this is hilarious.
                                    :D

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 043
                                      • 02 Aug 2017

                                      AnonD-682657, 02 Aug 2017It is the first Android to beat iPhone 7 plus in speed test Animation-wise, but not speed-wise.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 043
                                        • 02 Aug 2017

                                        I know the real story

                                        1. Copy the iPhone 7 design
                                        2. use high end internals
                                        3. sell it for higher price than predecessor