It's been just six months from the launch of what was and still is a very popular smartphone in the Android smartphone market, the OnePlus 3 , and we already have its upgraded replacement called the OnePlus 3T .

On the surface, the OnePlus 3T might seem like a minor upgrade over the OnePlus 3; the key areas being the battery capacity, higher resolution front camera and the faster CPU. However, after using it for the better part of a week, it's clear that the improvements extend to the brighter and more...

The OnePlus 3T is a worthy successor to the OnePlus 3 . However, the task has not been too challenging for the manufacturer because the previous model was already one of the best high-end Android smartphones. The changes for the OnePlus 3T are also pretty small, so this is still the case here.

high-quality chassis; high-end performance without throttling; good camera; fast storage; fast WLAN; dual-SIM; notification lever; USB Type-C; up to 128 GB internal storage; decent voice quality with noise suppression; good display; Quick-Charge; long battery runtimes

only LTE Cat; 6, different frequencies depending on the region, no storage expansion, no FM radio, webcam not as sharp as before, no Infrared, speakers with some static, no headphones in the box

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

OnePlus is one of the only few companies which has made its mark in the smartphone industry in such a short span of time. The company entered the smartphone industry with the OnePlus One back in 2014 and since then it has always been a positive upward slope for the company.

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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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

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

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

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