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the newest flagship from the company oneplus is the one plus five oneplus has been competing with the major smartphone manufacturers by delivering flagship specs at a slightly lower price point and so far they've been doing a pretty good job I haven't had one of their phones fail my test yet but since one-plus claims this phone is their thinnest phone yet maybe it'll be the first to fail let's get started this midnight black 1+5 feels solid right out of the box it's a slab of thick glass and cold metal that deserves be put through my durability test just like every other phone the most scratch test is first since one plus is advertising Gorilla Glass five on this device we know that the scratch resistance are going to be on par with the Galaxy S eight and the iPhone 7 it'll scratch at level six with a deeper groove Atomos seven the strongest screen I've ever tested was the sapphire screen of the HTC u ultra which scored level eight either way keys coins and razors will not scratch the oneplus screen speaking of unscratched while the home button is made from ceramic a material harder than glass this means that the fingerprint scanning touchpad won't be damaged by anything normal unless of course your phone is tumbling around in a bag full of uncut diamonds which would actually be a fantastic problem to have until then physical fingerprint scanner damage is not going to happen the front 16 megapixel camera with electronic image stabilization is covered by the Gorilla Glass 5 and while that sentence probably makes no sense to the average person people familiar with my videos know that the camera lens is not going to be getting scratched or damaged the earpiece is made from metal no worrying about it ever falling out or tearing so far this phone is made from some pretty solid materials on the back of the phone we have one of my favorite new features the dual cameras when I first used a dual camera phone I thought it was going to be a gimmick but after using it it's definitely a feature that's here to stay for a while the regular 16 megapixel camera and the 20 megapixel zoom lens are both covered by the same piece of glass and are scratch resistant the flash is plastic but that's normal and nobody cares now it might have crossed your mind that this phone looks a lot like another popular phone on the market right now and you're not wrong the iPhone 7 plus and the oneplus 5 are eerily similar the iPhone does look slightly more premium with its aluminum body curving right up to the lenses but it also has about half the megapixels as the one plus 5 my buddy sat over a super-sad TV does some pretty sweet side-by-side camera comparisons so it'll be interesting to see what he says about the cameras I'll link his video in the video description the oneplus 5 and the iPhone 7 plus do have a pretty similar physical footprint though now back in the company oneplus first started making phones in 2014 they released the oneplus one whose name might have been based off the exclusive invite-only system that was required to buy one of their phones the oneplus 2 was also invite only and finally with the oneplus 3 they got rid of that invite system you might have noticed that I skipped the number for skipping the oneplus 4 might be out of respect to some Asian nations who are superstitious are the number 4 the number 4 is pronunciation it's very similar to the word for death nokia has also been skipping the number 4 with their phones for the exact same reason and that's a pretty valid reason nobody else in the world wants to buy a phone named death either you also might be thinking to yourself that a razor blade is a bit extreme for a scratch test and I agreed I did try some more realistic objects like my keys they initially left a mark but the marks rubs completely off I also tried a metal coin scratching the anodized back metal and these marks as well could be magically erased from the back of the phone with my finger pretty darn impressive the anodized aluminum just like on the iPhones can handle your basic coins and keys scratching it but it can also still be damaged by sharp rocks razors or that sack full of diamonds we're talking about earlier it is durable but not invincible the volume button is made from metal along with the new switch which is a feature that I wish was on more cell phones I've come to miss it on my own Galaxy s8 the dual SIM card tray and power button are also metal down here at the bottom of the phone we have our USB C slot and even a headphone jack if you don't mind the lack of water resistance this device has pretty much every useful tool a person could want in a cell phone it looks like the phone is made out of premium feeling metal everywhere and that makes me happy time for the burn test the one plus five is rocking a 5.5 inch AMOLED screen and lasted a surprisingly long time under the heat from my lighter it was burning for about 40 seconds before I noticed a faint white mark forming on the pixels the pixels never did recover so like if you ever drop your phone in a fire try to rescue it as soon as possible or you know just don't drop your phone in a fire and finally we have the ultimate to build quality the bin test since one plus was bragging about fitness on this phone I was slightly nervous that the phone would break turns out I had nothing to worry about the screen does pop out from the frame which shows us that there is no waterproofing adhesive like we saw during my iPhone 7 test but the phone locked out after the pop and does not bend any farther it's even less flexible from the front side since that screen is set down inside the metal frame keeping things from moving around at all this one +5 definitely passes the bin test one interesting thing is that oneplus is advertising 2.5 D glass on their phone if you remember the HTC u 11 advertised 3d glass you can tell that the 3d class has a major curve to it while 2.5 D is more of a bevel leaving the glass itself flat allowing it more give and play during any stressful situation the rigid 3d glass combined with that flexible metal frame on the U 11 is what got it obliterated during my last durability test the oneplus 5 also has a plastic buffer between the glass in the middle which will help the screen survive against impacts or drops these subtle differences in construction that you normally wouldn't notice go a long way the durability of a device but like always you can flop a case on your phone and just have nothing to worry about I always have a case on my phone I'm pretty impressed with the 1+5 they have continued their tradition of solid build quality physically it might look a lot like the iPhone 7 plus but it's several hundred dollars cheaper has more megapixels in the cameras and includes a headphone jack so get the thumbs up for me it'll be fun to tear it open and see if they include a bright red battery inside like they did in the old days come hang out with me on Instagram and we'll find 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