mid range device performance decreases after few months

quick face recognisation; good camera

no dual front camera; no dust resistant; no water resistant; no sd card slot; no stereo speaker

There's an 'uncanny valley' in phone pricing in the US. We buy a lot of phones that cost less than $400, but if we're going to spend $500, pretty often we spend $700, especially if that $700 phone comes with a monthly payment plan. The OnePlus 5T falls smack into that uncanny valley.

Fast processor for the price; Bright screen; Better-than-average front camera; Well-placed fingerprint sensor

Low-resolution screen for its size; Not water resistant; Modem doesn't have the latest features

For £499, the OnePlus 5T looks like it has everything you'd expect from a phone that costs hundreds of pounds more. There's a 6in AMOLED display, Snapdragon 835 processor, dual camera setup, fingerprint scanner and new facial recognition technology.

Very fast; Modern design; Fingerprint scanner and facial recognition are really good; Clean software with a few useful tweaks; Dash charge is great

Camera is disappointing; Storage not expandable

A superb display in a trendy aspect ratio, excellent battery life, and fluid Android experience - is that enough to make up for an unimpressive camera performance and the lack of a few key flagship features? That would have been an easy answer if big-name phones hadn't gotten so expensive this year.

Editors' Note : This review was originally published on Nov. 20, 2017 and was updated on Nov. 29, 2017 with additional battery information and an Editors' Choice Award. OnePlus did it again.

The OnePlus 5T has a bigger screen and its camera takes better low-light photos than the 5; Its few software tweaks are useful in small ways

The phone's face unlock doesn't authorize payments and its dual camera's digital rather than telephoto zoom is a step back; There's no expandable storage, and it's not rated for water resistance

Overall, the 5T is a healthy addition to the OnePlus family. It takes what we already loved about the OnePlus 5 and refines the design and software a bit, while maintaining a similar sub-$500 price point.

Great display for 1080p Great battery life Competitive price Dash charging is still the fastest on the market OxygenOS is a breath of fresh air Wonderful performance

No official IP certification No expandable storage Sub-par low light camera performance

OnePlus has made a name in the smartphone industry for consecutively releasing flagship killers . Devices with top-notch specs at a price that put the major players to shame. But, when the Chinese giant launched the OnePlus 5 earlier in 2017, it was subject to some amount of criticism for not...

The OnePlus 5T gives you this year's must-have mobile tech for less.

6-inch AMOLED screen with slim bezels; Great performance; simple software; Competitive price; Face unlock works well; Capable camera with strong portrait mode

No water resistance; Old version of Android installed at launch

With a 6-inch display and thinner bezels, the OnePlus 5T is nearly as good as the premium crop of Android phones, but for hundreds less.

Display upgrade brings it in line with premium Android phones; Chip and battery life are simply stellar; OxygenOS is nearly as good as stock Android

Camera is better; but the loss of a telephoto lens is a bummer; No expandable storage; water resistance; or wireless charging

Many people interested in the OnePlus 5T, reading this review, and pouring over the spec sheet will ask "where's the catch?" To be fair, OnePlus' latest doesn't reach perfect feature parity with every high-end handset.

Beautiful Screen; Blistering performance; Great battery life; Flagship-caliber cameras; Very fast charging: Amazing value

No wireless charging or microSD slot; Lacks optical zoom; Not water resistant