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OnePlus X review: Compact 5" mid-ranger with Snapdragon 801 — OnePlus's smallest.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2015·$249
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

OnePlus's only compact phone.

OnePlus X is the brand's only compact phone — a 5", glass-backed AMOLED handset that introduced the alert slider OnePlus still ships today. Its tiny battery cap and invite-only sale model made it a collector's favourite.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

TypeAMOLED
Size5.0 inches
Resolution1080 x 1920 px

02Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

Main13 MP IMX214, f/2.2
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

ChipsetSnapdragon 801 (28nm)
GPUAdreno 330

04Battery

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

Capacity2525 mAh

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

What works
  • Compact 5" form factor still unmatched in OnePlus lineup
  • AMOLED + glass back
  • Alert slider — first OnePlus to ship it
What doesn't
  • Small 2525 mAh battery
  • Sold via invite-only
  • No NFC

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