New Delhi: Since the release of OnePlus 3, Smartphone maker OnePlus has embraced the strategy of launching two smartphones each year sans fancy gimmicks, focusing on building strong hardware backed by top-notch chipsets.
OnePlus 6 is the latest iteration from the company which is a first in the OnePlus` line-up to feature a refreshing all-glass design -- a radical change from its predecessors.
OnePlus 6 price in India starts at Rs 34,999 for the 6GB RAM+64GB storage variant while the 8GB RAM+128GB variant is priced at Rs 39,999.
The smartphone comes with a flagship processor, retains the company`s proprietary "Dash Charge" and up to 8GB RAM.
We reviewed the 8GB RAM+128GB variant. Let`s find out if it`s worth the penny.
The company has done away with aluminium back for good and the glass-finished rear of "mirror black" OnePlus 6 looked dapper. The way it caught light when we held it up in hands was incredible.
However, the matte "midnight black" variant, with a much softer finish, also looked every bit premium.
In fact, it was easy to mistake OnePlus 6 for Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, courtesy the centre-aligned, vertically stacked, dual-primary cameras with a fingerprint scanner right below, placed on a gently curved rear.
The company has retained the 3.5-mm headphone jack which flagships like Google Pixel 2 XL gave a miss.
OnePlus 6, with a 6.28-inch AMOLED display and a long 19:9 aspect ratio, gave a lot of screen space. The enormous screen was crisp, with great viewing angles and sunlight legibility.
The device is the latest to capture what seems to be the smartphone trend for 2018 -- the "notch" -- wherein the top of the display cuts into the screen to accommodate the earpiece, sensors and 16MP front camera.
The device retains dual 16MP + 20MP primary camera set-up (like the one we saw in 5T) and marks the return of Optical Image stabilisation (OIS).
The company has added a new Sony imaging sensor this time and the secondary camera now is used entirely to add "Bokeh" or background blur effect to portrait shots.
The images came out sharp with a nice amount of saturation and contrast.
OnePlus`s camera app is one of the simplest and easy-to-use. The camera in the new device is a significant improvement over OnePlus 5T especially in low-light conditions.