OnePlus 5T review: The bezel-killer with a headphone jack — peak value-flagship nostalgia.
The one that built the legend.
5T is where the OnePlus "flagship killer" reputation cemented — Snapdragon 835, a slim bezel-light body, the headphone jack, and Dash Charge, all for $499. It is a museum piece now, but understanding why OnePlus mattered starts here.
01Display
76/10076/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
02Camera
66/10066/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2017 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
70/10070/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
04Battery
66/10066/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
05Build
76/10076/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
06Value
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 17 points above the cohort average.
- Flagship 835 power at $499 — the value-flagship ideal.
- Headphone jack and rear fingerprint reader.
- Light, slim, 18:9 near-bezelless face.
- Dash Charge was genuinely fast for 2017.
- 60 Hz panel, single speaker.
- 3,300 mAh small even for its day.
- No IP rating, no wireless charging.
- Support ended years ago.
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 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .