New Oneplus 6 Smartphone; Is the Best Cell Phone of 2018?

Let's take a closer look at all the features of the OnePlus 6, best smartphone 2018, to decide if it is worth buying

The Chinese company OnePlus no longer stops and ready to attack the category of top-of-the-range smartphone by proposing the OnePlus 6, a concentrate of technology and innovation that, on paper, should compete on iPhone X and the latest Samsung models with a price definitely more accessible.

But is OnePlus 6 really the best smartphone of 2018? , can it really give a hard time to competitors with practically unlimited economic possibilities and a weight in the marketing not indifferent?

In this review article we will show you all the qualities that characterize this device, with an eye to the appearance, the technical characteristics and the operating system, without forgetting the links where to view the purchase of the product and the final considerations, so be able to choose whether to bet on this OnePlus 6 or not.

Appearance

Surely the feature that emerges immediately by looking at the device is the presence of the notch, that is the small black box at the top of the device, where the sensors are stored, the front camera and the speaker to listen to calls (in style iPhone X ) -

Excluding the notch the front is practically all occupied by the screen, a borderless solution that pleases both for the recovery of space (less edges, more screen) and for the elegance that gives the whole device.

At the back there is the impression sensor, the double rear camera and the logo of the Chinese company, while the sides of the smartphone are placed the button to immediately exclude the ring tone, the volume keys, the power button and the small compartment for the two SIM cards (the device is Dual SIM). 

On the upper side there is only the hole of the second microphone (to exclude ambient sounds), while on the lower side we can find the audio speaker, the 3.5mm audio output and the USB Type-C port. 

The screen is 6.28 inches (huge for many!) And has a very high proportion (19: 9, compared to 16: 9 and 18: 9 of the competition). 

Technical features

After seeing some of the external features of the OnePlus 6 smartphone, let's see together the technical characteristics of the device that wants to compete with the iPhone X: 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa-core processor (4 cores at 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 and 4 cores at 1.8 GHz Kryo 385)

6 or 8 GB of RAM LPDDR4X

Internal memory 64GB, 128 GB or 256 GB (not expandable)

AMOLED 19: 9 inch screen at 2280 x 1080 pixels (pixel density 402 ppi)

Dual rear camera with IOS image stabilization (16MP + 20 MP)

Dual LED flash and 4K shooting

16 MP front camera

Dual Band WiFi (2.4 and 5 GHz)

Bluetooth 5.0

NFC

Fingerprint reader

Dual SIM (Nano type)

LTE Cat.16 connection (up to 1 Gigabit in download)

3300mAh battery with fast charge Dash Charge 

Definitely a latest technical card, with all the features that normally we can only find on the highest-end devices: a very processor fast, a lot of RAM memory (we are at PC levels now), a large amount of internal memory (to the point of making a microSD useless), super fast LTE and enough battery to be able to always arrive until the evening in any condition of use (fast charging is also available via the charger supplied as standard).

Like all modern smartphones has a fingerprint reader in the back (only really comfortable place), the WiFi Dual Band and the latest version of Bluetooth, while they are absent a system for facial recognition (we'll see if the future updates will introduce it), a reader of the heartbeat (we can fix it with any smartband or smartwatch) and an IP certification, even if OnePlus ensures that some sketch or a few drops of rain should not ruin the smartphone (a certification was certainly a better guarantee than to simple words). 

Operating System

Once the smartphone is switched on, we will meet with the Oxygen OS operating system, based on Android 8.1.0 Oreo, which updates and security patches are regularly applied.

The operating system is very fluid and with very few customizations, tracing in a way to see the Google experience that can be obtained from expensive Pixels.

What distinguishes OnePlus from other manufacturers is the great attention that is given for updates: the phone will be updated very frequently (are already expected the arrival of a game mode and the advanced gesture for the interface) to integrate new characteristics and above all to get the maximum in terms of security.

If the home updates should not be satisfactory, there is a large community of geeks and experts who continuously release customized versions of the operating system (Custom ROM) to be installed on OnePlus to take full advantage of all the capabilities, you just have to check often the forum of XDA Developers to know the latest news about it. 

Conclusions Is 

OnePlus A Phone That Deserves To Be Considered?

Absolutely yes: the data sheet speaks for itself, the features of the product are high-end (in some cases really monstrous), the phone is nice to see and the operating system will offer a lot of speed and autonomy, satisfying virtually any user (without forgetting the great community of modding and Custom ROM that will be born behind this device).

The official updates are constant and are true updates, not just the classic security patches (anyway necessary to avoid the latest threats).

Only true in this product: the notch (which may like as you may not like), the lack of features of facial recognition, USB 2.0 and not USB 3.0 and especially the lack of an advanced advertising system: the smartphone hardly you will see it advertised on television or on billboards, which are the preserve of Samsung, Apple and Huawei.

So, despite the goodness of the device if you ask someone on the street what is OnePlus, you have to hope to meet someone really passionate about technology otherwise the name will not say anything, just because unknown (we hope that the arrival on Amazon moves a bit 'things , because OnePlus deserve it all ).