The OnePlus 5T is now available via open sale on Amazon, OnePlus’s online store and the company’s experience store in Bangalore
Unless you’ve been living under a rock thus far, you’d know that OnePlus has launched the 5T as an incremental upgrade to its massively popular flagship, the OnePlus 5 review). As expected, thehas also been accepted quite well and sold out pretty quickly in the couple of preview sales that the company has held so far. Those who have been eying it and missed out earlier would be glad to know that the latest flagship is now available via open sale on Amazon, OnePlus’s online store, and also offline via select Croma stores and the company’s experience stores in Bangalore and Noida. Just to sum up the details, the OnePlus 5T brings a 6.01-inch Optic AMOLED display with an 18:9 aspect ratio to the table, along with other new features such as revamped dual cameras (which now include a dedicated low-light module) and zippy face unlock capabilities as well. Most other specs remain the same as compared to the outgoing model, including the Snapdragon 835 processor, 3,300mAh battery with Dash Charging and two variants – one with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage, and another with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The pricing has also been kept the same as earlier, with the two variants priced at Rs 32,999 and Rs 37,999 respectively. The launch offers include a cashback of Rs 1,500 for HDFC cardholders, a 12-month damage protection plan from Servify on opening a Kotak 811 account, 1,000GB data for Idea subscribers and a 12-month Zomato Gold membership. Potential buyers would also be glad to know that the OnePlus 5T has passed various durability tests conducted by YouTubers and others with flying colours. And while the brand has not spoken about any IP rating for protection from water and dust officially, some teardowns have revealed that many of the phone’s core internal components have actually been given protection against liquid spills So the question now is… are you buying one?
