If you plan on getting the OnePlus 6T for yourself, you might have a few questions or queries before you invest your hard-earned money on the smartphone.
If you plan on getting the OnePlus 6T for yourself, you might have a few questions or queries before you invest your hard-earned money on the smartphone. Here’s a list of frequently asked questions regarding the OnePlus 6T which we try to answer having used the phone extensively. If you wish to check out our full review of the OnePlus 6T, you can find it here. Let’s start with the questions.
If we have to be concise, the display now has a smaller water drop notch with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 under which lies the fingerprint scanner with OnePlus’ ‘Screen Unlock’ technology, the battery is bumped up to 3700mAh, the headphone jack is gone, there are some new camera modes, and it’s now pricier. If you wish to see a detailed comparison between the OnePlus 6 and 6T to see what’s changed in detail, you can find it here.
The main highlight of the OnePlus 6T is the new 6.41-inch Full HD+ display with the water drop notch and in-display fingerprint scanner. Under the hood, there’s a Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 845 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. The rear cameras are 16MP and 20MP along with an aperture of f/1.7 on the primary lens. The front facing shooter is also rated at 16MP. The battery is a generous 3700mAh unit with support for fast charging.
The OnePlus 6T runs on the latest version of Android, Pie. OxygenOS, OnePlus’ custom UI closely resembles stock Android with a few nifty tricks that enhance the user experience. This also makes the OnePlus 6T one of the first few phones to be running Android 9 Pie out of the box.
Yes, the OnePlus 6T will be sold in 3 variants. The base variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, mid variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage and the top-end model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Unfortunately, no. OnePlus says they’ve got rid of it in order to accommodate a larger battery and the new in-display fingerprint scanner tech. Not sure to what extent the move is justified though.
Yes, the already small display notch can be hidden from the settings menu.
The OnePlus 6T comes with a pre-installed screen protector which does not interfere in any way with the fingerprint scanner. Third-party tempered glasses shouldn’t ideally affect the performance either.
According to OnePlus, a few light scratches or minor cracks will not affect the performance of the fingerprint scanner performance.
Yes, the front is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 6 and the back is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.
Yes, dual 4G VoLTE is supported which means you can use two Jio SIMs at a time.
The dual rear cameras perform well in most lighting conditions and come with support for portrait mode as well with the aid of the secondary camera. The front-facing 16MP shooter also supports portrait mode and shots are crisp. There is a new night mode now which helps in low-light situations.
Yes, the rear cameras offer OIS as well as EIS while the front facing camera has support for EIS.
The OnePlus 6T can record video up to a maximum resolution of 4K at 60fps.
Yes, there is a 20W fast charger in the box which can top the phone up from 0-60% in about half an hour.
Yes, face unlock is present and accounted for, and it’s also blazing fast.
Yes, OxygenOS on the OnePlus 6T supports navigation gestures which have been slightly revamped for a smoother experience on the OnePlus 6T.
Unfortunately, they’ve got rid of the notification LED in order to accommodate the water drop notch and instead, there is the ambient display which wakes up the screen when you receive a new notification.
Yes, OTG is supported.
Yes, there is an adapter within the box which lets you use your existing headphones.
While there is no IP certification, OnePlus claims that the 6T is ‘everyday water resistant’ meaning light splashes or rain shouldn’t be an issue.
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