The OnePlus 6T is clearly not a radically different device compared to the OnePlus 6. One could make the argument that the latter didn’t really pose a significant upgrade over the OnePlus 5T either. OnePlus’s product strategy has never really been aimed at forcing its users to upgrade hardware frequently. The extended software support cycle is a clear indication of just the opposite. The core idea has always been to present a viable alternative to the Huawei and Samsung Galaxy phones of the day.
Nothing major has changed, the chipset is the same, and so are the cameras. Still, for anyone looking for a flagship alternative to the mainstream option today, the OnePlus 6T is a no-brainer over its predecessor. Well, if you don’t care too deeply about the 3.5mm audio jack, that is. The excellent, bigger and less notched display, the bigger battery, the now surprisingly reliable and usable in-display fingerprint reader all sweeten the deal. You’re still not getting an ingress resistance rating, wireless charging or stereo speakers, to name a few things, but oddly enough, that’s perfectly okay, in the same way, it was okay with the OnePlus 6 and the 5T before it.