The OnePlus 3T is a powerhouse of a phone that would make an excellent main handset for all but the most demanding Android fan.

OnePlus, the mavericks of the smartphone world, bucked industry trends once again by releasing an improved version of their super-popular OnePlus 3 just five months later in the form of the OnePlus 3T .

What do you do when you have an already-great smartphone and access to parts that can improve it? If you're a traditional smartphone maker, you'll more than likely wait around 12 months before putting those upgraded parts into a slightly newer chassis.

Stunningly fast performance; longer lasting battery and Dash Charge super-fast recharge; great build quality; AMOLED display is bright and colourful

Still just a Full HD display; camera could be better; no microSD expansion; no Android 7.0 Nougat base (yet; anyway

It's not even 6 months since the launch of OnePlus 3, the Chinese manufacturer has announced OnePlus 3T, so-called ‘an upgraded OnePlus 3'. OnePlus 3 is no doubt the perfect smartphone of the year for its price but it is now evolved into OnePlus 3T.

Slim Design; Strong Metallic Chassis; High-End Performance; Lots of RAM and Storage; Faster Storage Performance; Very Good Camera; Dash Charge – High-Speed Charging; Good AMOLED display

Average Battery Life

Should you get the OnePlus 3T instead of its similarly priced midrange smartphones? Yes. But when compared to flagships, we can't help but think long term. Software-wise, there's nothing to worry about as the dev community of OnePlus is very much alive and supportive but when it comes to hardware,...

Amazing build quality; AMOLED display; Outstanding performance; Capable cameras

Heats up quickly; Select LTE bands; No support for LTE 700MHz Band 28

How do you improve a phone which was has won plaudits no less than six months before? That's the question that OnePlus must've been presented with when it set out to design the OnePlus 3T. At the same time, OnePlus needed to find a compelling reason for its users to go and buy one.

The OnePlus 3T is a device that's stood on the shoulders of its predecessor to get ahead of the pack of top-tier smartphones on the market today. Instead of releasing an all-new smartphone, OnePlus has opted to chop their update schedule in two.

Pricing is still great; even $100 over OnePlus 3; Hardware is high quality; AAA production; Camera is amongst best in any smartphone; OnePlus supports ROM development; does not void warrantee for root; Display is top notch

No waterproofing; no dust-proofing; Phone's industrial design feels caught between safe and unique; OnePlus-made cases look cool; but offer little protection; Fingerprint scanner not quite as quick as Pixel XL or iPhone 6s/7

Rs. 29999 The device is available exclusively via Amazon India starting at Rs 29,999 for 64GB variant. OnePlus is one of the only few companies which has made its mark in the smartphone industry in such a short span of time.

Top Performance; Good Battery Life; Decent Camera; User Interface; Multi-Tasking (6GB RAM; Display; Dash Charging; Value for Money

Audio Quality; Speaker Grill Placement; Slippery Design; Camera Hump

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Several weeks after the OnePlus 3 came out, Ian Hardy, MobileSyrup ‘s publisher, asked me whether the website should run a "three months later" feature on the device. "Bossman," I said, "shouldn't we wait until the phone is at least six months old?

Superb performance & improved battery life; Near stock Android with smart additions; Handsome new Graphite colour

$100 more expensive; OnePlus 3 is still a great smartphone; Not water or dust proof like other flagships