One Plus 5: Is your investment worthful?

One Plus 5: Is your investment worthful?

One plus 5 is the latest smartphone launched by Chinese company "One Plus" in June 2017. It has 5.5inc touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920*1080 and 401ppi.

As per my opinion best part of this phone lies in its processor which is powered by 1.9GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor (latest processor) and backed by the Adreno 540 GPU. It comes in two variants 6GB RAM / 64GB internal memory and 8GBRAM / 128GB internal memory with no memory expandable slot.

As per camera is concerned it has dual primary camera Dual 16 MP, f/1.7, 24mm, EIS (gyro) + 20 MP, f/2.6, 36mm, phase detection autofocus, 1.6x optical zoom, dual-LED flash and secondary camera has 16 MP, f/2.0, 20mm, EIS (gyro), 1.0 µm pixel size, 1080p, Auto HDR which can take great selfies.

The one plus 5runs on Android 7.1.1 and has 3300mAh lithium polymer non removable battery. It has 2 slots for sim-card and accepts nano-sim and nano-sim. Connectivity include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, USB OTG, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.

Some of the reasons to purchase one plus 5 are

1. Ergonomic
   Since One Plus 5 just weighs about 153grams it is light in nature. Also due to its better design it is easy to hold and doesn't slips at all.

2. Great cameras
   Since it has primary camera Dual 16 MP, f/1.7, 24mm, EIS (gyro) + 20 MP, f/2.6, 36mm, it can shoot photos at professional level. Also, secondary camera has 16 MP, f/2.0, 20mm, EIS (gyro), 1.0 µm pixel size, 1080p which can take awesome selfies. Personally I experienced that its camera quality is better than that of Iphone 7plus which will cost you approx$350 more than that of One Plus 5.

3. Display
   One Plus 5 have great display of 5.5 inc full HD (1080p Amoled display) at 401ppi. you can have luscious detail at this level and its really outstanding. Also it has in-built reading mode which increases sharpness of text to create Kindle-like effect on webpages and reading applications. Moreover it has used corning gorilla glass 5 for screen protection.

4. Speed and performance
   There is no doubt about speed and performance of one plus 5 as it has latest1.9GHz octa-core snapdragon 835processor with 8GB RAM. Talking about RAM it is double than that of latest smartphone launched by Samsung i.e. Samsung galaxy S8 and is much more cheaper than that of Galaxy S8.

5. Price
   As per my knowledge One Plus 5 of 6GB RAM / 64 GB internal will cost you around 499 euro and 8GB RAM/ 128GB internal will cost you around 559 euro. It is far more cheaper than that of Samsung Galaxy S8 and Iphone 7plus.

6. Operating system
   One plus 5 runs on latest android i.e 7.1.1 so it is right time for android users to upgrade themselves to a better phone. I won't mention about Iphone users as they only know about Iphone.

Some of the aspects in which One Plus 5 fails to compete are

1. Memory Card slot
   Unfortunately, One Plus 5 doesn't have memory card slot to have external memory. But it comes with 64GB / 128GB variant which is more than enough to store movies, photos, applications, books. If you think 64GB is not enough, you can have 128GB variant and still if you think 128GB is not enough better buy external Hard drive of 1TB which will hardly cost you around $70 to store files which are rarely used.

2. Non removable Battery
   Although it has fast charging technology but unfortunately you can't remove battery in emergency or when your phone gets hang. But wait a minute if you are worried about your phone getting hang I want to remind you that it has 8GB of RAM and is powered by 1.9GHz octa-core snapdragon 835processor. What makes me worried about One plus 5 battery is that it has only 3300mah battery capacity which is too low for such a monster with 5.5inc screen.

3. Poor design
   It has tried to imitate design of Iphone 7plus but doesn't look as attractive as iphone 7plus.

4. water resistant
   Unfortunately, One plus 5 is not water and dust resistant like other high end smartphones from Samsung (Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+) and Iphone (Iphone 7 & 7Plus). It is definitely one aspect that should be focused by One plus.

Although One Plus 5 fails in the areas regarding lower battery capacity, poor design and water resistance it is far ahead in the aspects like Camera, Speed, performance and most importantly value for money that that of expensive phones like Samsung Galaxy S8 and Iphone 7 plus.

Make no mistake, One Plus 5 is an outstanding monster phone at reasonable price. I won't say it as an affordable phone as it depends on person to person. If you are having 560euro and want to upgrade your smartphone I would personally recommend you to buy One Plus 5 as you can't get better than this at 560euros. Utilize your money by investing it in right gadget.