OnePlus 6 long-term review

18 Sept 2018
The OnePlus 6: still a top notch deal? If so, is that despite or maybe even thanks to its top notch? On the surface, it definitely seems like this is a worthy contender in the flagship realm even today, with its glass back, minimal bezels, and top of the line internals for 2018.

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  • YT1
  • 21 Oct 2023

Hey can you please tell me what battery brand you replaced your battery with and the cost, also please tell me about screen too thanks.

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    • Mikaay
    • C}p
    • 10 Aug 2023

    Oh man, best phone I ever bought.

    I bought the 6T to replace my OnePlus 2, which was my previous favourite.

    Gotta say, even now in mid 2023, a good three and half years after I bought it - it's still a lag free phone!
    Have used my 6T both home and abroad with no issues, and on a side note it's an excellent phone for games and emulators!

    I've been running dreamcast and ps2 games on this thing for years, and now I'm even running a windows emulator to run old Bethesda games! :)

    Best gaming buy ever, and the battery life is somehow still great too!! :)

    If you want a cheap games console and modern-ish phone, you could do a lot worse than buy a secondhand 6T!

      It's simply a wonderful phone. It does everything I need to and that's saying a lot for a soon 5 Yr old phone! I recently changed the battery and replaced the screen and it feels brand new.

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        • Anonymous
        • kcd
        • 24 Nov 2022

        Has been a great phone. Only hardware change through 4+ years of service is that the battery fade is now (understandably)becoming noticable. Rock solid handset even now, and I am only retiring it because OnePlus has discontinued support for this model, meaning it will become increasingly outdated (no more OS updates) and more vulnerable (no more security updates).

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          • AnonD-1031496
          • ftt
          • 13 Nov 2022

          Jatin Kumar, 22 Sep 2022I have been using oneplus 6 since 4.4 years now. There is n... moreAbsolutely!! This phone is incredible.. I'm using it since launching May 2018.. Never disappointed me except for battery which is going crazy inconsistent but I think I found a service center in our desert to replace it.
          I've been using it as secondary phone lately, but it win against most competitors from Samsung, Xiaomi, Honor, Huawei, iPhone 7 plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, etc.
          The operation system and the interface are amazing and pretty much reliable even after they stopped the update.
          I think I will continue using it for a while

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            • XND
            • 25 Sep 2022

            Jatin Kumar, 22 Sep 2022I have been using oneplus 6 since 4.4 years now. There is n... moreHave been using one plus 6 four years long but recently problem I faced that it lost sim signal suddenly, and if it shows full signal it can't make any call or data connection.

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              • Jatin Kumar
              • X@7
              • 22 Sep 2022

              I have been using oneplus 6 since 4.4 years now. There is no lag, battery efficiency has reduced a bit. And the charging port has started showing some issues while dash charging. Even today it competes with latest phones very well. Works very well with oneplus watch and earbuds. The experience I got with oneplus old flagship phones like 3t, 5t and 6. I wanted to upgrade to new oneplus phone available in the market. But I have noticed many issues with new models like the absence of an alert slider, plastic frame, merging colour OS etc. So I have finally decided to upgrade my complete ecosystem to IOS. By doing these kinds of things oneplus is losing its loyal user base like me.

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                • Anonymous
                • gEj
                • 24 Jul 2022

                Anon, 17 Jun 2022Update from June 2022. Phone bought ~August 2018 (glossy bl... moreOtherwise, still love how fast the performance is!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • gEj
                  • 24 Jul 2022

                  Anon, 17 Jun 2022Update from June 2022. Phone bought ~August 2018 (glossy bl... moreSame here, just replaced the battery for a new one. With old 4y.o. one it took about 2-3 hours of it to run out of power if listing to podcasts on certain apps or hotspot sharing or video/social media watching.

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                    • Anon
                    • S3P
                    • 17 Jun 2022

                    Update from June 2022. Phone bought ~August 2018 (glossy black).

                    - Old battery was depleting around 10 hours of medium usage. Had to buy and replace with a new one, along with the back cover (original back cover from oneplus, from the red version of the phone). overall cost me about 25 EUR including shipping from China.
                    - With the new battery, easily runs about a day with the same usage + sleep. Phone is very responsive for my needs (calls, texting, Teams, photography, Youtube etc.). I don't game on my phone.
                    - Shiny red back cover with black bezel looks rad.

                    Since the official updates have stopped, I'll root the phone to stock Android. I'm hoping to use this phone as long as I can, still very happy with it.

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                      • gMB
                      • 03 Oct 2021

                      I purchased the phone in Aug 2018, still the phone is running smoothly, long battery backup, fast charging, superp camera, fast working, latest os android 11 update, everything is up to date to the compare of new phone. Salute to makers

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                        • D0a
                        • 26 Jul 2021

                        No issues with the phone but a concern is 11 update
                        It still runs smoothly

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                          • Anonymous
                          • DkH
                          • 26 Jul 2021

                          Mohit, 19 Jun 2021Purchased June 2018 and it's going good so far. The on... moreOnePlus 6 is an Amezing device. I purchased on the very first day of its launch. And still i m using without a problem. In 3 n half years i dint have a single issue.

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                            • Mohit
                            • 7k0
                            • 19 Jun 2021

                            Purchased June 2018 and it's going good so far. The only concern I have is that it's not still 3 years to my phone but I have not received android 11 update on this. Wonder if they have stopped rolling out updates for this one. Looks like they are 'Finally Settled'

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                              • Raven
                              • 7Mw
                              • 11 Jun 2021

                              I got the red 128gb when it has launched. It has been an excellent phone over the years until it suddenly decided to shut it self down when I'm playing games like pubg mobile or wild rift. At first I didn't suspect much until it happened more frequently after couple weeks, if the phone gets warm because is running some application it will shut down and if I restarted it will shutdown either instantly or after an minute or so. I had to leave it to cool down before booting up again. I have tried factory reset but issue is not solved. Prob some damage in the battery? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nmP
                                • 25 May 2021

                                I dont care about fast charging. I'm fine super slow charging my phone every night instead but it must be able to function all day. Oneplus 6 does not.

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                                  • Satish Kolli
                                  • 6ky
                                  • 31 Jan 2021

                                  Purchased in August, 2018 256GB Variant. Lives up to expectation till date. Never face any issues of struck, restart or slow.

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                                    • Niru
                                    • vGw
                                    • 22 Dec 2020

                                    Purchased on 22May 2018 posting from the same phone at the end of 2020 and expecting it to last another year without trouble.
                                    Played pubg on this like 7 hrs a day and still no sign of slowness...love this beast.

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                                      • Raj
                                      • 2Wx
                                      • 09 Jul 2020

                                      As heard new op8 have bad camera than OP6. Op should improve their front camera.

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                                        • mxx
                                        • 01 Oct 2019

                                        Kristian, 12 Dec 2018Of course you will get more missing features if you combine... moreNo you are wrong every update since it came out has been the same like android oreo and pie.