OnePlus likes to be disruptive, both in terms of the products it makes, and the way it sells them. In a price conscious market like India, it’s no surprise the company has managed to make a name for itself rather quickly. Each flagship over the years has consistently offered top-of-the-line components at nearly half the price of the competition, which is what has earned OnePlus its fame.
The OnePlus 2 ( Review) didn’t quite have that ’wow’ factor, to be honest, but the company seemed to have gotten its act together with the OnePlus 3 . We loved the phone when we reviewed it and has been our go-to recommendation when anyone asks what’s good under Rs. 30, 000, till now. It was surprising that OnePlus decided to do a mid-cycle refresh of OnePlus 3, which is just five months old. While this was met with cheer from those who were still on the fence, it came as a low blow to all those who had already bought the now-outdated model.
The OnePlus 3T is now on sale at Amazon starting at Rs. 29, 999. The differences between the OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 3 aren’t massive on paper and we felt the same the first time we got hold of one. We already know OnePlus 3T is good, but is it worth the premium over its predecessor? We find out.
OnePlus 3T design and build
It’s astonishing how far smartphones have come in terms of craftsmanship, and the OnePlus 3T is another shining example of this. OnePlus 3T body is built from a single block of aluminium, which feels as premium as any flagship built by Samsung, HTC, or Apple. The rounded edges make the OnePlus 3T comfortable to hold. The button placement and tactile feedback is also very good. An Alert Slider on the left can be used to toggle between silent and Do-not-disturb ( DnD) modes, each of which can be customised. Sadly, due to this physical slider, you can’t schedule DnD to kick in automatically, which is something we sorely miss.
The 5.5-inch AMOLED display of OnePlus 3T has the same full-HD resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 as the OnePlus 3. Pixel density is high enough to mask any jaggedness around text and icons, which leaves you with sharp images and vivid colours. We found that the ‘Dark’ theme with neon green accents looks best on such a panel. Colour temperature is still on the cooler side, just like with the old model, but you can fix this to an extent in the screen calibration settings. Even with the temperature slider all the way to the ‘Warm’ end, colours still seem a bit off - but it’s not as bad as it was on the OnePlus 3.
The OnePlus 3T also seems to have a brighter display, which is evident when the two phones are placed side by side. More than colour calibration, it’s the touch latency issue which we found quite annoying. This is most bothersome when typing, and makes the keys on the keyboard feel ‘sticky’. OnePlus 3T also tends to misread some swipe gestures at times, so we would often pull up Google search when we really wanted the notification shade. OnePlus has acknowledged this issue and a fix is supposed to arrive with the Android Nougat update.
OnePlus 3T’s fingerprint sensor authenticates you quickly and you can use it to lock apps too. It also doubles as a capacitive home button, and we have two more of these on either side, which are backlit. You can swap their functions or even enable onscreen buttons for navigation, if you like. The machine-drilled holes for the speaker at the bottom add to the phone’s premium aesthetics. There’s a Type-C port and a 3.5mm headphone socket on the bottom too.
The gunmetal coloured back adds to the stealthy look of the OnePlus 3T smartphone. The camera bump remains, but you needn’t worry about scratches thanks to the sapphire crystal glass. In the box, you get a 20W power adapter, a Type-C cable, a SIM ejector, and some instructions. The packaging and quality of the accessories are top notch, so no complaints here. Since the dimensions of OnePlus 3T are identical to those of its predecessor, you can use cases and other accessories
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