From £549
oneplus.comWE’RE IMPRESSED 65W fast
charging; bright 120Hz display;
cool always-on display settings.
WE’D IMPROVE Better cameras
exist; no wireless charging; not a
huge jump from the OnePlus 8.
THE LAST WORD OnePlus
has done it again: a superb
smartphone at an appealing price.
Although it has a few weaknesses,
and doesn’t improve on its
predecessors in any major way,
the all-round package is a winner.VERDICT
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OnePlus 8TnePlus is on a roll. We’ve already had
the excellent OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8
Pro and OnePlus Nord this year, and
the OnePlus 8T is closing out 2020 in
style as well – but how does this new flagship
stack up against the rest of the competition?
OnePlus knows how to make a great-looking
phone – and in this case the impressive aesthetics
start with a 6.55-inch, 1,080 x 2,400 resolution,
HDR10+ AMOLED display. Colours are bright,
details are sharp, and scrolling is super-smooth
thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate. It’s fantastic for
everything from movies to games.
The phone comes equipped with a four
camera setup on the back: a 48MP wide, a 16MP
ultrawide, a 5MP macro and a 2MP depth. While
it’s not up there with the very best phone
cameras on the market – there’s no optical
zoom, for example – the rear camera array is
certainly no slouch, and it’s going to get you
very good photos in most situations.
The OnePlus 8T comes with a Snapdragon 865
processor – the best Android chip this year,
except for the Snapdragon 865 Plus. You also get
8GB or 12GB of RAM, and 128GB or 256GB of
internal storage. As you would expect, the phone
absolutely zips along no matter what you’re
trying to do with it – multiple browser tabs and
demanding games are absolutely no problem.
Aside from a slight improvement in the type
of flash storage used, these specs exactly matchAnother winner from
OnePlus that packs in
style, power and ridiculous
charging speeds
OnePlus 8T
ONE LOVE
the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro. The lack of
any substantial jump from these phones is a bit
underwhelming, but of course as it’s later in the
year, OnePlus can now put all of these
components together at a cheaper price.
The phone comes with OxygenOS 11, which
has long been one of our favourite alternatives to
stock Android – it’s well designed, subtle, and
has a lot of good ideas built in. With the 8T, these
extend to an always-on display you can
customise in various clever ways – with calendar
events and media player status, for example.
The OnePlus 8T is also one of the first
handsets to push fast charging speeds up to
65W, which means you can get a full charge
from virtually nothing in just half an hour. No
wireless charging is a shame, but the fast speeds
are good enough you can just juice it up in
15-minute bursts during the day.
All in all, we love the 8T. The price is super-
competitive – especially in the UK – and in
return for your money you get a brilliantly
designed phone with stacks of power.O