You can pick up the OnePlus 5 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $640, or if really want you could grab the model which Ars Technica reviewed for $620 but you have half the storage and only 6GB of RAM. There are likely better deals out there if you shop around, Ars found their review model @ $479.
The phone uses the same Snapdragon 835 SoC and Adreno 540 GPU as the Galaxy S8+ which Sebastian just tested, which shows in the benchmarks Ars Technica ran it through up to and including battery life. In all but the storage tests we see the OnePlus meet or exceed the S8+, however the screen cannot compete. It is a 1080p screen with a lot more bezel than you will find on a Galaxy or even iPhone for that matter. Take a look at the review and decide if you value form over function when it comes to your mobile phone.
"Today OnePlus is both announcing the OnePlus 5 and lifting the review embargo on the device, which we've had for about two weeks now. $479 (£449) gets you an aluminum-clad pocket computer with a 2.45GHz Snapdragon 835 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a 3,300mAh battery."
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I feel like there should be a
I feel like there should be a question mark at the end of the title. And I’m thinking “four” should be “for”
🙂
nope … that is there 4 a
nope … that is there 4 a reason. Could have put a question mark but I do try to avoid because it can screw up URLs on rare occasions
Is it because the pulled a
Is it because the pulled a Microsoft and forgot how to count? lol Skipped the One Plus 4 and went straight to the One Plus 5?
4 is a bad omen in China,
4 is a bad omen in China, that’s why they skipped it.
and BloodemberXX 4TW
and BloodemberXX 4TW
^^^ You cannot simply rely
^^^ You cannot simply rely on spell check to proof your articles.
This is too expensive.
This is too expensive. OnePlus should have stuck to their roots and gone with the original 350 price target, even if it meant downgrading body from aluminum to plastic (if done right) and replacing the dual cameras with one single large camera.
Can not tell if (sic) is
Can not tell if (sic) is intentional or not.
Intentional … but no one
Intentional … but no one has figured it out yet.
The problem is that OnePlus
The problem is that OnePlus lacks so many features that Samsung has that it is fair to say OnePlus is selling half phone or even a third of a phone. No sd card, no pulse reader, no wireless charging, no radio, no licensed screen cast technologies, pretty bad compatibility record with NFC, WiFi and Bluetooth, no DEX like desktop feature and the list can go in and on. I am not sure if they have MHL or other tech extending the USB beyond charging port.
No its a chinese knockoff
No its a chinese knockoff