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The OnePlus 6T was announced with a live unboxing by phone testing extraordinaire JerryRigEverything. The embargo has now been lifted and we have more information about the newest half-edition to the OnePlus range.
OnePlus have almost lost their notoriety over the last couple years, with its value proposition of "flagship-killer" being put to the test with ever increasing demands from the consumer and the cost of hardware largely dictated by external forces.
The limited availability of the OnePlus gave it a sense of exclusivity, but didn't help with mainstream adoption. The OnePlus team, is a little more ambitious...
Let's not beat around the bush, the OnePlus 6T is the first mainstream handset to have an under-screen fingerprint sensor. We have seen some other phones introduced from Chinese brands Oppo, Vivo and the slightly more available Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Samsung and Apple and to a lesser extent Sony and HTC, haven't yet released a phone with FOD technology, leaving the door wide open for OnePlus.
It looks easy, but in reality this is a technological feat. The first tests of the new system and boy are they selling it. When you are required to put your finger on the screen, you need to on quite a specific area, and an over the top animation full of swirling lights, letting you know exactly what you are doing.
In a first from OnePlus, the 6T will be available from most of the UK networks, with Vodafone, EE and O2 all confirmed to be having deals at launch. With Three following suit slightly later.
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The OnePlus 6T starts at a very reasonable £499 for the 6GB/128GB model. The mid-range 8GB/128GB will retail at £529 and is very likely to be their best seller, although the 8GB/256GB doubles the capacity for £579.
Considering the first OnePlus retailed at £300 less than the flagships at the time, the astronomical rise in prices for the latest iPhone and Samsung mean that even the OnePlus 6T largest option feels like a very competitive price point.
The OnePlus has once again hit that sweet spot of cutting-edge technology at a price well below the competitors. And whilst £500 is not exactly "budget", we can happily put them in box of one of the best value mobile phone manufacturers pound-for-pound.
Our mobile phone acts as a way of payment, communication and even the thing that makes sure we’re up on time in the morning. So when this fails us, everything becomes very limited which is why we’ve put together a list of mobile phones with the best battery life in 2024.
The cost of smartphones nowadays is quite extraordinary ranging anywhere from £300 to over £1600 for the flagship devices. So the big question is, how can we extend the lifespan of them and how can we begin to adopt sustainable smartphone use?
We’ve got all the do’s and don'ts when it comes to dealing with old phones on your hands. From understanding how you can check the value of your device, how you can figure out whether it has become obsolete and all the reasons why you should not bin it!
