OnePlus 6 pop-up events saw massive turn out in 11 countries

As promised, OnePlus earlier this week launched its latest flagship smartphone — OnePlus 6 with power-packed specifications and glass with metal design at a starting price of Rs. 34,999 in the Indian market. Soon after the launch, OnePlus has conducted pop-up events in 26 cities and 11 countries around the world on May 21st and 22nd. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 pop-up events saw massive turn out in 11 countries”

OnePlus 6 preview sale in India saw record Rs. 100 crore worth sale within first 10 minutes 

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OnePlus launched the flagship OnePlus 6 on May 17th in India and it went on for the preview sale on May 21st. The company today announced it had achieved a record Rs. 100 crore sale within the first 10 minutes of the OnePlus 6 first preview sale in India. That’s about 25000 unit sales. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 preview sale in India saw record Rs. 100 crore worth sale within first 10 minutes “

OnePlus 6 vs Google Pixel 2 XL Camera Comparison: Cutting It Close

Commoditisation of technology is a fantastic thing. Be it trickle down economics or the pace of innovation, consumers have never had it better. You no longer have to shell out a kidney for a top of the line smartphone to get an experience that more or less gets you all the way there. One of the last few bastions however has been camera tech. The smartphone obliterated the point and shoot market and with AI, better sensors and computational photography, it is gunning for those who want SLR like quality without the hassle of lugging around lenses. This is also where flagship smartphones like to differentiate their product as being better. OnePlus has always had a mantra of ‘Never Settle’, yet their camera experience has always fallen short of the best in the field. We’ve brought you our full OnePlus 6 Review and an entire OnePlus 6 Camera Samples gallery, but here’s a second take on how well the phone fares against one of the best in the business, the Pixel 2 XL, as well as how well it does in daily use.  Continue reading “OnePlus 6 vs Google Pixel 2 XL Camera Comparison: Cutting It Close”

OnePlus 6 Camera Samples

OnePlus launched its flagship  OnePlus 6 smartphone in India last week, ad the phone comes with a new camera sensor. It equips a 16-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.7 aperture 1.22µm pixel Sony IMX519 sensor with Contrast Detection Auto-Focus, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) along with Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS), compared to Sony IMX398 sensor on the 5T, which lacked OIS. It retains the same secondary 20-megapixel secondary camera with f/1.7 aperture 1.0 µm pixel Sony IMX371 sensor as the 5T to capture depth information in portrait shots. The front-facing 16-megapixel camera with Sony IMX371 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, and 1.0μm pixel size is same as the OnePlus 5 and the 5T. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Camera Samples”

OnePlus 6 Benchmarks and Gaming Review – Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU and 8GB RAM

OnePlus launched its flagship  OnePlus 6 smartphone in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The OnePlus 6 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, but this has a larger 6.28-inch 19:9 Full HD+ Optic AMOLED display and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Oxygen OS 5.1. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Also check out the gaming review below. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Benchmarks and Gaming Review – Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU and 8GB RAM”

OnePlus 6 Review

OnePlus is one company which concentrates only on flagships instead of launching several smartphones. The Chinese handset maker finally launched this year’s flagship — the OnePlus 6, six months after the launch of OnePlus 5T. This has seen a completely new design compared to the predecessor, has a large screen with a notch, comes with a glass body, and  brings several new features such as OIS, water-resistance and more. Even though the phone looks premium and has top-end feature that most flagships have, the company is still keeping the cost low compared to others. So, is the OnePlus 6 the company’s best smartphone yet? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Review”

OnePlus 6 Cases Unboxing – Nylon Black and Ebony Wood Bumper Case, Karbon, Sandstone and Silicone Red Protective Case

OnePlus launched the cases for the OnePlus 6, along with the smartphone last week. Even though the phone comes with a translucent case in the box, the company also sells protective, bumper and silicone cases. Check out the unboxing below.

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Android P beta available for OnePlus 6 on launch day [ Update: Now available for Download]

Update: As promised OnePlus has released Android P Beta for the OnePlus 6, soon after the announcement, and before it goes on sale next week. It also warns that some functions like VoLTE and Face Unlock doesn’t work. You can download Android P ROM from here and flash manually at your own risk. You can also easily roll back to Android Oreo by flashing the ROM here.  Check out the source link below for flashing instructions. The company said that it will release device trees and kernel sources for the phone soon.

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OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Edition Unboxing

OnePlus just launched the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone in India. Targeted at Marvel fans, this has a lot of goodies, in addition to the OnePlus 6 smartphone with 256GB storage. Check out the unboxing of the smartphone.

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OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage launched in India for Rs. 44999

OnePlus has launched the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced in China earlier, has a custom 3D Kevelar-textured glass back with Corning Gorilla 5 protection, features 6 layers of optical coating, and comes with Avengers logo on the back in gold, in addition to OnePlus logo. It also has 5 Avengers wallpapers. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage launched in India for Rs. 44999”

OnePlus 6 launched in India starting at Rs. 34999

OnePlus announced its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone at an event in London yesterday, now the company has launched it in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.29-inch Optic AMOLED display with a notch, about 84% screen-to-body ratio and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with up to 8GB of RAM.  It runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with OxygenOS 5.1, and the company already promised that it will get Android P beta starting this week 

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OnePlus Bullets Wireless water-resistant headphones launched in India for Rs. 3990

OnePlus yesterday at its OnePlus 6 launch event in London introduced its new Bullets Wireless Bluetooth headphones with aptX technology. Today it has launched it in India. It has a magnetic resume that lets you turn it off just by attaching the headphones together and resume when  you remove it. 

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OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone announced

OnePlus just announced the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone in China, ahead of the launch in India later today. It has a custom 3D Kevelar-textured glass back with Corning Gorilla 5 protection. It has 6 layers of optical coating, and has Avengers logo in gold, in addition to OnePlus logo. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone announced”

OnePlus 6 Unboxing

OnePlus just announced its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone at an event in London. It is the successor of the OnePlus 5T that was introduced five months back and has new 19:9 display with narrow bezels while maintaining the same body. We already brought you the first impressions of the phone. Check out the unboxing below.

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OnePlus 6 Hands On and First Impressions

After lots of hype, teasers, and speculations, OnePlus today finally introduced its flagship OnePlus 6 at an event in London. With the change in time and trend, the company also seems to have changed its strategy. The 6th generation OnePlus flagship comes with a trending notch that equips notification LED, front camera, earpiece, and sensors, which is one of the most noticeable changes. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Hands On and First Impressions”