gadgets corner SMART PHONE ONEPLUS 6 : WORTH THE MONEY? — Jagrati Rakheja nePlus, the Chinese smartphone maker truly justifies its tagline [email protected] O– Never Settle. It offers its consumers a new smartphone in every 6 months with the superior build quality and latest technology. Its latest offering is the much talked about OnePlus 6 – The Speed You Need. The Android phone has created a buzz, since its launch with its glass body, a notch on the top, big screen and latest Snapdragon processor at a reasonable value. To further add to the smartphone’s list of compliments is the Vogue magazine cover shoot, which was done on OnePlus 6 – starring Aditi Rao Hydari. Thus, let’s dig deeper into the details of this OnePlus smartphone….. Design & Display OnePlus 6 is a premium device with handsome looks. It has a glass body with a notch and vertical dual rear camera. The smartphone has a solid-sturdy figure. However, if the smartphone is used without a cover it could get scratches and fingerprints. The OnePlus 6 body looks good but can be slippery and heavy SCORE for few. Also, the size of the screen can make it difficult to hold the Price: `39,999 device longer in one hand. PRICE: 8/10 As the size of the display is 6.28-inches with 1080 x 2280, 19:9 PERFORMANCE: 8/10 ratio and optic AMOLED display, which makes the device huge. And Overall: FEATURES: 8/10 it has vibrant colours with gaming and reading mode. So, if your 8/10 weekend is about Netflix and books, then the big screen of OnePlus KEY SPECS: 6.28 inches optic AMOLED display, Oxygen OS with 6 is ideal. Android 8.1(Oreo), Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, Dual - Another significant change that has been made in the OnePlus 16+20 MP rear camera and 16 MP front camera, 3300 mAh battery smartphone is shifting of the Alert slider to the right side. Further, Dependable Battery Life, Big, Bright Display, High-speed the bottom of the OnePlus phone comprises of – single speaker, USB PROS: performance, Good price type -c port and 3.5mm headphone socket. CONS: No wireless charging, Slippery and heavy body, Bad sound Performance quality, Not completely water resistance OnePlus 6 is truly the speed you need. With massive 8GB RAM and Snapdragon 845, the experience of using this latest entrant in While the 16-megapixel front camera of the OnePlus smartphone the OnePlus family is flawless. A full day usage with calls, emails is not that impressive. photography, chatting and entertainment – the OnePlus 6 doesn’t offer much trouble. Battery It could be considered one of the fluid devices with Oxygen The 3,300mAh battery in OnePlus 6 works well for the whole day. OS based on Android 8.1 oreo. You can simply multitask various It is similar to Oneplus 5t. Whether it’s playing heavy games or applications on the device. It supports dual VoLTE, which enhances binge-watching movies and TV series, the battery life of this latest the cellular call quality with network receptivity. flagship smartphone supports it all. Besides, its dash charger can With 8GB RAM, the mobile phone is excellent for gamers. All the fully charge the smartphone in a matter of an hour; considering it is heavy racing games can be smoothly played on the smartphone. the fastest charging option one can get. However, the single speaker of OnePlus 6 won’t satisfy the music Also, while taking the Video loop test, I watched a couple of lovers. Also on full volume, the sound shrieks. movies over wifi with full brightness and volume and the battery lasted for more than 8 hours. Camera On the other hand, not having a wireless charging option with a The OnePlus 6 has a dual rear camera – the predominant 16- glass body, makes OnePlus 6 stand step back when compared with megapixel with optical image stabilisation and the other 20- other smartphones such as Apple and Samsung. megapixel to add depth to the photos taken on portrait mode. It is certainly, a boost from OnePlus 5t. The OnePlus 6 camera clicks great images in low light along with more clarity and details in Bottomline: With great software experience, speedy the photos. Whereas, the second rear camera is especially used for charging, big and vibrant screen and competitive price - the portrait mode. It is similar to OnePlus 5t but gives an improved performance by adding sharpness to the pictures. OnePlus 6 is a good upgrade. 52 PCQUEST JULY 2018 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected].