There’s not a lot of change for the OnePlus 8T VS the flagship launched a few months ago. The improvements here are very minimal VS the OnePlus 8, and there’s no clear performance jump this time around.

Slow and steady wins the race

A great phone, even if it can't prove it should exist

Review Six months after OnePlus released a flagship, it followed with a slightly upgraded refresh of the same device. You can distinguish these souped-up variants from their predecessors by the "T" in the name. One such device is the OnePlus 8T — an affordable 5G powerhouse.

Overall, the OnePlus 8T is a pretty decent flagship for RM2699. It has a simple design, smooth OxygenOS UI, powerful chipset for mobile games, and fantastic battery performance. However, there are several other options in this price range, so it's definitely not going to be an easy first choice for...

The 120Hz screen is the headline of the OnePlus 8T, which is an otherwise relatively safe revision of the original OnePlus 8.

120Hz HDR10HD screen; Premium design; Staggering charge speeds

No telephoto lens

At the end of the day, the OnePlus 8T is a phone that is a joy to use and that brings a revolution in charging that has really gone undeservedly under the radar. If camera is not on the top of your list of priorities, this is an easy phone to recommend.

Fastest charging on a mainstream phone; Industry-leading display quality; Great value for the money; Impressively fast and smooth performance; First non-Google phone with Android 11; Dual SIM

Camera still a bit behind the very best; No telephoto zoom lens; Tends to get warm with intense apps and games; No wireless charging; No IP water protection rating

Appearing on the market in October 2020, the OnePlus 8T is the company’s somewhat smaller and more affordable version of the OnePlus 8 Pro, which came out in April 2020. Endowed with a quad-camera, encased in Gorilla Glass 5, equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, and running Android 11,...

Readability is quite good in low-light conditions; Colors are quite accurate overall; The colors are quite accurate in videos; OnePlus 8T feels smooth in every use case.

The OnePlus 8T is a great phone. It packs in all the essential features without making too many compromises. It has a great display, long battery life with super-fast charging, and OxygenOS grants you a smooth experience that closely resembles pure Android.

120 Hz display; Long battery life; Fast charging w/ 65 W Warp Charge; Reliable fingerprint sensor

Cameras are decent at best; 1080p display; Lacks wireless charging; Lacks official IP rating

There is no doubt that OnePlus 8T is a solid smartphone. The OnePlus 8T comes with a premium design and offers all the high-end specifications that one expects from a high price smartphone. Along with all this, the inclusion of 65W fast charging adds more weightage to the smartphone.