OnePlus 5 Review - Android's iPhone

[Bardi Golriz]

Two words are all that’s needed to most accurately describe the OnePlus 5: iPhone fast. If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to have an iPhone running Android, look no further. I’ve been so, so impressed with this phone. Although performance is the reason to buy an OP5, there’s a lot more to it, mostly great.

You can read the full review here.

Bardi

 

[Goran]

OP5 is quite nice phone, but OP made mistake focusing on 6 and 8gb of ram. For example, almost nowhere you can find the information of the sound quality on OP5, it's 3.5 produces one of the finest sounds on the market, yet, that and some other advantages are hidden behind 8gb of ram.

 

[iCoerce]

I've seen a few tests on its sound quality saying its on par with other flagships that don't bundle in dedicated DAC

 

[b.grdner]

How is the battery life for the OnePlus 5?

 

[Golfdriver97]

Hardware Canucks did a review of the OP5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPykS9l3D2Q&t=280s

 

[ByteMyAscii]

OP5 is quite nice phone, but OP made mistake focusing on 6 and 8gb of ram. For example, almost nowhere you can find the information of the sound quality on OP5, it's 3.5 produces one of the finest sounds on the market, yet, that and some other advantages are hidden behind 8gb of ram.

The problem there is numbers at least according to the manufacturers sell products, because they are "bigger".
And that is unfortunately I suspect true.
Hence the other focus on the dual cameras, because two are better than one seemingly.
In this case I think that was actually a downgrade in some situations.
Remains to be seen how much is hardware, and how much is software.
The latter can potentially be fixed, not the former without a new release.

How is the battery life for the OnePlus 5?

Snapdragon 835 seemingly 20%-ish more efficient than the 821.
Seeing some comments online suggesting a similar battery life or more even with a marginally smaller battery capacity.

As for comparison with another, typical usage is going to be inconsistent so difficult to compare.
Though light to moderate usage is said to last two days.

 

[b.grdner]

The problem there is numbers at least according to the manufacturers sell products, because they are "bigger".
And that is unfortunately I suspect true.
Hence the other focus on the dual cameras, because two are better than one seemingly.
In this case I think that was actually a downgrade in some situations.
Remains to be seen how much is hardware, and how much is software.
The latter can potentially be fixed, not the former without a new release.



Snapdragon 835 seemingly 20%-ish more efficient than the 821.
Seeing some comments online suggesting a similar battery life or more even with a marginally smaller battery capacity.

As for comparison with another, typical usage is going to be inconsistent so difficult to compare.
Though light to moderate usage is said to last two days.

I have a Note 5 right now and was very unimpressed with the battery life unitil I go the Nougat update. Now the battery will last around 18 - 22 hours on a single charge.
How does the OP5 compare to the Samsung Galaxy line?

 

[digitalbreak]

I don't understand why reviewers "iPhone fast" or "iPhone for Android" or many other "iPhone <insert>".

My 7 Plus which is loaded with apps, notifications and what not does slow down and it's not that iPhone is the golden standard for comparing phone performances.

Just those statements is enough to not read rest of the review. Sigh.

 

[bahkotp]

For game playing,

How long the battery can survive?

 

[bahkotp]

Seeing some comments online suggesting a similar battery life or more even with a marginally smaller battery capacity.

As for comparison with another, typical usage is going to be inconsistent so difficult to compare.
Though light to moderate usage is said to last two days.

This means that if I will use some games the battery won't last for a day

 

[Ahmedthegeek]

Wouldnt it be inapproprite to call it android iphone .as people think of it as an Iphone 7 plus Clone and so there are few drawbacks

 

[AFM1204]

To label the OnePlus 5 as "Android's iPhone" is plainly silly. Apple's customer support and service are unparalleled. They update the software sooner than anyone else except Pixel/Nexus. Their hardware is always top notch. Their photography sets the standard.

About the only thing you can compare to an iPhone is a Pixel.

 

[coolio1]

agree. oneplus's customer service is horrible. i had a OP2 that warranty was voided because there was a scratch on the back of the phone that had nothing to do with the phone shutting down by itself.