OnePlus knows how to make waves. It did it with the OnePlus One, it did it with its invite system, but can it do it again with the low-cost OnePlus X? The OnePlus X looks great, but there's more to it than its appearance.

Excellent build quality; Affordable price; MicroSD expansion; Great software features

Weak camera performance; Average battery life; 2013 processor

Priced at just $250, a premium body and good internals make the OnePlus X quite a steal. Of course, OnePlus' infamous invite system does return, but small windows for open sales will be available, before gradually becoming free from requiring any invitations.

- Sleek; accessible design - AMOLED display leveraged well via Dark Mode and Ambient Display - Performance still reliable; even if not blazing fast - Return to microUSB port; at least for now - Battery above average - Expandable storage - Great price; makes it accessible for just about anyone

- Snapdragon 801 really showing its age - Lack of NFC; wireless charging; fast charging - Camera is inconsistent; especially video - Software still needs polish; somewhat buggy - Lack of LTE bands makes phone not futureproof in US

After having released its flagship killer OnePlus 2 back in August, OnePlus recently released the OnePlus X in November. The OnePlus X is the first mid-range smartphone offering from the stables of the Chinese OEM OnePlus.

Slippery; Fingerprint magnet; Capacitive buttons are not back lit; Average camera; No NFC

Low cost; Great design and good build quality; Great performance; Battery will get you through the day on average usage; microSD card support

The OnePlus X is the best-looking phone for $250, but lacks solid LTE support in the U.S.

Gorgeous design; Low $250 price; Stunning AMOLED screen; Slim and lightweight; Almost stock Android OS

Limited U.S; LTE support, No NFC/Android Pay, You need an invitation to buy one, Slippery, fragile glass design

The OnePlus X is not another flagship killer, we have the OnePlus 2 for that. Instead OnePlus decided to take a break from the high profile smartphone game and brings us a stunning mid-ranger capable of delivering on both looks and performance.

Continuing its whirlwind adventure in the smartphone market, OnePlus' smallest and cheapest phone yet is the OnePlus X. Here's our full and in-depth OnePlus X review, often referred to as the OnePlus mini. See also: OnePlus 2 Mini rumours , OnePlus 3 rumours and Best phones of 2016

The third smartphone from OnePlus recently came to market and plenty of consumers are likely to have the OnePlus X on their shortlists of possible device purchases. With this in mind it's time to check out a OnePlus X review that outlines the phone and might help you to decide whether it's the right...

It has been two years since the launch of OnePlus, and while the company has nailed creating hype and demand for its products, it has yet to master the most important part of running a long and successful business - customer service.

There's a reason the list above is almost all positives and a few negatives, but those few negatives could be a huge deal breaker for some. Still for $250 it's very difficult to be overly critical of a device that's built this well and performs nearly as well, all with the latest build of OxygenOS...

Low price; high value; Fast device; great multi-tasking; Amazing build; AMOLED screen; Size of the device; Dual-SIM; good network band support even in the US; OxygenOS with plenty of tweaks; FM Tuner; MicroSD card support

Camera is just bad in most situations; Battery life was all over the place; LTE could be spotty in the US; No NFC

Chinese upstart's latest Android device is excellent value for money with great screen, good camera and dual-sim support – if you can manage to buy one

solid build; nice feeling; good screen; microSD/dual-sim; decent camera; notification switch

can be difficult to buy and support mixed; old version of Android; mixed performance; no NFC