OnePlus 5 vs OnePlus 6T Specs Comparison

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8.5
OnePlus 5
8.9
OnePlus 6T
OnePlus 5 OnePlus 6T
Released · Jun 22, 2017
Released · Nov 01, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 256GB
3300 mAh
3700 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2017 Oct 29, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$539 $629

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
157.5 x 74.8 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g 6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Purple

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.77% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2457 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 630
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
10GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 3700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge OnePlus Dash Charge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 1.6x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 36 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
20 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal Length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
Date approved: Oct 30, 2018
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A6013
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 0.84 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 W/kg
Head: 1.34 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.32 W/kg
Phablet: 3.62 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64GB of storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $479
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $579
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP) $549
Single SIM, no CDMA
Memory 128GB
Memory 10GB
Prices (MSRP) $700
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