“What on earth is so special about it? It is basically the OnePlus 6T with a slightly orange-ish fringe…” Those comments came from a colleague who was
“ What on earth is so special about it? It is basically the OnePlus 6T with a slightly orange-ish fringe.. .”
Those comments came from a colleague who was seeing the recently released OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition. And one could see where he was coming from – in design terms, the McLaren flavour of the OnePlus 6T was not too different from the original edition of the device, that papaya orange touch on the frame and a touch of carbon fibre notwithstanding. Yes, there was 10 GB RAM below the hood, and an extra burst of speed to the already epic Dash Charge, but by and large this was pretty much the OnePlus 6T that we saw a little over a month ago. Some might be disappointed by this apparent lack of will to experiment, especially when you consider the lengths to which some brands go in design terms for special editions of their devices – witness Asus and BlackBerry for the Lamborghini and Porsche editions – but in many ways, this was vintage OnePlus.
This is not the first time OnePlus has come out with a special edition of its device. There have been Avengers and Star Wars editions in the past, but while the color of the device might have changed, its essential design ethos remained the same. The new editions got the device right back into the media attention for a short time, something that was important given how slim the brand’s product portfolio – a maximum of two devices per year at the most, if one does not count accessories.
