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OnePlus 5 review: The 2017 OnePlus — first dual camera, eight gigs of RAM.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2017·$479
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#3 of 6
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A 2017 value flagship — now a legacy device.

The OnePlus 5 brought a dual camera and up to 8 GB RAM to OnePlus’s value formula. Ended support and dated hardware place it in the past.

01Display

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

TypeOptic AMOLED, 60 Hz
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (401 ppi)
ProtectionGorilla Glass 5

02Camera

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

Main16 MP, f/1.7
Telephoto20 MP, f/2.6, ~2× zoom
Selfie16 MP, f/2.0
Video4K @ 30 fps

03Performance

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 540
RAM6 GB / 8 GB
Storage64 GB / 128 GB

04Battery

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

Capacity3,300 mAh
Wired20 W Dash Charge
WirelessNo

05Build

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

06Value

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

What works
  • First OnePlus with a dual camera.
  • Up to 8 GB of RAM — generous for 2017.
  • Fast Dash Charge and clean OxygenOS.
  • Light at 153 g.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker; no IP rating; no wireless charging.
  • 1080p 60 Hz display.
  • No 5G; software ended at Android 10.
  • Discontinued.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 6-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .