New phone, same compromises

For several years now, OnePlus has been releasing phones with a variation on the same promise: get all the best, flagship smartphone features without paying flagship prices. Combined with some savvy marketing, the strategy has created a cadre of devoted fans. And those fans aren’t just getting bamboozled, either: OnePlus phones have always done a great job of outperforming their price point in both quality and functionality.

The latest chapter in that story is the new OnePlus 6, which is available to order starting on May 22nd and starts at $529. It is hands down the nicest OnePlus phone ever released.