The OnePlus 5T has been revealed today during a major event held in New York today by the Chinese smartphone start-up.
The OnePlus 5T boasts smaller bezels on the top and bottom of the device to make way for a six-inch AMOLED display with an 18:9 aspect ratio.
The screen on the OnePlus 5T looks like OnePlus’s take on Samsung’s Infinity Display which debuted with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ earlier this year.
However, the bigger screen won’t come at a cost to how comfortable the OnePlus 5T is to hold, as it’s the same size as the OnePlus 5.
To make way for the bigger screen, the fingerprint scanner has now been moved to the back of the device.
OnePlus said the rear fingerprint scanner is not a compromise as the 5T also includes facial recognition, similar to Apple’s Face ID with the iPhone X.
Facial recognition unlocks the phone in 0.4 seconds but data-sensitive apps, such as banking, won’t work without the fingerprint scanner being touched.
The OnePlus 5T will also keep the 3.5mm headphone port, which remains with OnePlus stating its users want this popular way of connecting headphones.
Here’s all you need to know about the OnePlus 5T’s release date, price and specs.
ONEPLUS 5T – WHAT IS THE RELEASE DATE? WHAT IS THE PRICE?
The OnePlus 5T will be available in both the 64 GB and 128 GB (Midnight Black version) storage options in the US and UK on November 21.
The OnePlus 5T can be ordered from the OnePlus website with prices starting at £449 and $499. This is the same price the OnePlus launched at earlier this year.
In the UK, O2 will be offering a 50GB data tariff for the cost of 10GB on pay monthly.
If you pre-order or order the One Plus 5T before December 6, ups will also get 12 months free of Xbox Live Gold.
Tariffs on O2 start from just £38 per month with just a £9.99 upfront payment.
ONEPLUS 5T – WHAT ARE THE SPECS?
The OnePlus 5T boasts up to 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor.
It also has an Adreno 540 GPU to ensure the OnePlus 5T provides the graphical performance needed for demanding games.
OnePlus says the beefy amount of RAM the OnePlus 5T has means it can run a large number of apps in the background without a single second of lag.
ONEPLUS 5T – WHAT IS THE CAMERA LIKE?
OnePlus says the 5T comes with key improvements which will enhance camera performance in low-light.
The OnePlus 5T features the same main camera as that of the OnePlus 5.
But the Chinese smartphone start-up says the OnePlus 5T now boasts an improved secondary camera equipped with a large f/1.7 aperture.
This will help with low light photography.
Additional software improvements have also been added to Portrait Mode to improve noise reduction.
ONEPLUS 5T – NEW FEATURES
Newly added to OnePlus’s operating system, OxygenOS, is Face Unlock, which allows OnePlus users to unlock their phone just by looking at their device.
OnePlus says it’s one of the fastest facial recognition systems on the Android market, and Face Unlock uses over 100 identifiers to unlock the OnePlus 5T.
ONEPLUS 5T – THE NEW DISPLAY
The OnePlus 5T marks the introduction of a 6-inch Full Optic AMOLED Display with an 18:9 aspect ratio,
Thanks to a built-in software algorithm, the OnePlus 5T’s Full Optic AMOLED display features a new Sunlight Display.
This adapts automatically to harsh light to facilitate a better viewing experience.