OnePlus celebrates ‘The Last Jedi’ with a limited edition Star Wars 5T

 Star Wars has had a strange smartphone history. The franchise was a no brainer for the Motorola Droid — Verizon actually had to license the name from Lucasfilm, so it follows that a few R2-D2 handsets followed over the years. More recently, Sharp, of all companies, scored the rights in time for Rogue One. With The Last Jedi a mere weeks away, it’s OnePlus’s time to shine, with… Read More

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How the OnePlus 5T was built so quickly

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Is hardware really that hard?

OnePlus pointed to the borderline-cliché catchphrase, “Hardware is hard” at its event on Thursday to launch its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 5T. But the company’s own product release schedule appears to belie the saying, with the 5T coming a mere five months after its predecessor, the OnePlus 5.

However, if you look at OnePlus’ ambitious launch timeline and conclude the opposite — that hardware is easy — you’d be jumping to the wrong conclusion. The China-based company has simply gotten really good at leveraging its natural advantages (for instance, its proximity to prototype facilities in Shenzhen) to fuel its nimbleness. Read more…

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The OnePlus 5T is another solid $500 handset

 OnePlus’s strategy appears to be paying off. Don’t worry about being the first with a technology — that’s a fool’s errand when you’re competing against deep pockets like Apple and Samsung. Instead, the company bides its time, unconcerned if it takes an extra six months or a year to get there. The company has delivered on those things at its own pace, but… Read More

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OnePlus adds a six-inch screen and face unlock for the 5T

 OnePlus has carved out a nice niche for itself over the past couple of years. The company’s never been too preoccupied with the rush toward bleeding-edge tech. Instead, it’s worked to provide consumers with one of the best deals in smartphones. And the newly announced 5T is firmly inline with that mission statement. Read More

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