OnePlus 5T: Same Same But Different?

Hey guys, it's David Emmel with Android Authority, and yep, this is it - the OnePlus 5T! If you've been following OnePlus for the last couple of years, you know they tend to release two phones every single year. One comes out about halfway through the year as a numerical upgrade, and the other one comes out near the end which takes the same phone and makes it a little bit better. We saw this last year with the 3T, which upgraded the SOC, battery in the front-facing camera, but also shifted the price up by 40 bucks.

This year, we've got the 5T, and if you were expecting a major spec bump, you're not gonna get that here. The inside of the phone is pretty much the same as the OnePlus 5, save for a few minor tweaks of the cameras. It's still got the Snapdragon 835, it's still got six to eight gigs of RAM, and it's still got 64 to 128 gigs of storage. Well, this phone does differently though; it's pretty obvious that they've made some changes.

One of the most notable differences is the new 18x9 aspect ratio, which keeps it up with the new phones on the market. However, the panel is still basically the same - it's still a 1080p Samsung AMOLED panel, just a little bit bigger. The better capacity is also the same; we've got two 3300 milliamp hours of juice + 1+ says you're gonna get the same battery life out of it. I'm remaining pretty skeptical for now.

The screen is filling a lot more space on the front of the phone, so OnePlus decided to move the fingerprint reader to the back. Now, if you like the fingerprint reader in the front, you're gonna have to get used to it being in the back. Those probably won't be coming back until they can figure out how to read your fingerprint in the screen. On the bright side, though, OnePlus wanted to stress how fast this thing actually is, so we're going to give you hands-on time with the phone.

OnePlus mentioned that the reader should unlock the phone within a fifth of a second. Of course, that's something we're gonna have to look at in our full review if you don't like unlocking your phone with your fingers. Oneplus actually added a new face unlock feature so saying this can unlock your phone from up to a 45-degree angle. I'm pretty hesitant to see how secure this actually is, but it was really, really fast during our time with the device. So, it's always convenient to have at least the camera on the 5T.

The dual cameras are still there with a little extra bump, but the telephoto lens is gone instead. The 5T is packing a 20-megapixel F1.7 sensor which uses their intelligent pixel technology from the 3T's front-facing camera to apparently do better in low-light circumstances. They said they swapped these out because users didn't really notice the difference between hardware and software zoom, but I'm not really buying that. You're gonna have to decide if the better low-light performance is worth the omission of that 2x optical zoom.

The 5T is going to be $499 for the base model and $559 for the SLEED out version. There's a $20 price bump here if you're waiting for the OnePlus 5 to come back in stock, but there really is no reason not to go with the 5T. If you were thinking of upgrading your 1+5, you probably wanna save your money unless you've got to have that screen overall.

In summary, the OnePlus 5T is same same but different. They made some changes, but they didn't change much. The new aspect ratio and face unlock feature are convenient, but we're still not sure about security. The camera and battery life are still great, but it's worth considering the trade-offs.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys it's David Emmel with Android authority and yep this is it one plus five T now if you've been following oneplus for the last couple years you know they tend to release two phones every single year one comes out about halfway through the year as a numerical upgrade and the other one comes out near the end which takes the same phone and makes it a little bit better we saw this last year with the three T which upgraded the SOC the battery in the front-facing camera but also shifted the price up by 40 bucks this year we've got the five t and if you were expecting a major spec bump you're not gonna get that here the inside of the phone is pretty much the same as the one plus five save a few minor tweaks of the cameras it's still got the Snapdragon 835 it's still got six to eight gigs of ram and it still got 64 to 128 gigs of storage well this phone does differently though is pretty obvious yeah it's the sweet it's got that new 18 by 9 aspect ratio which keeps it up with the new phones on the market but the panel is still basically the same it's still a 1080p Samsung AMOLED panel it's just a little bit bigger the better capacity is the same two with 3300 milliamp hours of the juice + 1 + says you're gonna get the same battery life out of it but I'm remaining pretty skeptical for now the screen is filling a lot more space on the front of the phone so oneplus decided to move the fingerprint reader to the back now if you like the fingerprint reader in the front you're gonna have to get used to it in the back those probably won't be coming back until they can figure out how to read your fingerprint in the screen on the bright side though oneplus wanted to stress how fast this thing actually is figure your hands on with the phone oneplus mention that the reader should unlock the phone within a fifth of a second but of course that's something we're gonna have to look at in our full review if you don't like unlocking your phone with your fingers oneplus actually added a new face unlock feature so saying this can unlock your phone from up to a 45 degree angle I'm pretty hesitant to see how secure this actually is but it was really really fast during our time with the device so it's always convenient to have at least the camera on the 5t is also a little bit different the dual cameras are still there with a little extra bump but the telephoto lens is gone instead the 5t is packing a 20 megapixel F 1.7 sensor which uses their intelligent pixel technology from the three T's front-facing camera to apparently do better in low-light circumstances they said they swapped these out because users didn't really notice the difference between hardware and software zoom but I'm not really buying that you're gonna have to decide if the better low-light performance is a worth the omission of that 2 X optical zoom the 5 T is gonna be 499 bucks for the base model and 559 for the SPECT out version so there is a $20 price bump here if you're waiting for the oneplus 5 to come back in stock there's really no reason not to go with the 5 T but if you were thinking of upgrading your 1 + 5 you're probably gonna want to save your money unless you've got to have that screen overall and I'm paraphrasing Josh here the 1 + 5 T is same same but different so that's been it for our hands-on if you liked the video tap the like button and follow us on social media and stay tuned for the full review and other news the minute it hits because of course we are your source for all things Androidhey guys it's David Emmel with Android authority and yep this is it one plus five T now if you've been following oneplus for the last couple years you know they tend to release two phones every single year one comes out about halfway through the year as a numerical upgrade and the other one comes out near the end which takes the same phone and makes it a little bit better we saw this last year with the three T which upgraded the SOC the battery in the front-facing camera but also shifted the price up by 40 bucks this year we've got the five t and if you were expecting a major spec bump you're not gonna get that here the inside of the phone is pretty much the same as the one plus five save a few minor tweaks of the cameras it's still got the Snapdragon 835 it's still got six to eight gigs of ram and it still got 64 to 128 gigs of storage well this phone does differently though is pretty obvious yeah it's the sweet it's got that new 18 by 9 aspect ratio which keeps it up with the new phones on the market but the panel is still basically the same it's still a 1080p Samsung AMOLED panel it's just a little bit bigger the better capacity is the same two with 3300 milliamp hours of the juice + 1 + says you're gonna get the same battery life out of it but I'm remaining pretty skeptical for now the screen is filling a lot more space on the front of the phone so oneplus decided to move the fingerprint reader to the back now if you like the fingerprint reader in the front you're gonna have to get used to it in the back those probably won't be coming back until they can figure out how to read your fingerprint in the screen on the bright side though oneplus wanted to stress how fast this thing actually is figure your hands on with the phone oneplus mention that the reader should unlock the phone within a fifth of a second but of course that's something we're gonna have to look at in our full review if you don't like unlocking your phone with your fingers oneplus actually added a new face unlock feature so saying this can unlock your phone from up to a 45 degree angle I'm pretty hesitant to see how secure this actually is but it was really really fast during our time with the device so it's always convenient to have at least the camera on the 5t is also a little bit different the dual cameras are still there with a little extra bump but the telephoto lens is gone instead the 5t is packing a 20 megapixel F 1.7 sensor which uses their intelligent pixel technology from the three T's front-facing camera to apparently do better in low-light circumstances they said they swapped these out because users didn't really notice the difference between hardware and software zoom but I'm not really buying that you're gonna have to decide if the better low-light performance is a worth the omission of that 2 X optical zoom the 5 T is gonna be 499 bucks for the base model and 559 for the SPECT out version so there is a $20 price bump here if you're waiting for the oneplus 5 to come back in stock there's really no reason not to go with the 5 T but if you were thinking of upgrading your 1 + 5 you're probably gonna want to save your money unless you've got to have that screen overall and I'm paraphrasing Josh here the 1 + 5 T is same same but different so that's been it for our hands-on if you liked the video tap the like button and follow us on social media and stay tuned for the full review and other news the minute it hits because of course we are your source for all things Android\n"