Review: The OnePlus 5T vs The OnePlus 5 - Gearbest
The T is the bigger 5...
OnePlus is a well-known company in China that delivers top-of-the-line smartphones at absolute bargains. In June 2017 the OnePlus 5 was released as its flagship and just 5 months later presented the OnePlus 5T. If you have the OnePlus 5 should you upgrade and if you don’t should you buy the 5T? Let’s take a look.
DESIGN
There was a lot of talk about the similarity between the OnePlus 5 and the iPhone 7 plus when it comes to design, a lot of hate to be precise. I can’t deny it, even though the company tried to justify it, the device just seems a clone of Apple’s 2016 flagship. Don't me wrong, it looks good and it's a premium built device. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I was “hoping” for the hate with this new version, and I’m not seeing it. The smartphone has an aluminium shell but the 5T has an 18:9 display in contrast with the 16:9 of the 5. As the new one adopted the bezel-less trend, there isn’t a fingerprint sensor on the front anymore. Instead, OnePlus implemented their version of facial recognition which is extremely fast (really, it’s so fast it’s scary), but they warn you that it isn’t as reliable as the fingerprint reader. Both devices are as thin as 7.6mm, coming in at 162grams (the 5 is a little lighter) and you can choose from an amazing range of colours from grey to...grey.
DISPLAY
This is the main difference between both devices, as the 5 has a 5.5-inch FullHD 1920x1080 AMOLED display with a screen to body ratio of 73% and the 5T has a slightly larger 6.0-inch FullHD 2160x1080 Samsung AMOLED display and a screen-to-body ratio of 79% (which is quite an improvement). Both smartphones have a PPI of 401, and both screens are amazing but you can expect better colours and a better experience overall with the 5T due to Samsung’s display.
PERFORMANCE
Both devices are powerful beasts as they carry Snapdragon’s latest 835 chipsets. They’re both octa-cores with four 2.45GHz cores and the rest come in at 2.15GHz. The Adreno 540 GPU amongst 6GB or 8GB of RAM give the smartphones a spectacular score of 176000 points on ANTUTU.
There are two versions of the devices, the 6GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM one, and the 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage second version, both storage options are not expandable, but they should be both great for the average consumer.
CAMERA
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| Photo shot with the 5T |
The 5 introduced the dual camera setup in the OnePlus lineup, one was a telephoto 16MPx f/2.4 lens and the other was a f/1.7 16MPx normal lens. The 5T changed things up a bit, both lenses have an aperture of f/1.7, the primary comes in at 16MPx and the other one at 20MPx. The second one is said to improve low-light photography by combining 4 pixels into one. It’s a somewhat try of OnePlus to, I could say, compensate for the lack of OIS and there is a pretty visible difference between both devices but it looks like the second lens only kicks in in extreme low-light conditions (under 10 lux).
The front 16MPx shooter is the same on both devices which takes incredible selfies. On both, the front and rear shooters have EIS that makes video recording look like it was machine made.The cameras are good neither the less.
BATTERY
Both devices are top notch. They carry a 30300mAh cell, and the 5’s battery life is just a little bit better than the 5T, because of its smaller screen. Battery life is amongst the best ever seen on a smartphone if not the best and OnePlus’ Dash Charge allows you to charge the device in no-time.
FINAL VERDICT
Both devices are great but I have a preference for the T, for more 20€ you get a bigger and better screen and a slightly better camera. It’s not an upgrade worthy of buying the T if you have the 5 though, but if you’re looking for a flagship smartphone this Christmas below 500€, you can bet OnePlus will give you the best bang for the buck.
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