Category: OnePlus

OnePlus 6T Thunder Purple color variant announced officially

After leaks, OnePlus has officially introduced the new Thunder Purple color variant in China that joins the Midnight Black and Mirror Black variants. It has a Gradiant finish on the back and a has five different layers of frosted glass have been carefully applied to the device to create the elegance look and feel. Similar to the Midnight Black, this has a jagged texture etched onto the film to produce a subtle S-shaped line when the phone is reflected in light.

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OnePlus 6T ‘Thunder Purple’ color variant surfaces in press images

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OnePlus last week has launched the OnePlus 6T flagship, and the device comes in two colors — Midnight Black and Mirror Black. However, post the main launch, the company usually brings out a new color variant later in the year giving users more options to chose from. This time too OnePlus seems to be planning a new Thunder Purple color. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T ‘Thunder Purple’ color variant surfaces in press images”

OnePlus creates new Guinness World Record for most number of people unboxing simultaneously

On the launch day of the OnePlus 6T smartphone, OnePlus conducted a mega-unboxing event as a part of a celebration with hundreds of community members. With this event, the leading premium smartphone maker set a new ‘GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS’ title for the most people unboxing simultaneously. Continue reading “OnePlus creates new Guinness World Record for most number of people unboxing simultaneously”

OnePlus 6 OxygenOS 9.0.2 update brings 6T features including Nightscape, Studio Lighting and new navigation gestures

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After OnePlus 6 got open beta 6 update earlier this week that brought several features that OnePlus introduced on the OnePlus 6T including new navigation gestures, Nightscape, Studio Lighting and more, the company has rolled out stable OxygenOS 9.0.2 update that with the features. It also adds support to launch Google Assistant or other third party assistant app by holding the power button for 0.5 seconds.

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OnePlus releases OnePlus 6T Kernel Source

OnePlus introduced the new OnePlus 6T flagship a couple of days ago and the company with an aim of helping the developer community is releasing the kernel source which can be downloaded right away. The company has been following the trend since OnePlus 3.  Continue reading “OnePlus releases OnePlus 6T Kernel Source”

OnePlus 6 open beta update brings new navigation gestures, Nightscape and Studio Lighting, November security patch and more

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As promised, OnePlus has rolled out latest open beta for OnePlus 6 which brings features that OnePlus introduced on the OnePlus 6T. This includes new navigation gestures, improved UI for About phone, November security patch, and improvements for taking screenshot experience. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 open beta update brings new navigation gestures, Nightscape and Studio Lighting, November security patch and more”

OnePlus 6T launched in India starting at Rs. 37999

OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 6T smartphone at an event in Delhi, as it had promised. It was introduced at an event in New York yesterday, and packs a  6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display with a tiny notch that also houses three-in-one ambient/distance/RGB sensor and front-facing camera. It has about 86% screen-to-body ratio and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T launched in India starting at Rs. 37999”

OnePlus 6T Benchmarks and Gaming Review

OnePlus introduced its flagship OnePlus 6T smartphone yesterday. We already brought you the unboxing and the first impressions of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The OnePlus 6T is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 10nm Mobile Platform with that has four custom Kryo 385 Performance cores clocked at 2.8GHz per core and four smaller Efficiency Kryo 280 cores are clocked at 1.8GHz per core and has Adreno 630 GPU,  8GB LPDDR4x RAM, same as the predecessor but this has a larger 6.4.1-inch 19.5:9 Full HD+ Optic AMOLED display and runs on Android 9.0 (Pie) with Oxygen OS 9. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Also check out the gaming review below that makes use of Smart Boost feature. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T Benchmarks and Gaming Review”

OnePlus 6T – T-Mobile trade-in program offers $300 credits with over 30 phones

OnePlus introduced the OnePlus 6T smartphone at an event in New York few hours back starting at $549. At the event the company said that the phone will be available with T-Mobile exclusively in the U.S. apart from OnePlus.com.  T-Mobile is offering the phone with $24.17/month x 24 contract so the total price before credits comes to $580.

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OnePlus 6T First Impressions

The OnePlus 6 was launched less than 6 months ago. Without a doubt, that’s a remarkably short product cycle and it makes you question why the company decided to refresh the product line. After having spent time with the phone, I’m still conflicted. The 6T is a fine device but it doesn’t do nearly enough to justify its existence given how good the OnePlus 6 already was. OnePlus could’ve very easily saved the enhancements on the 6T for the inevitable OnePlus 7 instead of the piecemeal incremental update approach being taken here. Regardless, let’s take a deeper look at the OnePlus 6T. I’ve been using the phone for the last few days to get a feel for it and here’s what I think about it. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T First Impressions”

OnePlus 6T Unboxing

OnePlus just introduced its flagship OnePlus 6T smartphone at an event in New York. It is the first smartphone from the company to feature a tiny notch and 19.5:9 aspect ratio display and comes with in-display fingerprint scanner which the company calls Screen Unlock. We already brought you the first impressions of the phone. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T Unboxing”

OnePlus 6T with 6.41-inch FHD+ AMOLED 19.5:9 display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor announced starting at $549

OnePlus just announced its flagship OnePlus 6T smartphone at an event in New York, as it had promised. It has a larger 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display with a tiny notch that also houses three-in-one ambient/distance/RGB sensor and front-facing camera. It has about 86% screen-to-body ratio and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. It is powered by Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with up to 8GB of RAM, same as the OnePlus 6, but the base version of the 6T now comes with 128GB storage, instead of 64GB. It still has daily water-resistance so that the phone can withsand splashes and accidental spills, but it doesn’t have IP ratings. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T with 6.41-inch FHD+ AMOLED 19.5:9 display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor announced starting at $549”

OnePlus 6T to be exclusively available from Amazon-owned SOUQ.com in UAE

OnePlus has announced a partnership with SOUQ.com to launch its upcoming flagship; the OnePlus 6T to consumers in the UAE, marking its entry in the Middle East. It is a well-known fact that the OnePlus 6T will be launching globally on 29 October at an event in New York City. The company says that consumers in UAE can pre-order the OnePlus 6T on SOUQ.com from 31st October. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T to be exclusively available from Amazon-owned SOUQ.com in UAE”

OnePlus 6 dominates Indian premium smartphone segment yet again

Since its inception a few years back, OnePlus has written many success stories, out of it, one that really prevailed over the other is the success of its premium flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 6. In spite of being on sale for just 5 months, OnePlus yet again dominates the premium smartphone segment for the second successive quarter, capturing 30% of the market driven by the strong performance of its OnePlus 6. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 dominates Indian premium smartphone segment yet again”