Gadgetory

three years ago oneplus made waves when it launched the oneplus one a high-end phone with impressive specs that cost only $300 today oneplus has gained a loyal fan base and its newest marque phone the oneplus 5 packs a lot of high-powered specs that many come to expect first it has two rear cameras one of which is a telephoto lens you can also take bouquet portraits that feature an artsy blurred background only a couple of dual camera phones do this including the Apple iPhone 7 plus the effect can get patchy on both phones especially when the objects outline is tricky the iPhone is a slightly better job at dealing with these situations and its depth of field effect looks more natural but overall the five does well to stand against the iPhone in dim settings the five to comparatively better shots than the Google pixel - which is known for its excellent handling of low-light pictures the five also has a snapdragon 835 chipset in benchmark test it beat major competitors like the Samsung Galaxy s8 the pixel and the LG G 6 and real-world usage like firing the camera shutter typing on the keyboard and launching apps with buttery smooth the v doesn't have a removable battery and it has a slightly lower battery capacity than before with the battery actually last longer and during our lab tests for battery usage the v clocked at an impressive 17 hours and 50 minutes on average as for software everything's pretty much the same which is a good thing because there's barely any bloatware and you get a pretty skinless version of Android there's also Google assistant built-in ok Google where are we here's a map of seller Bob Garden San Francisco California nine four one two two and there's a couple of minor useful features like a reading mode for reading text and the ability to schedule a night mode to take your display but there's always room for improvement for one thing it's not water resistant this isn't a huge knock but it's one of the key features if you want your phone to stay competitive with other flagships it's design is also feeling very familiar at this point and it's not as inexpensive as it was before at four hundred seventy nine dollars for the 64 gig version and five hundred thirty-nine dollars for the 128 gig model one plus five continues to go a few notches higher than its game changing $300 price ahead when it first debuted nevertheless the one plus five is an excellent phone with a superb camera that can hold its own against the iPhone and pixel it's one of the fastest and most powerful phones and it cost hundreds of dollars less than its high-end competitors