OnePlus has officially launched the new OnePlus 6T in India last week. The new OnePlus 6T looks similar to previous leaks with Oppo R17 Pro like display and in-display fingerprint scanner. The OnePlus 6T comes in Mirror Black and Midnight Black. The OnePluGB+s 6T with 6GB+128GB storage is priced at Rs.37,999/-, 8GB+128GB at Rs.41,999/- and GB at Rs.45,999/- in India. The OnePlus 6T is already up on sale on Amazon along with all Reliance Digital and Crom outlets across India.
The launch offer includes flat Rs.2000/- off for ICICI Bank Debit/Credit card users, No cost EMI for 6 months till Nov 5, Flat Rs.1000/- cashback through Amazon Pay wallet for pre-paid orders valid only till Nov 5, Rs.5400/- cashback in the form of 36 vouchers worth Rs.150 for Reliance Jio users which can be redeemed for recharge above Rs.299/-, Accidental and Liquid Damage protection worth Rs.2000/- free on opening Kotak 811 account through OnePlus 6T.
OnePlus 6T looks a lot similar to OnePlus 6 from the back as it comes with Glass back along with metal chassis. The new OnePlus 6T weighs around 185 grams and is 8.2 mm thick. The new OnePlus 6T sports 6.41 inches larger Optic AMOLED FHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 along with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 on top.
The new OnePlus 6T is powered by the same SD845 SoC clocked at 2.8 GHz coupled with 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB storage options and no microSD card slot. The OnePlus 6T features the same set of Dual rear cameras with a 16MP Primary sensor with an aperture of f/1.7, 1/2.6″ Sony IMX519 sensor, 1.22μm pixel size and 20MP secondary (Telephoto lens 2X zoom) Sony IMX376K sensor with an aperture of f/1.7, 1.0μm pixel size, OIS, EIS, and Dual LED flash.
It can shoot slo-mo 720p videos @480fps, 1080p @240fps, and shoot 4K videos @60fps. It features same 16MP selfie Sony IMX371 sensor having an aperture of f/2.0 and 1.0μm pixel size. The new OnePlus 6T adds a new mode on the camera app with Nightscape mode which produces great images with less noise under low-light condition. It also comes with Face unlock feature via selfie camera.
The most important feature of the new OnePlus 6T is with the in-display fingerprint scanner aka the Screen Unlock which we saw on various Oppo and Vivo smartphones in the past. As per the company, the OnePlus 6T can unlock the device through in-display fingerprint in just 0.34 sec. Now the new OnePlus 6T is water resistant and comes with full Android screen gesture along with support for Smart Boost technology which launches the app 20% faster for recently used apps.
The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with Dual 4G and VoLTE support, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual Band Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C port and sadly no 3.5 mm audio port on the OnePlus 6T. The device does come with Dirac HD sound on the bottom firing speakers. The OnePlus 6T comes with larger 3700 mAh battery when compared with OnePlus 6 with support for fast charging via Dash Charger. It runs on Android 9 Pie out of the box with Oxygen OS 9.0 on top.
