OnePlus 5T vs OnePlus 5: Worth the Upgrade?

OnePlus 5T vs OnePlus 5: Specs

An important factor for any buyer is how fast and powerful a phone is. The specs and features it delivery is extremely important. OnePlus always delivers the latest and greatest, and the OnePlus 5T is no exception. Here's what completes this new phone, and how it's different from the original. 

OnePlus 5T Specs 

• 6.01-inch 1080p HD Optic AMOLED Display (Small bezels)
• Snapdragon 835 Processor (same as Galaxy S8, OP5)
• 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage, or 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage
• No micro-SD card slot
• Android Nougat with Oxygen OS (Oreo coming soon)
• Dual Rear Cameras – 16 Megapixel f/1.7 camera and secondary 20 Megapixel f/1.7 aperture lens (no zoom, but better overall performance)
• 16 Megapixel front camera
• Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner
• 3,300 mAh battery with Faster Dash Charging (0-92% in one hour)
• USB Type-C Port, headphone jack, mute slider button
• Bottom Firing Speakers, Face Unlock, NFC, more

As you can see, this is a powerful phone. Packing a big screen, tons of RAM, plenty of storage and dual rear cameras. Sadly the battery is the same size as the earlier phone. The biggest changes are the screen, camera, fingerprint scanner, and face unlock. 

OnePlus 5 Specs

• 5.5-inch 1080p HD AMOLED Display
• Snapdragon 835 Processor 
• 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage, or 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage
• No micro-SD card slot
• Android Nougat with Oxygen OS
• Dual Rear Cameras – 20 Megapixel f/2.6 zoom lens and Main 16 Megapixel f/1.7 aperture lens
• 16 Megapixel front camera
• Front-facing ceramic fingerprint scanner
• 3,300 mAh battery with Faster Dash Charging (0-92% in one hour)
• USB Type-C Port, headphone jack, mute slider button
• Bottom Firing Speakers, more

As you can see, the new phone has more than just a bigger screen. There is one notable change though, the OnePlus 5T secondary rear camera doesn't offer telephoto zoom like before. Instead, it uses the dual pixels from both cameras (four Dual Pixels total) for improved photography, great low light performance, and better Portrait mode. 

Either way, these are two powerful phones with plenty to offer. Only the new OnePlus 5T delivers even more in nearly the same package. If you passed on the Pixel 2 XL and Galaxy S8, this might be the perfect alternative.