OnePlus 5 Review

OnePlus 5 is a high quality phone released in 2017, packed with a large 5.5-inches display, an extremely powerful Octa-Core processor clocking at 2457 MHz, a 16 megapixels back side camera and a 16 megapixels front camera. But let's get into much more details.

OnePlus decided to power this cellphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 system chip, including a high-tech Octa-Core processing unit clocking at 2.46 gigahertz with a large 8 GB RAM. A good point of this device is its inmense 128 GB internal storage memory and although it doesn't count with an SD memory card expansion slot, it it is more than enough to install hundreds of apps without having to worry about running out of space.

OnePlus has made a great job making the OnePlus 5 weight just 5.4 ounces. OnePlus is offering the OnePlus 5 in 2 colors: gold and gray. This phone is very slim, with a thickness of just 0.29". While this phone is just 6.07" long, it still manages to hold a 5.5 inches screen. Talking about its body materials, this device is majorly created with Aluminum .

OnePlus designed the OnePlus 5 with a beautiful 5.5-inches screen, and a 1080 x 1920 (Full HD) resolution, which makes everything look perfect.

The OnePlus 5 features wifi capability (and it can be shared with other devices around, acting as a mobile hotspot), LTE-A 4G high bandwidth internet connection and also HSPA+ connection type (which is a bit slower 4G technology) and 3G fast connection type, using HSDPA and HSUPA technologies. This phone has 2 Nano SIM cards so it can to use 2 different phone numbers and even different carriers.

This phone features two cameras, a 16 MP back side camera and a 16 mega-pixels front camera. Its back side camera lens has an aperture of f/1.7 so it can take great photos even in low-light conditions. It can also capture videos in 4K 3840x2160 at 30 fps, and 1280x720 HD slow-motion videos up to 120 frames per second. In addition, the camera includes time lapse video.

The OnePlus 5 packs a 3300 mAh high capacity Li - Polymer non-removable battery that provides this phone an amazing battery life. An issue to take into account is that the OnePlus 5's battery is non-removable so you can't change it when it starts to have trouble holding its charge, while with this big battery you will probably replace this phone before it happens.

The OnePlus 5 also includes plenty of cool characteristics like Fingerprint ID, Facial unlock, Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth and GPS Geolocation, and lots of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer and Compass.

This phone is being sold for around 539 dollars, high for a cellphone this level. This cellphone is a good choice no matter if you will use it as a gaming cellphone, need a phone for work, need a phone to mainly use social networks or want it to take lots of photos. If you buy this phone you will also get Dash Power adapter, Dash TYpe-C Cable, Safety information , SIM Tray Ejector, Screen Protector (pre-applied) and Quick Start Guide.