The OnePlus 6T gets a bigger battery and a bigger screen, but loses the audio jack and chooses a physical fingerprint scanner for an in-display one.
A day after being announced at an event in New York, the OnePlus 6T has been launched in India. We know everything there is to know about the phone as like it comes equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor and features a waterdrop notch. The screen to body ratio has increased to 86 percent, up from its predecessor's 83.6 percent. The smartphone runs on the latest OxygenOS, which is based upon Android 9 Pie OS and it also gets a bigger battery this time.
OnePlus 6T Price and Launch Offers
OnePlus 6T starts at Rs 37,999 for 6GB+128GB variant while the 8GB+128GB variant will retail for Rs 41,999. The top most variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage will be available for Rs Rs 45,999. All the three variants will be sold through Amazon India and OnePlus' online store. They will also be available in pop-up stores across the country. The smartphone will start shipping from November 1 and from November 3, the phone will be available offline via OnePlus Stores, Reliance Digital and Croma. Jio users will get to avail a Rs 5,400 cashback, along with 3TB of 4G data with the OnePlus 6T. You can read more about this offer here.
OnePlus 6T Specifications
The OnePlus 6T builds upon the features and hardware of the OnePlus 6 and adds a bigger 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display along with an in-display fingerprint sensor. OnePlus claims the fingerprint sensor embedded in the screen is the fastest among its peers and can unlock the phone in 0.34 seconds. The OnePlus 6T uses Synaptic's implementation, the fourth generation to be precise. OnePlus also managed to fit a bigger display within the same form factor as the OnePlus 6 by shrinking the notch to the size of a water drop. The smaller notch (which looks bearable as compared to the OnePlus 6) leaves a lot more space for the notification icons on top. Further, the bezels have been shaved off from the chin as well, making the panel on the OnePlus 6T the largest yet.
The rest of the phone feels similar to the OnePlus 6T. The same glass sandwich design has been retained, only this time it's a lot thicker and bulkier. Also, to make space for a bigger battery and the in-display fingerprint sensor, the 3.5mm headphone jack had to be sacrificed. You do get a Type-C to 3.5mm dongle out of the box though, or you can buy the Type-C Bullets IEMs separately. Even the hardware under the hood is exactly the same. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 delivers the performance coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. This time there's no 64GB variant though and the OnePlus 6T is being offered only in midnight black and mirror black colours.
Even the camera at the back and the front has the same hardware as before. A 16MP Sony IMX 519 sensor with f/1.7 and 1.12-pixel pitch. That's combined with a 20MP Sony IMX376K sensor that's only real purpose is to measure the depth of field and lock on focus faster. On the front is another 16MP sensor for selfies. Both sensors have OIS and EIS for stabilisation. What's changed is in the software? The camera now has a dedicated mode for low-light photography called Nightscape. It essentially shoots in higher ISO and slower shutter speed while using machine learning for added stabilisation. The portrait mode on the camera has also improved OnePlus claims. The company has introduced face lighting that automatically kicks in to improve facial details. Incidentally, both the new camera features will also make their way to the OnePlus 6 shortly via a software update.
Speaking of software, the OnePlus 6T runs on OxygenOS 9.0.2 based on Android 9.0 Pie. In fact, it's one of the first devices to come with the latest version of Android, hot off the heels of the Pixel 3. The new OS is just as fast as before, if not more. It uses Android's new pill-shaped navigation button or you can switch to OnePlus' proprietary gestures that let you use the entirety of the display. There are other gestures like tap to wake, three-finger screenshot, etc.
Since OnePlus phones have lots of RAM spare, it uses the extra memory to store the data for apps that require a lot of resources to launch. OnePlus claims that it has improved cold start of such apps by 5-20 percent. Further, there's Game Boost that comes handy when you're playing games like PubG. It frees up resources for smoother gameplay, stable frame rates as well as prevent notifications and calls from getting you pwned. Lastly, the OnePlus 6T packs in a bigger battery of 3,700mAh, that the company claims that it lasts 23 percent longer.
The OnePlus 6T, all things considered, comes off as a minor upgrade over the OnePlus 6. The hardware is just the same with the only significant and exclusive new features being the fingerprint sensor and the smaller notch. The rest of the features are all software-based and will eventually arrive on the OnePlus 6. However, if you think about it, the OnePlus 6T is not really aimed at the current users of the OnePlus 6. It's actually for the OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 5T to upgrade, and in that case, this does offer a considerable proposition. Stay tuned for our detailed review later this week.
Read our OnePlus 6T vs OnePlus 6 comparison here.
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