OnePlus 5: Should you upgrade?

The OnePlus 5 is now official, and it does look like a very solid device. With Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835, at least 6 GB of RAM, and plenty of storage, it definitely boasts flagship hardware specs. Pair this with the very lightweight OxygenOS, and you get a device that has the potential to outperform a lot of the top players in the market right now.

Admittedly, the design sparked some controversy, with a lot of people finding a too close of a resemblance between the OnePlus 5 and the iPhone 7 Plus. Whether OnePlus borrowed from Apple's design language or not, is not for us to decide. Either way, the OnePlus 5 does look pretty good.

But despite all that, is it worth upgrading from an older OnePlus flagship? Especially if you purchased your OnePlus 3T about six months ago?

OnePlus 5 vs OnePlus 3T

If you bought the OnePlus 3T this past winter, you're probably not too eager on buying a new phone just yet, and for a good reason. The 3T comes with a Snapdragon 821 SoC, which is just one step behind the Snapdragon 835 in the OnePlus 5.

When it comes to memory, the OnePlus 5 provides either 8 GB of RAM with 128 GB of storage, or 6 GB of RAM with 64 GB of storage. If you have a 3T with the larger storage capacity of 128 GB, buying a whole new device for the extra 2 GB of RAM isn't the best financial decision at all.

That being said, the OnePlus 5 does have one major advantage over its predecessor – the dual-camera setup. From what we've seen so far, it does provide stellar performance, and it allows for some pretty good portrait shots. So, if you want a camera upgrade, you might consider the new OnePlus.

However, upgrading merely seven months after purchasing a flagship doesn't sound like the best option to us. So, we suggest you keep your 3T a little longer (and maybe hope for a 5T next winter).