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The OnePlus 6 has a new glass rear panel but there’s no wireless charging
The screen size has increased to 6.28 inches and it now has a notch
This is the first phone in India with the new top-end Snapdragon 845 SoC
Not too long ago, we were confused about companies releasing new top-of-the-line smartphones every six months. Sony was for a while the most prominent company to do this, and we feared that buyers would feel a little short-changed when their expensive phones wound up looking second-best so quickly. How times have changed, though! The six-month cycle is now practically obligatory in the Android world, and if sellers aren’t constantly offering up the latest and greatest, they might as well not bother.
OnePlus seems to have embraced this philosophy whole-heartedly. It was just in November last year that the OnePlus 5T ( Review) was released with the sole purpose of having an 18: 9 screen, because that had become the defining look for smartphones and the OnePlus 5 ( Review) wasn’t going to cut it anymore. There was practically nothing else new or different about that phone. Now, the OnePus 5T is already out of stock and has vanished from the company’s website.
What we have in its place is the new OnePlus 6, which brings a lot more than just a cosmetic update or minor bump in specifications. It has a new processor, new type of screen, and new design, and a few other tweaks and improvements. Surprisingly, it doesn’t cost a lot more than the model it replaces. At launch time, OnePlus is selling this phone with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage at Rs. 34, 999, with the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant priced at Rs. 39, 999. There’s also a Marvel Avengers edition with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, but it will most likely not be available for long. If you’re thinking of buying the OnePlus 6 right away, read on.