REVIEW: OnePlus3T

One plus started its journey in December 2013 in China. But quickly, it has risen to occupy the top slot in the gadget world.

FEW NOTEWORTHY SPECIFICATIONS

Display: 5.5″ Optic AMOLED display of 1080p resolution; 401ppi; Corning Gorilla Glass 4;

Colour: Metal back in Gunmetal or Soft Gold color

Processor: Snapdragon 821 SoC (2x Kryo at 2.35GHz and 2x Kryo at 1.6GHz cores); Adreno 530 GPU, clocked at 653 MHz; 6GB RAM;

Storage: 64/128 GB fast UFS 2.0 storage;

Camera: 16MP f/2.0 main camera with OIS and phase detection autofocus, single LED flash; sapphire lens; 2160p video at 30fps; 1080p at 60fps;

Wifi: 4G LTE; Dual-SIM support; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.2; NFC; GPS, GLONASS and BDS; Fingerprint reader; USB Type-C connector;

OS: Oxygen OS, based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow;

Battery: 3,400mAh non-removable battery; 60% in 30 min (Dash Charge);

Dimensions: 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.4 mm (6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29″)

Weight: 158 grams (5.57 ounces)

PROS

• Storage space

With 128GB internal storage space, SD cards seem to be the things of the past. Oneplus comes in variants of 64/128GB internal storage space. This fact compensates for the fact that its memory is not expandable. 128GB is more than sufficient for your selfies! Hence space is definitely not going to be the issue when you buy this phone. The massive 6GB RAM space that oneplus3T provides is totally worth its initial launch price of Rs.34,999.

• Customized operating system

Oneplus has developed customized android software, oxygen operating system exclusively for their phone. It has many new and unique features. They include app permissions, Waves MaxxAudio, SwiftKey keyboard, off-screen gestures, custom icons, dark mode, manual camera mode, and RAW support for 3rd party apps, like Camera FV-5 2.75. OnePlus3T has version 4.1.1 which corresponds to android version 7.1.1. Its version 4.00 was based on the official android nougat.

• Battery life

Oneplus3T has 3000mAh battery. It is a Li-ion one. It also has the fast charge mode. The phone gets its sleek look because the battery is non-removable.

• Camera

The major difference amongst the minor differences between oneplus3 and oneplus3T is the improved camera standards of oneplus3T. With 16 megapixel back camera and 8 megapixel front camera, your selfies are ought to be best!

CONS

• Weak customer care network

Now this is a major setback. Good customer care services are crucial for a company’s survival in the cutthroat business environment. Unfortunately, Oneplus fails at this junction. People reportedly have had to wait for several weeks to get their handsets serviced. Lately they have improved their customer care network. But it is still not up-to the standards other competitors are providing.

• Not much different from OnePlus 3

OnePlus3 and OnePlus3T do not differ that much. Only minor differences are there to distinguish between them. If you are already an Oneplus3 owner then Oneplus3T is not going to create much difference in your life.

• No FM!

Even though the fm culture is vanishing these days but still smart phones must provide us with at least an option.