SpecEagle review · OnePlus

OnePlus 6T review: The 2018 OnePlus with an in-display fingerprint reader.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2018·$549
Overall
77/100
Class rank
#4 of 9
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A 2018 value flagship that popularised in-display fingerprints.

The OnePlus 6T brought an in-display reader and a smaller notch to OnePlus’s value-flagship formula. It is now a legacy device.

01Display

80/100

80/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.

TypeOptic AMOLED, 60 Hz
Size6.41 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (402 ppi)
ProtectionGorilla Glass 6
BiometricsIn-display fingerprint

02Camera

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

Main16 MP, f/1.7, OIS
Depth20 MP, f/1.7
Selfie16 MP, f/2.0
Video4K @ 60 fps

03Performance

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2018 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 630
RAM6 GB / 8 GB
Storage128 GB / 256 GB

04Battery

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

Capacity3,700 mAh
Wired20 W Fast Charge
WirelessNo

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

06Value

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for flagship phones of 2018.

What works
  • One of the first phones with an in-display fingerprint reader.
  • Smooth, clean OxygenOS.
  • Snapdragon 845 performance at a sharp price.
  • Tiny waterdrop notch.
What doesn't
  • Removed the headphone jack.
  • No IP rating; mono speaker; no wireless charging.
  • No 5G; software ended at Android 11.
  • Discontinued.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

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 9-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .