03 Jul 2017

OnePlus 5

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I’ve had a Nexus 6 for the last 2 years and was finally due for a phone upgrade. I went through a pretty good fiasco with Google store trying to purchase a Google Pixel XL earlier this year so I decided to wait for the One Plus 5 (release late June). I ordered it the first hour it was announced.

Features that I’m loving:

8 GB RAM
128 GB hard drive
dash charge
USB C
OxygenOS (Android fork)
headphone jack
fingerprint authentication
dual camera (allows for portrait mode) 16 MP
front camera 16 MP
Dual SIM support

More detailed specs can be found here

Features I’m adjusting to:

no Google Phone app install allowed
no Google Contacts app install allowed

I’ll adjust to those over time.

I did entertain the iPhone 7 for a bit also but am not a fan of iTunes. The iPhone integration with Google apps has gotten much better since the last time I looked though.

Cheers.