Oneplus 5 (2017 phone)

[widgeteer]

Much like the OP3 and it’s ‘bland’ design, after the dust settles for the OP5 with the ‘looks like an iPhone’ and benchmark fiddling it should be another solid device that most buyers will like and use. That the camera isn’t a step ahead of what was already available means I’ll pass unless I see a great deal - I’ve a OP3 that is all-round great as a backup for the £145 I paid.

I was reading about the incremental price bumps since the OPO (Bloomberg?) and the percentage relation between the OnePlus [whatever] and the corresponding flagships. Originally around 40% of the cost moving to around 55% now. Still a big price difference that will matter to a lot of people... more so than the absence of waterproofing and wireless charging.

The question is that by upping the price, are they leaving themselves open to being undercut by a ‘new’ OnePlus?

Good post.

I think OnePlus probably should have conceded on one of the "marquee" features this year to justify the bump in price, either a higher resolution screen ,water resistance, or wireless charging. Probably a better screen as I don't find the last two compelling enough to push someone in OP's direction vs anyone else.

 

[AppleMichael]

The 2nd camera isn’t really 2x zoom. It’s a combination of optical and digital zoom

1.6x optical 0.4x digital

http://phandroid.com/2017/06/22/oneplus-5-optical-zoom/

 

[spriter]

Good post.

I think OnePlus probably should have conceded on one of the "marquee" features this year to justify the bump in price, either a higher resolution screen ,water resistance, or wireless charging. Probably a better screen as I don't find the last two compelling enough to push someone in OP's direction vs anyone else.

Yeah, I’d go with a better screen as everyone will benefit from it every time they use the device.

If the battery is as good as the 3T, that coupled with the outstandingly quick Dash Charging, means I’d never really bother with wireless charging.

The 2nd camera isn’t really 2x zoom. It’s a combination of optical and digital zoom

1.6x optical 0.4x digital

http://phandroid.com/2017/06/22/oneplus-5-optical-zoom/

Strange why they’d claim that... surely they know someone sooner or later would notice. Especially when it’s a phone for tech enthusiasts.

 

[Roadstar]

Photo samples once again. The tractor one was a still snapped during video capture, so its original resolution is smaller than that of the other pics.

 

[jamezr]

Photo samples once again. The tractor one was a still snapped during video capture, so its original resolution is smaller than that of the other pics.

Beautiful little girl! Great pics all around! It is beautiful there in Finland

 

[Geert76]

@Roadstar

nice pictures again!

how's the ergonomics of the OP5? I really like the ergonomics of the iPhone 7. Its my perfect phone to use one handed.

Do you use a case or going naked? How would you compare it with the S8?

 

[MRU]

Photo samples once again. The tractor one was a still snapped during video capture, so its original resolution is smaller than that of the other pics.

They are great. A big from me.


I have been presented with an alternative proposition from a friend. They want to downsize their iPhone 7 Plus 256gb to the regular iPhone 7 and have asked me whether I would be willing to trade my 128gb 7 for the 256gb 7 plus for €50 ....

Given the OP5 I was going to order is same size and features similar camera tech, it seems the offer of just trading my iPhones might be a better economic decision. I am not bothered so much about iOS Vs Android as my apps are available on both platforms.

 

[Roadstar]

@Roadstar

nice pictures again!

how's the ergonomics of the OP5? I really like the ergonomics of the iPhone 7. Its my perfect phone to use one handed.

Do you use a case or going naked? How would you compare it with the S8?

Thanks What comes to the ergonomics, this is nicer to hold than the 3T but due to the larger size a little bit bulkier than the iPhone 7 (non-plus), but not too much so. I haven't owned the S8, so I can't really compare to that.

I use a case and currently I'm using the official OnePlus flip case, but unfortunately the magnet that shuts down the screen is actually bad for my use since I also play Pokemon Go and one of the reasons I use a wallet case is that I can close the lid and put the phone in my pocket without triggering accidental input. I hope Insmat soon releases an OP5 version of the case I used with the 3T. In the meantime I might switch to the regular case I got as a launch purchase bonus.

 

[Roadstar]

Beautiful little girl! Great pics all around! It is beautiful there in Finland

Thanks One of the reasons I got the 128GB version with its overblown RAM was that I don't run out of space that easily when I'm shooting tons of photos of the kids

 

[Roadstar]

They are great. A big from me.


I have been presented with an alternative proposition from a friend. They want to downsize their iPhone 7 Plus 256gb to the regular iPhone 7 and have asked me whether I would be willing to trade my 128gb 7 for the 256gb 7 plus for €50 ....

Given the OP5 I was going to order is same size and features similar camera tech, it seems the offer of just trading my iPhones might be a better economic decision. I am not bothered so much about iOS Vs Android as my apps are available on both platforms.

Thanks

That iPhone trade offer sounds enticing indeed. If you don't have any other issues with the iPhone, I don't think you'd regret taking up the offer. For my use there are additional factors in favor of the OnePlus, namely mobile payments and especially dual-SIM, but if the regular iPhone 7 does what you need, doubling the storage and getting the better camera for mere 50€ is a real bargain.

 

[Roadstar]

Yeah, I’d go with a better screen as everyone will benefit from it every time they use the device.

If the battery is as good as the 3T, that coupled with the outstandingly quick Dash Charging, means I’d never really bother with wireless charging.




Strange why they’d claim that... surely they know someone sooner or later would notice. Especially when it’s a phone for tech enthusiasts.

Well it was only a little while ago when I configured my work Exchange to the phone, so I can't say about its effect to the battery life yet, but unless it introduces some major drain, the 5 seems to be at least on par with the 3T. There's also a good chance that it's slightly better, but that's something I can say only after I've used this one for a little bit longer with my regular workload.

Similarly as you, I don't really miss wireless charging when Dash Charging is as insanely fast as it is.

 

[apolloa]

Good score

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Photo samples once again. The tractor one was a still snapped during video capture, so its original resolution is smaller than that of the other pics.

Holy nutty Batman! Those pics are incredible! Can you please see if you can take some photos of any dogs or cats? Also some indoors shots?
Can't wait for comparisons with the 7 Plus and G6...

 

[andy317]

Got my Midnight Black from the Helsinki pop-up. There were around 200 people despite it raining for the most of the time.

There were some freebies for everyone who bought a phone, namely a backpack, a free case, and a t-shirt. Just heading home to unbox mine

What case did you get?

I received my OP5 yesterday and have had fun setting it up as it's my first android phone (coming from and iPhone 6 Plus).

I'm struggling to find a case that I can get hold of fairly quickly so I have to find a decent one now rather than later.

Like the look of the Otterbox case.

 

[Roadstar]

Holy nutty Batman! Those pics are incredible! Can you please see if you can take some photos of any dogs or cats? Also some indoors shots?
Can't wait for comparisons with the 7 Plus and G6...

Well here's a Norwegian Elkhound and a low-light indoors shot, plus one additional shot from a trip to Lauhanvuori national park today

The only gripe I have with the phone so far is that Chrome has been struggling with a couple of sites. I wiped the cache partition yesterday, so now I'll see if the problem still persists. I did restore from my 3T's backup, so if I continue to experience the Chrome issue, I'll reset and start from a scratch instead.

 

[Roadstar]

What case did you get?

The Karbon Bumper Case. I also bought the flip cover which is currently in use. However, I'm waiting for Insmat to make an OP5 version of the wallet case I used with the 3T.

 

[malikkamran]

very poor battery life

 

[Roadstar]

very poor battery life

Care to elaborate a little? To me the battery life has seemed on par with or slightly better than the 3T.

 

[malikkamran]

Care to elaborate a little? To me the battery life has seemed on par with or slightly better than the 3T.

you paid more than one plus 3t and happy with same **** battery life

 

[Roadstar]

you paid more than one plus 3t and happy with same **** battery life

With my use and poor coverage for the other SIM there's just no phone with multi-day battery life. I can get through the day just fine and when I'm pushing the phone even harder, I appreciate the wicked fast Dash Charging for a quick top-up.

 

[malikkamran]

With my use and poor coverage for the other SIM there's just no phone with multi-day battery life. I can get through the day just fine and when I'm pushing the phone even harder, I appreciate the wicked fast Dash Charging for a quick top-up.

good enjoy but try xiaomi phone you will see how good battery is

 

[widgeteer]

So does anyone have experience with OP customer support? That's probably my biggest hesitation.

 

[c0ppo]

So does anyone have experience with OP customer support? That's probably my biggest hesitation.

My friend had experience. And it seems they have improved by a lot. His motherboard on OP3 died, they sent in a DHL (Europe, Croatia) to pickup the phone, it went into Poland if I remember correctly. After 10 days he got email that everything is fixed, and that the phone has been shipped back. 3-4 days after that he received his phone.

On that note, 2 of OP5 for my friends (one of them is the guy above) have landed. I got to play with one yesterday, for more then 3 hours. Loved it. Super snappy as expected, and great build quality. I can't say a lot about camera, but it seems pretty good to me.

One thing that I didn't like - design. Front is almost the same as OP3/T, but the back looks really like an iPhone. But not as slippery as iPhone, since it is really nicely curved. Fits great in the hand.

I'm ordering one as soon as they are available

 

[apolloa]

Well here's a Norwegian Elkhound and a low-light indoors shot, plus one additional shot from a trip to Lauhanvuori national park today

The only gripe I have with the phone so far is that Chrome has been struggling with a couple of sites. I wiped the cache partition yesterday, so now I'll see if the problem still persists. I did restore from my 3T's backup, so if I continue to experience the Chrome issue, I'll reset and start from a scratch instead.

Thanks for that. Really appreciate it. Hmm the dog seems a bit out of focus? It seems some phone ca,era struggle with fur, the plant and tree colours are great though.

 

[Roadstar]

Thanks for that. Really appreciate it. Hmm the dog seems a bit out of focus? It seems some phone ca,era struggle with fur, the plant and tree colours are great though.

Hmm, I'll check the other pics I took of him. I shot a bunch of photos in a rain while holding the leash in the other hand, so out of focus can be either the camera's or my fault.

 

[Roadstar]

Thanks for that. Really appreciate it. Hmm the dog seems a bit out of focus? It seems some phone ca,era struggle with fur, the plant and tree colours are great though.

Here's another one, posted via Tapatalk though, so some compression artifacts may occur. The fur is wet anyway as it was raining lightly during the walk.