Talking about the Chinese OEM that is behind the successor to the expensive high-end flagship alternatives namely the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T. The new OnePlus 6, is the latest of their flagships in the market at the moment. It also happens to be the only of their flagship with a notch resembling the likes of iPhone X and Huawei P20 Pro. Much like this flagships, the smartphone is made up of a metal sandwiched by glass, giving off that nice stunning glitter.
OnePlus 6 Key Specs and Features
- 6.28-inch, Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2280 pixels (402 ppi)
- Octa-core Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 CPU with 6GB/8GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB/256GB built-in storage, no support for memory card
- Dual 16MP + 20MP rear camera and a 16MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Face Unlock
- Fingerprint sensor (rear)
- 3, 300mAh non removable Li-Po battery
Design and Display
You could tell the OnePlus 6 comes with a whole new kind of template different from its predecessor. Rather than the steel design of the former smartphones from the Chinese company, the new device has the premium glass build. It will be available in three different colours from get go instead of the one colour the former was released with. There’s also word about a sort of better water resistant in case you get caught up in the rain or your phone accidentally takes a dip in water.
As already mentioned, the smartphone has a notched display which is quite the style lately for most flagships. If you are not a fan of the notch, you can have it turned off by turning off display on both side of the notch thereby hiding it. However, this features come via an OTA update later. That being said, the smartphone only comes with a 2280 X 1080 pixels from an AMOLED screen and with an impressive 402 ppi. Also, it carries the largest display by OnePlus so far going up to 6.28-inch.
Battery and Camera
Speaking on the battery, the OnePlus 6 really comes with enough juice to keep you powered up all day long which is important if you want to enjoy your smartphone. In light of that, this smartphone comes with a 3, 300mAh battery capacity as well as Dash charge. But it lacks wireless charging, even though the smartphone is made of glass.
Imaging and videoing are done by a dual rear camera and a single camera up front. You have the combination of a 16MP main camera and 20MP sensor assisting while the 16MP front camera handles selfies. Now, these right here is enough for taking nice pictures and records 720p at 460fps which is not up to the 960fps of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium.
Hardware and Software
It is imperative to mention that, the OnePlus 6 come with the best of Qualcomm’s chipset same as a number of other named brand flagships. The smartphone features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 ;with cores max clocking at 2.8GHz and an Adreno 630 GPU. This is pretty much top of the line engine in place here in the OnePlus 6.
That’s not all, there are a number of versions available for sale and that includes 6GB and 8GB RAM models.The 6GB model has both 64GB and 128GB storage options while the 8GB goes with 256GB internal storage only. Also, it runs the latest version of Oxygen OS which is based on Android 8.1 Oreo and appears to be quite clean too.
Pricing and Availability
The 6GB/64GB costs 1901, 000 naira, 6GB/128GB for 128, 000 naira and the 8GB/256GB naira model for 227, 000 naira. Starting from May 22 on various online stores and also their official website.
OnePlus 6 Specs
Here are a few specs of the OnePlus 6:
General Features
- Platform: Oxygen OS (Android 8.1 Oreo)
- Processor: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
- GPU: Adreno 608
- Memory: 6GV/8GB
- Colours: Midnight Black, Mirror Black, Silk White
- Dimension: 155.7 x 75.4 x 7.8mm
- Weight: 177g
- SIM Type: Nano sim
- SIM Count: Dual sim
Display
- Display: 6.28–inch, Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2280 pixels (402 ppi)
- Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 16MP + 20MP camera, 2160p Video@30/60fps, 1080p Video@30/60/240fps, 720p Video@480fps
- Rear Camera Features: Phase detection autofocus, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Front Camera: 16MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB/128GB/256GB
- Memory Card Support: –
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: 42.2/5.76Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE-A (4CA) Cat 16 1024/150Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE, aptX
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type-C 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
- Video Player: DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: Yes
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 3, 300mAh non removable Li-Po battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Dash Charge
