OnePlus 6T review

29 October 2018
You were the Chosen One! You were supposed to uphold the staples of smartphone design and be different, not join the madness. You were supposed to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness. Joking aside, we might as well get a couple of things out of the way straight off the bat - Yes, the OnePlus 6T has a notch and no, it no longer has a 3.5mm audio jack.

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  • 26 Nov 2018

Anonymous, 30 Oct 2018Either buy some bluetooth buds or get a USBC to 3.5 mm adap... morehow "smart" u have to be to even write that sentence the 3.5 jack is essential for anybody who cares for audio quality... for example Westone WS80 (2000$) have a 3.5mm jack...

    huz, 09 Nov 2018When ever playing any music on the phone, or on YouTube, th... morei agree!! I dont know if its because of the screen or screen protector that it comes pre-installed with - older versions of oneplus were very bright at lower brightness levels like - 25-35%. now the brightness needs to be 60% + for similar brightness

    Hope oneplus fixes this in a software update

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      • huz
      • R5f
      • 09 Nov 2018

      When ever playing any music on the phone, or on YouTube, the phone vibrates a LOTT on the musics beats...its not nice to hold the phone when playing music, also the brightness is extremely dull and dim unless the bar is kept at max, at when the brightness is good.,

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        • Anonymous
        • MGE
        • 07 Nov 2018

        NoJack, 04 Nov 2018No headphone jack? no buy! Thanks for easily narrowing down... moreit says type - C to 3.5 mm jack. You can still connect your common headset using type C cable and in the other end is 3.5mm connector

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          • Anonymous
          • NeM
          • 06 Nov 2018

          Anonymous, 30 Oct 2018Sorry to inform but no LG device has better camera than eve... moreWill according to the camera quality have you tried all LG flagships and OPs for that comment, I have an old V20 and I used to have an OP phone as my 2nd phone and I tried all from OP3 up to OP 6 and I did not leave the V20 because of the awesome camera quality esp in videos

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            • Nedd
            • uvF
            • 05 Nov 2018

            OnePlus 6T secondary lens is useless. This time they have to provide at least wide angle lens or telephoto.

            Only God knows the strategy of OnePlus.

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              • NoJack
              • q{p
              • 04 Nov 2018

              No headphone jack? no buy! Thanks for easily narrowing down my choices.

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                • Madman
                • RbX
                • 03 Nov 2018

                Sagar, 03 Nov 2018Now This phone was over-priced, but in 1 or 2 month or so, ... moreNo 3.5mm jack I'm not buying this phone. I'm currently using the 5T and will buy Samsung or LG at least they still kept the audio jack.

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                  • Sagar
                  • P$6
                  • 03 Nov 2018

                  Now This phone was over-priced, but in 1 or 2 month or so, price somewhat reduces to how much it should cost. But note, these smartphones don’t just cost more because some arrogant company wants to loot you and earn lots of money.

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                    • XS3
                    • 02 Nov 2018

                    sadly one plus is going down like htc..

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                      • 02 Nov 2018

                      Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018It's so sad that many people don't get it. So I'll explain... moreI agree completely, there manufacturers are doing this deliberately. I'm not mad at them. This is clearly a money saving method. I'm mad with the customers that defend them.
                      For example, how do you defend Apple for taking the 3.5mm jack from the iPad pro? For 150 to 200 dollars more?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • nmM
                        • 01 Nov 2018

                        Whats up with Frequency Response on Audio Quality test?

                        OP6T is improved in every other test on audio quality, but Frequency Response is totally different from OP6 :/ so that mean it's hardcore altered, and nothing like natural.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • MwH
                          • 31 Oct 2018

                          Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018I can't believe the huge misconception about OLED screens a... moreThen ask for a proper implementation of the Glance Screen/Always On Display instead of the old LED notification.

                          I've been using Glance Screen/Always On Display since 5 years ago and it always worked flawlessly. I was using notification LEDs prior to this, but those cannot compete with the extended usefulness of this AMOLED feature.
                          This never drew more than 3-5% power on any of my phones over the course of 24h.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • p$u
                            • 31 Oct 2018

                            Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018Notification LED is too limited and provides less functiona... moreI can't believe the huge misconception about OLED screens amongst most people.

                            Most people mistakenly think that only non-black pixels draw power on OLED screens. Actually nothing is farther from the truth.

                            When at least one pixel is lit, the display driver circuit along with a part of the GPU need to be powered on, drawing huge power compared to when the screen is completely black. So that's why only 2 manufacturers (Samsung and LG) provide this true, efficient always-on displays while dozens of others (including OnePlus) with OLED screens do not provide this feature. Only Samsung and LG designed their display driver circuits for always-on display efficiency.

                            So please, before praising OLED as a successful replacement for the notification LED, do your research.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • MwH
                              • 31 Oct 2018

                              Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018Lack of a notification LED is a huge issue, the presence of... moreNotification LED is too limited and provides less functionality than

                              wait for it

                              Glance Screen (or Always On Display - as android manufacturers call it)


                              It shows actually useful details about your notifications, time and date, calendar appointments, and so on. That's the beauty of OLED screens. Using Always On Display draws about 2-5% battery over a 24h period.

                              A much better productivity feature than any notification LED can ever offer.

                              Again, notification LED = old tech. Outdated. We have much, much better things right now.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • It7
                                • 31 Oct 2018

                                Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018It's so sad that many people don't get it. So I'll explain... moreHe is just one of oneplus diehard fan who will defend them no matter what. I’ve seen his argument, about jack is old tech, being repeated over and over again.

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                                  • khb
                                  • 31 Oct 2018

                                  Good review I suppose.
                                  Not sure how makers nowadays are getting away with selling the tech they put out with price hikes. Actually I do know...;)

                                  The Chipset to me seem to be the only upgrades lately with slight innovation. We all know the round about cost of QC boards... Prices keep climbing though, because supply and demand...

                                  My Lumia 950 XL's (3 years old) display panel hits around 700 nits max and is still one of the most color accurate panels. Samsung's panels began hitting upwards to 1000 nits around 2017. How can you guys say that 450 nits on an OLED panel is really good? I won't touch a phone unless it can get to around 600 nits or higher because of my personal choice. No headphone jack, not even stereo speakers. If you remove the jack put the stereo speakers in man. The LED is gone. Well then add an always on display option by default. Just seems like another money making idea...

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 31 Oct 2018

                                    Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018Can you carry a large phone in your pants' front pockets wi... moreI own a P8max for the last three years and use it in jeans, suits, etc, without complain.

                                    The biggest phones of today are more compact than it.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 31 Oct 2018

                                      Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018Wow! O.O Audio jacks IR blaster Notification LED Ju... moreLack of a notification LED is a huge issue, the presence of such a LED ensures that you will be more productive, avoiding compulsively checking your phone every few minutes for notifications (and this cannot be solved by any useless "ambient mode" feature which requires you to tap/raise on the phone - how do you do this if you are one meter away ?).

                                      There is a reason why Samsung Galaxy S8 and S9 have huge notification LEDs. It's because those are not used only by teenagers, like the iPhones, but by actual working-class people.

                                      OnePlus got it completely wrong on this one. Sales will show.

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                                        • 31 Oct 2018

                                        r33fd, 29 Oct 2018This is most likely the worst OnePlus device ever made. ... moreI don't disagree with your overall comment. But surely the under screen fingerprint scanner is a standout very few other phones yet have. I would take this any day over face unlock