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OnePlus 5 - 5.0 / 5

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OnePlus 5 review: Design

  • 154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25mm; 153 grams Slate Grey or Midnight Black Ceramic fingerprint sensor

OnePlus 5 review: Display

  • 5.5-inch AMOLED screen Full HD (1080 x 1920) resolution Gorilla Glass 5 protection

OnePlus 5 review: Software

  • OxygenOS on Android Nougat Reading mode

OnePlus 5 review: Performance

  • 2.45Ghz Snapdragon 835 chip 6GB or 8GB RAM (LPDDR4X) 64GB or 128GB storage

OnePlus 5 review: Battery life

  • 3,300mAh battery Dash Charge fast-charging USB Type-C port

OnePlus 5 review: Camera

  • Dual camera (16MP f/1.7 and 20MP f/2.6) Depth effect in portrait mode 16MP front-facing camera

To recap

While the OnePlus 5 is more expensive than it has been in the past, it’s still a brilliant phone and it happens to cost much less than its direct competition.