ONEPLUS 6T REVIEW

— Ashok Pandey he upgraded version of OnePlus 6 is here with similar larger [email protected] Tdisplay, smaller notch and new fingerprint sensor embed in the screen. OnePlus has established its flagship market with its two devices a year strategy. The ‘T’ version comes with enhanced features and refined experience on its immediate predecessors. Price: `37,999 Like always, OnePlus announced three variants of OnePlus 6T – 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. These variants are available in two colours – Midnight Black and Mirror Black.

Build Quality Nothing much has changed with new 6T, it uses the similar design ethics of OnePlus 6. However it has a larger screen, but you hardly can notice that. The back has a curved 3D glass that feels a bit slippery and can attract smudges. But the reflective glass finish SCORE looks great. PRICE: 9/10 On the right side, 6T has OnePlus’s signature physical alert PERFORMANCE: 9/10 switch, enabling to toggle between silent, vibrate and ring, and FEATURES: 9/10 power button. The volume rocker is placed on the left. All the three buttons are easy to reach. The top has a smaller notch with the front shooter and speaker Overall: grill placed a bit lower to the screen to make enough room for 9/10 camera placement. On the bottom, USB type C port is available, but you can miss 3.5 mm jack with 6T. But don’t worry as the KEY SPECS: 6.4 inch Optic AMOLED display, 1080 x 2340 pixels smartphone comes with one USB type C to 3.5 MM converter cable. Resolution, Android 9.0 (Pie) OS, SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm), Octa-core CPU, 630 GPU, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB ROM, 16 + 20 MP primary camera, 16 MP front shooter, Li-Po 3700 mAh Display battery OnePlus 6T comes with a slightly larger display than 6 to please media-lovers, photographers and gamers. It produces vibrant PROS: New sensor, OxygenOS, Fast Charge, Great colours and renders everything with perfect sharpness. Like its Performance, Battery life predecessor, 6T supports the full DCI-P3 wide colour gamut. The CONS: In-display fingerprint sensor could be better, no headphone AMOLED panel ensures to deliver great contrast and deep blacks, jack enhancing video and gaming experience. Thanks to the brightness levels, you can enjoy watching videos or other activity on the device in different light conditions. We didn’t photography. notice any problem while using the phone in bright environments. Using the primary camera in daylight, it took amazing shots The notch of the phone is far more aesthetically pleasing, a small with crisp details and colours. The improved portrait mode lets you rounded divot hosts the front shooter and earpiece. Also, the phone capture amazing bokeh shots. Using night mode, it brightens up supports face unlock which works well even using a single RGB landscapes and objects without any issue. camera. However, it is less secure as it doesn’t use IR dot projection method. We tried to cheat the face unlock and out of 10 times, 4 Performance times it failed to recognise the face and unlocked the device. OnePlus 6T combines great hardware to deal with different apps Camera and games easily. The flagship phone delivers fluid performance. OnePlus 6T has exact camera specifications as its predecessor Whether you play high-graphics intensive games or toggle between OnePlus 6. At the rear, it has a dual 16 + 20 megapixel snapper with different games, you won’t be able to see any performance lag. wide f/1.7 aperture and PDAF (phase detection autofocus), along Experiencing the gaming performance, the smartphone comes with with OIS (optical image stabilisation) and enlarged 1.22µm pixels on gaming mode, as you launch any game, it optimises the device that main 16-megapixel sensor. The front 16 MP shooter comes with performance and enables you to manage calls and notification. EIS (electronic image stabilisation). The OnePlus team focused to improve the HDR and low-light Bottomline: With overall great performance and camera capabilities. Also, it comes with a handful of extra settings worthwhile upgrades, 6T is un-doubtedly one of the perfect to play with. Out of many, Auto Nightscape Detection is nice addition that enables camera to detect ambient light for great low-light Android phone to buy.

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