OnePlus 5T: Borderless display and new camera

The new OnePlus 5T is finally official. A new device presented by the Chinese company at a distance of only 5 months from the presentation of the previous version or OnePlus 5. The company considers the evolution of full-screen displays as a reason to offer its users a new generation of its top of the range and so in a major media event in that of New York here presented the new OnePlus 5T ready to compete in all respects with the smartphone of the competition.

The company has stated that it is constantly working to improve the user experience and continuously improve its products from generation to generation. This is because it knows that OnePlus users are among the most discerning but also technology experts in the world and must have a device that is always up-to-date with the latest technology.

OnePlus 5T adds functionality, design optimizations, but also hardware advances based on user and community feedback. This approach has guided the development of the new OnePlus 5T that the Chinese company declares the most complete and competitive ever.

The design remains similar to what was seen with the previous generation of OnePlus 5. A completely aluminum body without cuts in order to allow a better grip on the part of users. There are three coatings that allow you to get the Midnight Black color of the new OnePlus device applied with a thickness of only 14 microns.

Each OnePlus 5T is subjected to two sandblasting treatments capable of exalting a luminous and subtle shine. Also interesting is the presence of an anti-fingerprint level that keeps the device always clean even after use.

At a technical level, the most important change in the new OnePlus 5T is undoubtedly the display. OnePlus 5T marks the introduction of an AMOLED Full Optic panel with an aspect ratio of 18: 9, clearly capable of expanding the user experience while maintaining a non-exaggerated size and a screen ratio with the body of 80.5 %.

The panel is 6.01 inches and to ensure the front design the company decided to move the sensor on the back of the fingerprint that remains fast with a release of 0.2 seconds and above all with a ceramic coating. Plus OnePlus 5T adds Apple’s face recognition release to the fashionable FaceID.

Another major change comes from the OnePlus 5T camera that has improvements in low-light conditions OnePlus 5T features the same main camera as OnePlus 5, but the company has replaced the telephoto lens with one with a larger focal aperture of f/1.7.

In this case, we will have a double 20MP+16MP cameras. In low-light conditions, under 10 lux, OnePlus 5T will get an improvement in the images taken, at least from what OnePlus showed during the event.

The new OnePlus 5T secondary camera is also equipped with Intelligent Pixel technology, implemented for the first time on the OnePlus 3T front cam.

For the front camera, on the other hand, a 16MP sensor with a f/2.0 focal aperture was used. As for video, the dual rear camera will clearly allow recording up to 4K at 30 fps with Slow Motion at 720p. and 120fps.

As for the other technical specifications, the new OnePlus 5T remains virtually identical to what was seen with the previous generation and sees the presence of a processor identical to what was seen for OnePlus 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 accompanied up to 8GB of RAM. A quantity that will allow OnePlus 5T to be used even in situations of extreme stress with a large number of applications in the background.

	OnePlus 5T
OS	Android 7.1.1 Nougat with OxygenOS
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 clock at 2.45GHz
RAM	6/8 GB LPDDR4X
Display	AMOLED 6.01 “Full HD + (18: 9) – 401 PPI
Resolution	2160×1080 px – Gorilla Glass 5
Storage	64/128 GB UFS 2.1
Rear Camera	Dual Camera: 16MP main (Sony IMX398 – f / 1.7) EIS + Secondary 20MP (Sony IMX376 – f / 1.7) 4K UHD video @ 30fps
Front Camera	16MP (Sony IMX 371 – f / 2.0)
Extra	4G LTE Cat.12 NFC Rear fingerprint sensor
Ports	USB Type-C 2.0 + 3.5mm jack
Battery	3,300 mAh + Quick Charge Dash Charge
Dimensions	156.1 x 75 x 7.3 mm
Weight	162 gr

 

Battery 3,300 mAh that usually has the fast charging Dash Charge and guarantees users to recharge the smartphone within minutes while keeping in mind the security in this delicate phase for the device.

As for the operating system instead, the new OnePlus 5T sees the presence of the now known OxygenOS in this case redesigned to improve the main features of Android with useful optimizations. The result is an improved experience that is exactly similar to the lightweight Android Stock but customizable.

The new features are controlled by the community through the OxygenOS Beta program and have been added after passing various reliability tests by OnePlus developers.

Lots of new features introduced by ” Parallel Apps ” that is the ability to clone applications such as Facebook, Twitter or Skype but also a new ” Gallery Map ” and above all a new layout for the Home, new icon packages but also new notification bar and much more.

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