It was solely earlier in 2018 that we received the OnePlus 6, however now already the OnePlus 6T is right here and though it doesn’t have a brand new quantity within the title rather a lot has modified.

The OnePlus 6T has a much bigger display screen, a bigger battery, a refined design and even some new options, amongst different adjustments. However there are many similarities between the 2 telephones as nicely.

So for a whole overview of what’s new, what’s improved, and what’s not, learn on, as we evaluate the OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6 throughout each side that issues.

OnePlus 6T vs OnePlus 6 design

Each the OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6 have a steel body and a barely curved glass again, however there are some variations between them.

For one factor, whereas the OnePlus 6T is 157.5 x 74.eight x eight.2mm and 185g, the OnePlus 6 is 155.7 x 75.four x 7.75mm and 177g. So the variations right here aren’t main, however the OnePlus 6T is barely taller, thicker and heavier than the OnePlus 6, that are maybe not variations you’d have anticipated.

The variations to the look of the OnePlus 6T are extra favorable although, because it has a a lot smaller notch and it’s in a teardrop form, fairly than a rectangle. Additionally, the glass of the again is much less damaged up as there’s no fingerprint scanner on the rear – as an alternative it’s constructed into the display screen.

The obtainable colours additionally differ, as whereas each telephones are available in Midnight Black and Mirror Black, the OnePlus 6 is moreover obtainable in Amber Crimson and a limited-edition Silk White – although don’t be shocked if the OnePlus 6T will get extra shades down the road.

OnePlus 6T vs OnePlus 6 show

The OnePlus 6T has a 6.41-inch 1080 x 2340 AMOLED show with a side ratio of 19.5:9, whereas the OnePlus 6 has a 6.28-inch 1080 x 2280 AMOLED display screen with a side ratio of 19:9.

So the OnePlus 6T has a barely bigger, barely larger decision display screen, although the OnePlus 6 is hardly small, and each telephones have a pixel density of 402 pixels per inch.

The OnePlus 6T must also have a more durable show, because it’s protected by Gorilla Glass 6, whereas the OnePlus 6 makes use of Gorilla Glass 5.

Visually the 2 screens are additionally fairly completely different as a result of, as famous above, the OnePlus 6T has a small teardrop notch, whereas the OnePlus 6 has a bigger rectangular one.

As such the OnePlus 6T has barely extra of an all-screen design, with an 86% screen-to-body ratio (up barely from round 83.eight% on the OnePlus 6), although each telephones have a skinny bezel beneath the show.

OnePlus additionally claims that the 6T’s show is the corporate’s most energy environment friendly and comfortable-to-view, in addition to having improved brightness ranges, chromatic accuracy and shade ranges.

OnePlus 6T vs OnePlus 6 OS and energy

The OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6 each use a Snapdragon 845 chipset and include both 6GB or 8GB of RAM, so there’s no distinction there.

Each telephones additionally include both 128GB or 256GB of storage, although there’s moreover a 64GB mannequin for the OnePlus 6, and whereas the OnePlus 6T ships with Android 9 Pie, the OnePlus 6 is now upgradable to it, so the working system is way the identical too.

There are some tweaks to the interface although. For instance, as a result of the fingerprint scanner is constructed into the display screen on the OnePlus 6T, you may proceed urgent the show after the cellphone is unlocked to convey up a customizable app shortcut, making it quicker to get into your favourite apps.

The OnePlus 6T additionally provides Good Increase to the combination. It is a characteristic that’s designed to make apps begin up quicker, by storing information from ceaselessly used apps within the cellphone’s RAM.

OnePlus 6T vs OnePlus 6 digicam and battery

Each the OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6 have a dual-lens digicam on the again, comprised of a 16MP f/1.7 sensor with optical picture stabilization (OIS) and a 20MP f/1.7 one with out OIS. Each telephones even have a 16MP f/2.zero digicam on the entrance.

Nonetheless, there must be some enhancements to the OnePlus 6T’s digicam below the floor, because it apparently makes use of a brand new algorithm to optimize the settings for faces, textual content, meals and evening scenes.

The battery has had a much bigger change although, because it has gone up from three,300mAh on the OnePlus 6 to a a lot more healthy three,700mAh on the OnePlus 6T. Each telephones help quick charging although.

Hopefully the bigger measurement will result in elevated life – the OnePlus 6 lasts a reasonably bizarre in the future of reasonable use in our assessments, however we’ll let you know the way the 6T stands up as soon as we’ve put it by way of a full assessment.

OnePlus 6T vs OnePlus 6 worth and availability

The OnePlus 6T will hit shops on November 6 and prices $549 / £499 (about AU$780) for a model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, rising to $579 / £529 (about AU$825) for 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and topping out at $629 / £579 (roughly AU$895) for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

The OnePlus 6 alternatively begins at $529 / £469 (round AU$750) for a model with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, in order that’s barely lower than the beginning worth of the 6T however with half the storage.

There’s then a model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $579 / £519 (roughly AU$825), and a mannequin with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $629 / £569 (roughly AU$895). So the comparable fashions are priced the identical whether or not you select a OnePlus 6 or 6T.

After all, shops are more likely to begin providing the OnePlus 6 for much less now that the OnePlus 6T is out, however equally you won’t have the ability to pay money for the older cellphone wherever for for much longer.

Takeaway

The OnePlus 6T is a major improve in some methods and never a lot of 1 in any respect in others. The in-screen fingerprint scanner and smaller notch are maybe the headline options, however you additionally get a much bigger battery, a barely bigger display screen and behind the scenes enhancements to each the display screen and digicam if you happen to go for the OnePlus 6T.

Energy and storage alternatively aren’t a lot modified – although it’s good to see OnePlus retiring the 64GB measurement that it provided the OnePlus 6 in.

The 6T most likely isn’t a cellphone to improve to if you have already got the OnePlus 6 (and you actually most likely shouldn’t be upgrading your cellphone each six months anyway), however if you happen to’re rocking an older or decrease finish handset then it may very well be a robust selection, particularly because it prices across the similar quantity as its predecessor.