No water resistance or microSD card slot, Mono speaker, Won't work with CDMA carriers like Verizon or Sprint, Lackluster optical zoom
The OnePlus 5 is a prime example of a focused device executed to perfection. The phone's processing power is as good as it gets, its no-frills aluminum body is refreshing in an increasingly glass-obsessed category, and its battery life is one of the best...
Published: 2017-06-20, Author: Chris , review by: engadget.com
Excellent performance, Good battery life, Dual camera works very well, The price
Design is starting to feel generic, Still no expandable memory, Dash charging is a closed standard
Building a great phone is hard enough, so building a great phone on a budget should be infinitely more difficult. With its fifth flagship, OnePlus makes it look easy. The OnePlus blazingly fast, with a surprisingly good dual camera and solid battery life...
Published: 2017-09-20, Author: Jackson , review by: gizmodo.com.au
The OnePlus 5 is a smartphone that costs $599, but that has a feature-set, specifications and build quality that compete with $1000-plus flagship smartphones from Samsung, Apple, and other high-end smartphone brands. That alone makes it an excellent value...
Amazing value, Excellent performance, Versatile dual lens camera, Great display
No expandable storage, Hit and miss lowlight photography, No water-resistance, Only available online
The OnePlus 5 lives up to OnePlus' "flagship killer" marketing. You'll make a few small compromises, but we're still staggered by just how much phone the OnePlus 5 gives you for its $599 starting price...
Abstract: For some time, Australia has been targeted by China-branded Android phones that offer quality features at half the price of Apple and Samsung. Huawei P10, Oppo R11 and ZTE Axon 7 are examples.Now OnePlus is in the mix, with the OnePlus 5, which I have be...
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Published: 2017-08-29, Author: Scott , review by: ausdroid.net
Two simple questions before I answer this for you — do you need (want) a new phone? Can you afford AU$600-AU$700? If the answer is yes to both of these then my reply is a resounding yes.This phone is downright amazing for a device that is only AU$700 at i...
There are a lot of reasons to buy the OnePlus 5. Performance-wise, it feels like the fastest phone around. It's also thin and light, and has a headphone jack. And its retail price is cheaper than the Snapdragon 835 phones from Samsung and HTC by a fairly...
Abstract: The OnePlus employees seemed a little annoyed when I asked how they felt about people comparing its new device to an iPhone. Sure, both phones feature dual camera designs. Yes, the OnePlus 5 has curves that look a lot like an Apple product. Ugh, fine, it...
By looking beyond a rock-bottom price, OnePlus has created a superb phone that feels more mature than its predecessors, with refinements, design tweaks and performance upgrades that let it rub shoulders with the big boys.The dual cameras really do make a...
