As we see, there are so many smartphones in the market right now. It is like a competition among all the brands to make the best smartphone in terms of speed, performance, quality and looks. Let us talk about mid-price smartphones available in the market now-a-days.
DESIGN:
First of all, there are no visual changes to the styling and design of the phone, the OnePlus 3T looks identical to the OnePlus 3. OnePlus smartphone is carved from a single piece of high-end aluminium alloy. Its back has a comfortable and purposeful curved finish, with gently rounded edges to match. It feels both solid and comfortable in the hand, just as the OnePlus 3 does. It fells very luxurious and comfortable in hands.
The textured notification priority slider sits on the left edge, near the top, about a thumb’s width above the slim volume rocker. On the opposite side, the power button is joined by the dual SIM tray but still doesn’t have the option of inserting a microSD card to expand the storage.
One thing that must be praised is the attention to how these buttons feel when they’re pressed. They have a solid click, giving great feedback in use.
There’s a Type-C port, speaker grille, microphone and 3.5mm jack all in a row on the bottom edge, while the top edge is completely port-free.
While the phone looks exactly the same as the OnePlus 3, the company did create a new Gunmetal Grey finish which is noticeably darker than the OnePlus 3 in Graphite finish.
SPECIFICATIONS:
It is having a 5.5-inch 1080p full HD display, providing a window to all your games, videos and apps. It’s OnePlus’ Optic AMOLED display. That means you get the vibrant colours and really deep blacks. To really see the strength of this AMOLED panel, it’s worth using the system-wide dark theme which changes the settings menu’s background to be completely black, offset with contrasting colours which are more pastel than the highlighter-neon found in the older software. It’ll probably help longer the battery life too.
Also, it is having the letest Qualcomm SnapDragon 821 SoC, which gives it more performance increment and processing speed than OnePlus 3. It has a 16 MP front and Rear facing camera which are more improved image quality than OnePlus 3 has. Talking about the battery, there is not so big improvement than it’s old sibling OnePlus 3, it has 3400 mAH Lithium-Polymer battery with Dash Charging feature included. And according to me, this is the fastest charging technology right now in mobile market.
It’s fingerprint scanner can unlock the device within 0.2 sec which is fastest available in market.
SOFTWARE:
OxygenOS based on Android 7.0 Nougat
Enhanced Doze mode for better battery life
New Shelf is cleaner and more refined
OxygenOS is back yet again in a version of the software which OnePlus says is more refined. Building on the success of previous iterations, it retains its lightweight and fluid properties while maintaining the customisation choices.
Android Nougat brings the redesigned settings app, complete with the ability to change icons and font sizes, and with the main menu sidebar for quick access to the main sections. It also has the updated notifications with quick reply and - for the first time on a OnePlus phone - split screen multitasking.
Other changes include the ability to customise which quick-access icons you want in your drop-down quick settings shade. You can also setup some apps to be private and only accessible by password or fingerprint scan - which is particularly useful if you don’t like kids checking through your personal messages, or if your work emails and calendar need to be kept private.
In an upcoming software update, OnePlus is going to include the ability to take longer screenshots. Just like some of Samsung’s latest phones, you’ll be able to snap a screenshot and then keep scrolling to get as much of an image, web page or text as you need. There are also updates to the voice over and weather apps.
A lot of what makes OxygenOS so great is its customisability, and that stays in the latest version. You can change many aspects of the phone’s appearance, and even download custom icon packs.
One small feature we enjoyed was that the software automatically normalises app icon sizes so that they’re all the same size, even if they’re not all the same shape. Although you can change them all to be round or square using the built-in icon packs.
CONCLUSION:
Like its predecessor, the OnePlus 3T is a brilliant smartphone, regardless of the bump in price. Its build quality and design is up there with the best of them, it has a vibrant and punchy display and a battery that can last practically all day on a 30 minute charge. There’s very little to criticise.
The OnePlus 3T retains OnePlus’ crown of offering the best mid-priced phone with flagship performance that money can buy.