OnePlus 8T | My Detailed Review After One Month By Michael Elsegood

This footage was shot unedited in 4k resolution at 30 frames per second in the cinematic mode on the OnePlus 8t and, in my opinion, looks absolutely fantastic, and it does make you wonder if phones like this, that cost half as much as the flagships of today can perform so closely to the most expensive, iPhones and Samsung's. Then why the hell are we paying an extra 50 premium on those higher end devices when all this mid-range tech is so close, or even in some cases better than those higher-end phones, I'm Michael and for the last month I've been using the OnePlus 8t? This is my review, so the first thing we should talk about with the 8t is the price. In Europe the base model starts at 599 euros, but in the US you can only get the highest spec option for 749, but if you take both of those prices and put them next to the higher tier phones, let's say an iPhone pro then you're. Looking at nearly half the price for the 8t, which I think is incredible value, OnePlus certainly didn't cut any corners with the unboxing inside. The main box is the phone itself, the paperwork and OnePlus stickers. You then get a free see-through case with never settle emblazoned on the side, a thick, robust feeling, red USB-C to USB-C, cable and finally, the 65-watt fast charger.

That's right, unlike this year's iPhone, which costs up to 1 500 and does not come with a charger included. OnePlus includes a super powerful, fast charger in the box for free, so as a whole package, pretty good. The 8t has a 6.5 inch, 1080p 120, hertz, HDR plus screen the 120 hertz panel is awesome. It makes the phone feel extremely buttery and smooth and feels super responsive to the touch using basic actions on the screen like scrolling on an article or swiping between pictures feels extremely smooth. High refresh screens are on nearly every thousand dollar phone this year.

Minus the iPhone of course, and in my opinion, is something you just can't go back from once you've experienced it, you have to touch it for yourself. My camera can't do it justice, but I honestly feel if you've had a 120 hertz screen on a phone going back to a 60hz panel does feel dated overall, the 1080p panel looks great and gets super bright at 1 300 nits. The only small thing I missed was playing YouTube videos in high resolution, but is it a dealbreaker? No videos on Netflix and YouTube? Look vivid and crispy thanks to that HDR plus screen and in general it's just a very nice OLED panel. So then we get to the design and build quality of the OnePlus 8t, and it has all the markings of a premium handset. It's simple! Yet in parts elegant, it's well-built out of metal and glass and could easily be marked at a much higher price, although one thing's for sure it has lost its uniqueness compared to older OnePlus handsets OnePlus has ditched the curved screen and returned to a completely flat one, which ergonomically makes sense.

I found it easier to hold compared to previous iterations, and it will help stop accidental touches, but it also looks less cool because they ditch the curved glass. The bezels are a little thicker. The front section of the phone now looks like nearly every other Chinese phone, not that all Chinese phones look the same, but this one does. Yes, the camera square of destiny has arrived at the OnePlus 8t and I honestly don't mind it. My friends say it looks more generic, but that's their problem, not mine.

I don't have to look at it. I think, as camera squares go, if you actually look at the details of this design, it's safe, simple, fine, meh. Furthermore, I don't really care the rest of the back panel is made out of glass and is curved almost in the same way that the front glass is curved in the older OnePlus phones, and I've noticed over the last month that this color the aquamarine version, because it has a special coating that hides fingerprints better. It also means you can actually grip. It is quite well, and I have been with confidence using it without a case which does have some downsides.

Mostly, those downsides are dropping it off a table on a night out and yes, it will then- and yes, you will be sad and yes, a case will look more appealing. Luckily they throw in a free one or if you want a matching color OnePlus. Do that too. If we move around from the dent, we have the bottom firing speaker which pairs with the speaker at the top to produce a decent but not mind-blowing, audio experience. It does lack the depth and clarity of higher end phones even from a few years ago, but overall it's been fine, and it's not something.

I personally prioritize on the right side of the phone. You have the classic OnePlus alert slider, which is awesome, although the buttons aren't of the same quality as the older OnePlus 7 pro they're, still good quality better than most phones, but not as good. Then we get to the power, and I can honestly say that this is the fastest phone I've ever personally used powering. The 80 is a snapdragon 865, along with 12 gigabytes of ram and 3.1 UFS storage and this phone absolutely flies opening and loading apps is lightning fast. Navigating menus is a breeze and animations are smooth and speedy, and you can easily play the highest tier games on the most graphically intensive settings without any worries, and I think this chip will be able to power those games for many years to come and games like Call of Duty mobile, have been optimized to take advantage of that 120 hertz display so will look and feel even smoother to the touch the 80 will easily keep up with the more expensive OnePlus 8 pro, as well as any higher end a thousand dollar plus phone, and the 12 gigs of ram on board is well managed by the operating system allowing apps to stay running.

In the background for days, OnePlus have introduced a new look for its operating system this year. This is for sure, more of a visual upgrade with OnePlus taking inspiration from Samsung's one UI. Everything seems a lot cleaner. The menus are less complex and easy to reach and on the whole, it does well to retain the feeling of speed and stock android without running it with cheap gimmicks, stupid, animations and outrageous design choices. Talking of speed, the 8t comes 5g ready.

It only runs on the sub 6 variant. It doesn't come with a higher millimeter wave, but when I'm out and about in the city here in Shenzhen, I get around 300 to 400 megabytes. A second one thing I have noticed is that 5g does have an effect on battery life. This phone has a 4500 William hour battery and if I stay connected on Wi-Fi, this thing will last a full day with more than six to seven hours of screen on time, but as soon as I get outside on the 5g that will begin to drop at a much higher rate, not shocking, but something to keep in mind. One thing that 80 doesn't have is an IP water resistance rating.

Well, this is kind of confusing, because in the US it does have the certification on T-Mobile and everywhere else. It doesn't. Even though this is the same phone. There are no changes internally. So basically, I think OnePlus didn't want to pay for that certification in order to keep the price down, but T-Mobile must have subsidized it somehow in order to say that their phones do have it.

So, if you're, the kind of person that likes to play with their phone over water, then something to consider for sure another thing missing on the 8t is wireless charging, and this is something that is on all other higher end phones, and I think OnePlus decided to do this again to keep the price down and to stop the 80 from flying too close to its bigger brother, the OnePlus 8 pro now for some people, wireless charging is important, they're used to it. They kind of expect it at this point and that's fair enough, but for me, I couldn't care less, because the wired charging on this phone is insane even a month later. This charging brick amazes me it's 65 watts and will charge 58 of the 80s battery in just 15 minutes and will go on to charge a hundred percent of the 4 500 William hour battery in 39 minutes. It's nice. Knowing that if I want to quickly top up, I can go, grab a shower and come out with the phone being at a hundred percent every time it happens.

It's like a tiny little surprise and what's best, is that it comes in the box for free. Then we get to the cameras, and this is where OnePlus has traditionally fallen behind the higher end phones from a technical point of view and with the 8t, it's the same story, but is it really that far behind now? Is it worth paying an extra 500 euros for slightly better quality that most times won't even be noticeable? I would argue for most people no. Now I want to get this quickly out of the way and say that there are four lenses on this phone: a 48, megapixel primary sensor, a 16 megapixel ultra-wide, a 5 megapixel macro lens and a monochrome sensor, and I can safely say that the macro lens and monochrome lens are not that great nor important. The macro lens is of low quality, and you need to be at a perfect distance to take decent photos like this, which took me three or four attempts. The monochrome sensor is fine, just fine, it doesn't do any better than if you put a photo into a photo editing, app and turned that black and white.

But if you like black and white photography, I guess it's a nice feature. However, the main primary sensor and the ultra-wide the sensors everyone will be using. They have been great. I love using the ultra-wide lens on the 8t. It's sharp.

The colors are consistent with the main lens, and it has a wider field of view than previous OnePlus devices, and it just creates such a dramatic effect. So well, it's good for outdoors and street photography and the increased resolution to 16 megapixels has given me a lot more confidence to rely on this camera in most situations. Yes, it's a tad soft around the edges, but I don't think it's generally noticeable and nighttime performance is also decent on the ultrawide. Then we get to the main lens which, to my eye, does a perfect job and can keep up with the more expensive thousand dollar phones. No, the color reproduction is not as natural as the pixel phones and the dynamic range is not as good as an iPhone or Samsung flagship, but it's close it's closer than it's ever been in good light.

There's nearly no difference. Pictures look crystal clear, and you would have to do some serious, pixel peeping to see otherwise and in low light. OnePlus nights cape does a pretty good job of pulling in details and light out of the shadows again, just as good and in some cases better than top tier flagships, and this is the thing because photos from this phone are so close to those higher end flagships. If you took these photos and edited them like you were, if you were uploading to social media and then posted them on Instagram, I honestly don't think anyone would be able to tell the difference and would be able to tell that those pictures came from a phone that cost 599 euros. The gap in quality is becoming so close between all phones that I honestly think you could label these photos as hashtag shot on iPhone and nobody would blink an eye and that's kind of the whole overarching theme of this phone.

Its value compared to its performance and capabilities, makes it so easy to recommend to friends and family. No, it doesn't have wireless charging an IP rating or a quad HD display, but it has everything else for nearly half the price, and that is pretty impressive, and if you have enjoyed watching this video, it would be absolutely awesome if you could subscribe to the channel and if you have any comments or questions about the 80, please drop them down in the comments section below, and I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next one, you.

Source : Michael Elsegood