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A little earlier than its usual June refresh window, OnePlus has revealed its new flagship Android device today, the OnePlus 6. The most controversial aspect of the new design, the notch at the top of the 6.3-inch 19:9 OLED display, has already been the subject of a preemptive rationalization from the company, and fan demands have been answered with the added option to conceal the notch by putting a black bar on the screen around it.
Though beloved by few, the notched design does have a significant upside in helping OnePlus fit a lot more screen into basically the same dimensions as its previous OnePlus 5T and 5 models. The OnePlus 6 is a little smaller than my 6-inch Google Pixel 2 XL, but it offers more vertical screen space and makes the Pixel’s bezels feel crude and chunky by comparison. It’s not that the 6 lacks bezels; they just happen to be minimal and nicely designed. OnePlus’ interface is well-tailored to the notch, and the company has tested the top 1,000 Play Store apps to ensure they play nicely with it. Whether or not the notch is to your liking, you can’t accuse OnePlus of moving to it without sufficient forethought.
The other big change with the OnePlus 6 is the introduction of a new glass back, replacing the unibody aluminum case that’s been the norm for OnePlus for a number of years. The company’s press release says that this is “the first in OnePlus’ line of flagships to feature an all-glass design,” suggesting that the metal backs of the past are going to stay in the past. With this alteration, OnePlus joins the vast majority of smartphone manufacturers — companies like Apple, Samsung, Sony, Nokia, LG, and Huawei — in having glass on both the front and the back of its flagship device. I’ve been told by a number of these companies that the general trend has been driven by the requirements of faster and more advanced LTE, making it increasingly difficult to produce a phone with a metal back.
Although the OnePlus 6, replete with a notch and a glass back, now blends into the mass of Android phones out there, it does stand out with a number of its own unique strengths.
Firstly, the software is clean, thoughtfully designed, and unfailingly fast. The OnePlus 6 was among the first Android phones to support the Android P beta, even before it was officially announced. OnePlus says that it’s committed to heeding and responding to its fans’ wishes, and its eagerness to deliver updates as soon as possible is a testament to that.
The other thing, the one that matters a great deal more than it’s discussed on pages like these, is the price. Starting at $529 with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, the OnePlus 6 is once again a little more expensive than its predecessor, but also a lot less pricey than the typical Android flagship. It’ll be compared to phones like the Galaxy S9 and Huawei P20 Pro, both of which cost hundreds of dollars more, but it’s priced right in line with the Honor 10. I think the OnePlus 6 has the quality of design, materials, and display to be held right up alongside the best Android phones on the market.
Where I remain dubious with OnePlus is on the camera front, though the company’s made positive strides by increasing the main sensor size of its dual-camera system by 19 percent (for a pixel size of 1.22μm). Optical image stabilization has also been added to the main camera on the back, and you can now shoot faux-bokeh portrait mode pictures with the front as well as the rear cameras. OnePlus is getting into the algorithmically reprocessed photo game by offering the option to turn the bokeh in a photo into various shapes like hearts and stars. I’ve seen a demo of that, and, well, I guess I’m too old to appreciate its value.
Not many other things are different about the OnePlus 6. The signature OnePlus alert slider moves from one side of the phone to the other, which the company tells me was a simple matter of space considerations with the new phone’s layout. The headphone jack remains in place, though, and OnePlus says it has no plans to remove it anytime soon. I would have liked to see OnePlus add wireless charging with its shift to a glass back, but that hasn’t happened, and neither has the addition of waterproof certification. OnePlus argues that the 6 has comparable water resistance to most modern flagships, and it was tested extensively for that, but I’d still feel more reassured by having it adhere to the same universal standard as everyone else.
Marketed under the slogan of “the speed you need,” the OnePlus 6 comes with a Snapdragon 845 processor, Adreno 630 graphics, and up to 8GB of RAM and a maximum of 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage. On one hand, it’s great that OnePlus can cram the latest and best specs inside a phone that retains a distinct midrange price (by 2018 standards). On the other hand, I’m not convinced that OnePlus can actually use that fact to make its device stand out. The comparably priced Honor 10 also has a flagship processor inside, Huawei’s Kirin 970, and it also offers a smooth and responsive experience. The rest of the OnePlus 6 specs are fairly predictable: 2280 x 1080 resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 up front, 3,300mAh battery, Bluetooth 5, support for two nano-SIM cards, and Dash Charge fast charging.
The one trend that OnePlus isn’t entertaining with its new flagship (at least not yet) is offering a diversity of color options. You’ll be able to buy the OnePlus 6 in either a glossy or matte black or a shimmery white variant. These colors correspond to particular specs: the mirror (i.e., glossy) black covers the $529 6GB / 64GB and $579 8GB / 128GB OnePlus 6, the silk white and the so-called midnight black will be at the $579 price point and spec, and there’ll be a $629 8GB / 256GB midnight black model as well.
All variants of the OnePlus 6 go on sale May 22nd directly from OnePlus’ online store in North America, India, and across Europe. The European and UK pricing is less attractive than the US’s, with prices starting at €519 / £469 for 64GB of storage, going through €569 / £519 for 128GB, and maxing out at €619 / £569 for 256GB.
Correction May 17th, 5:40AM ET: Optical image stabilization has been added to only the main camera on the rear, not both, as had been previously indicated.
OnePlus said it’d be making an Avengers-branded limited edition of the OnePlus 6 a while back, and here it is. The Avengers: Infinity War edition features a Kevlar-style patterned back along with a gold Avengers emblem and color-matched mute switch. There's also a new official case molded in the shape of Iron Man’s helmet. Overall, it’s a more ambitious effort than the Star Wars OnePlus 5T, which was basically just a white 5T that said “Star Wars” on the back.
News of the Avengers phone’s existence originally came from OnePlus India, so it’s almost certainly going to see release in the region. The local OnePlus 6 launch event doesn’t kick off for a few hours, though, so all we have to go on for now is the Chinese announcement. The limited-edition phone only comes as an 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage variant that sells for 4,199 yuan ($660 US / ₹45,000), a 200-yuan ($31 US / ₹2,100) premium over the equivalent regular model. No word on a release date just yet.
London - Setelah serangkaian bocoran, OnePlus 6 akhirnya dirilis resmi. Sejumlah keunggulan ditawarkan, apa saja? OnePlus 6 hadir dengan balutan kaca di bagian belakangnya. Agar terproteksi dari goresan disematkan lapisan Gorilla Glass 5. Masih di bagian belakang, dapat dilihat adanya dua kamera yang ditempatkan secara vertikal di tengah. Di bawahnya terdapat LED Flash dan sensor sidik jari. Kamera utamanya sendiri mengusung sensor Sony IMX519 dengan ukuran 16 MP dan bukaan f/1,7. Ukuran pixelnya 1,22 mikron dan dibekali optical image stabilization (OIS). Kamera kedua memakai sensor Sony IMX376K dengan ukuran 20 MP. OnePlus menjanjikan kamera ponsel terbarunya dapat merekam video 4K 60 fps. Selain itu tersedia kemampuan slow motion 480 fps pada 720 dan fitur edit video yang memudahkan penambahan filter serta musik. Foto: OnePlus Seperti jajaran ponsel OnePlus sebelumnya, spesifikasi mumpuni pun dibawa. OnePlus 6 dibekali Snapdragon 845 dan GPU Adreno 630. Ada pilihan RAM 6 GB dan 8 GB. Beralih ke sisi depan, OnePlus 6 menawarkan bentangan layar 6,28 inch. Mengusung teknologi AMOLED dengan aspek rasio 19:9. Ya ponsel ini memiliki notch di bagian atas mengikuti jajaran ponsel yang dirilis belakangan ini. Di bagian notch tersebut ditempatkan kamera selfie. Ukurannya 16 MP dengan sensor Sony IMX371 dan bukaan f/2,0. Ponsel ini menjalankan Oxygen OS berbasis Android 8.1. Bila ingin menjajal fitur Android P bisa dilakukan lewat ponsel ini. Sebab OnePlus 6 menjadi salah satu perangkat yang menerima Android P versi beta. Oxygen sendiri menawarkan opsi untuk menyamarkan notch. Tapi salah satu yang menarik, ada pilihan navigasi baru. Pengguna hanya perlu swipe layar untuk berpindah. OnePlus turut menyertakan baterai berkapasitas 3.300 mAh. Dibekali Dash Charge untuk pengisian cepat. Fitur lain yang turut dihadirkan Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, port jack audio 3,5 mm dan anti air. Foto: OnePlus Ponsel ini akan tersedia mulai 22 Mei mendatang. Ada tiga pilihan yang tersedia, yakni mirror black, midnight black dan silk white. Soal harga, ponsel ini dibanderol lebih tinggi dari pendahulunya, OnePlus 5T. Daftar hargnya sebagai berikut: - RAM 6 GB dan ROM 64 GB seharga USD 529 atau sekitar Rp 7,4 juta - RAM 8 GB dan ROM 128 GB seharga USD 579 atau sekitar Rp 8,2 juta - RAM 8 GB dan ROM 256 GB seharga USD 629 atau sekitar Rp 8,8 juta. VIDEO (afr/afr)
