The OnePlus 5 smartphone that was launched in June this year was the first phone from the company to arrive with dual rear cameras. The newly unveiled OnePlus 5T not only houses enhanced pair of dual rear cameras, but also it features the trendy 18:9 display. Here is everything you wanted to know about the OnePlus 5T.
Design and Display
Measuring 156.1 x 75 x 7.3mm and weighing 162 grams, the OnePlus 5T is made of the same anodized aluminum like the predecessor. It houses a 6-inch Full Optic AMOLED screen that is surrounded by shrunken bezels to deliver a screen-to-body ratio of 80.5 percent.
The screen delivers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2060 pixels. It carries support for sRGB and DCI-P3 and it is shielded by 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5.Since there is no place for the fingerprint scanner on the front panel of the OnePlus 5T, the biometric recognition is positioned on its backside. The handset also includes a 3.5mm audio jack.
Performance and Cameras
OnePlus 5T’s Snapdragon 835 chipset is accompanied by 6 GB and 8 GB RAM on respective UFS 2.1 storage models like 64 GB and 128 GB. A 3,300mAh battery that powers the smartphone carries support for DashCharge fast charging technology. The smartphone is running on OxygenOS that is nothing but a modified version of the Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. For connectivity it includes options like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, MIMO 2 x 2, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS and NFC.
OnePlus has enhanced the dual camera system on the OnePlus 5T. It still features a f/1.7 aperture 16-megapixel Sony IMX398 wide-angle lens along with a new f/1.7 aperture Sony IMX376 secondary camera that has been added to deliver enhanced low-light photography. The dual rear cameras are coupled with dual-LED flash, 4K video recording and slow motion video shooting,
The frontside of the OnePlus 5T is fitted with f/2.0 aperture 16-megapixel Sony IMX371 sensor that carries support for full HD video shooting. OnePlus has introduce a new feature called Face Unlock on the OnePlus 5T that allows users to unlock the phone by scanning their face using the selfie camera.
Pricing, Availability and Launch Offers
OnePlus 5T will be available on flash sale on Nov. 21 at 4:30 PM on Amazon India, OnePlusStore.in and OnePlus Experience store located in Bangalore. OnePlus 5T will be exclusively available for buying through Amazon India starting from Nov. 28 in India. As far as pricing is concerned, the 64 GB OnePlus 5T will be available with a price tag of Rs. 32,999 and its 128 GB variant can be purchase for Rs. 38,999.
OnePlus 5T buyers who download the Kotak 811 savings account and add Rs. 1,000 as starting deposit for activating it will be able to take advantage of a complimentary 1-year accidental damage. OnePlus 5T purchasers will also receive 100 GB data from Idea. Owners of HDFC Bank credit and debit cards are eligible to benefit from Rs 1,500 instant discount on OnePlus 5T on the retailer site until 2017. The OnePlus 5T would be available in America and Europe starting from Nov. 21 and in China from Dec. 2.
