{"id":1330,"date":"2022-09-13T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikevandermeulen.com\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2025-03-04T15:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:33:11","slug":"oneplus-10t-5g-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikevandermeulen.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/13\/oneplus-10t-5g-review\/","title":{"rendered":"OnePlus 10T 5G \u2013 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The OnePlus 10T 5G is an odd phone that many people have stated shouldn’t exist and is an unnecessary addition to the current OnePlus lineup. It just doesn’t to seem to fit a reason to be around for many people and fellow tech reviewers. I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to use it for a few weeks now and to try and see where it fits into the crowded market as a whole and also the OnePlus lineup. During this review, I will try and answer that question and give my impressions and thoughts on who this phone is for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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To give a little context and background we have seen the T series of phones before as a follow-up after the main lead phones have been announced for that yearly cycle. Now for some reason, this did not happen with the OnePlus 9 family last year as they had the OnePlus 9 Pro 5G and also the OnePlus 9 5G. I think that this was perhaps OnePlus testing the water. I dont think they found that this release pattern was how they wanted to work which perhaps explains why we have had the 10Pro 5G with all its Hasselblad camera polish but then there has been a spell of nothing until the launch of the 10T which comes without the camera goodness but focus more on sheer performance with a bit more of a gaming focus that we have perhaps seen before with OnePlus. This is I believe one of the reasons why we have the OnePlus 10T 5G. The other comes down to the company wanting to ensure that they stay in the realm of the press and the technology news as nothing gets you noticed as a phone launch does in the mobile tech domain, especially when your price point is as aggressive as the one that OnePlus has stuck on the 10T but more on that later on!<\/p>\n

As is the case with all my reviews let’s start with the design and hardware.<\/p>\n

Design<\/span><\/p>\n

For those of you who have read the unboxing post I put out of the OnePlus 10T 5G on launch day, this will all be familiar ground, however, for everyone else, I will cover it again here.<\/p>\n

Starting on the right-hand side where we can find the Power key, sadly no alert slider this time around! This is a real shame as it was one of the staples that differentiated the OnePlus flagships from other ones on the market and it was something I did actually use a lot when I carried the phone. Could this be an indication that OnePlus is not thinking of this device as a flagship model?<\/p>\n

Well, I have thought about this one for some time during my time with the phone and come to the conclusion that it was a design decision that had to be made to accommodate the internals of the phone. The alert slider is actually quite a large module that needs to be fitted into the side of the phone as it is not just the physical slider that needs to be accounted for but there is also the internal mechanism to allow the slider to convert the slide action into an electrical signal for the phone to interpret. Now if you put yourself in the position of the designer who had been given a brief of cramming this phone with as much power and performance as he can you can see that any way of saving space would be looked at. I think it is for this reason that the alert slider has been given the heave-ho. Will this be a new design language we see on the next “Pro series” models in 9 or so months only time will tell but I wouldn’t be surprised if it doesn’t make a return, particularly on future “T series” devices?<\/p>\n

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Next is the base where we can see the USB Type C 2.0 charging port alongside one of the two speaker grills. Again here we can see another distinct difference in focus from the 10 Pro in that the USB Type C port has received a downgrade from 3.1 to 2.0 indicating again to me that the target audience of this phone from the designer’s viewpoint is not one that would need the capability of USB 3.1. as it is a non “Pro” device. As a side note Apple also adopted a similar policy between their Pro and Standard devices (especially in their computers) so this move is not unprecedented.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of course, this port does still support the propriety fast charging technology which is now called SuperVOOC. This phone will charge at 150w when used with the included 160W charging brick. The name may have changed but the technology being used is the same just with a ramp-up in terms of speed.<\/p>\n

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We also see a sim card slot here which will house 2 sims if required and does have a gasket to enhance waterproofing. We also have a large mic aperture Notice how I mentioned enhance waterproofing. Well, this was because this device does not have an IP rating, unlike its fellow family member’s as this was another area where OnePlus has been able to remove a cost from production and design development. I have not tested how resilient to water this phone is but during my time with it, I have never been concerned about the liguid ingress protection on offer. It even managed to survive having a half can of Monster spilt on it with no ill-effects as far as I can tell and that was 2 weeks ago!<\/p>\n

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Moving around to the left-hand side is where you will be able to find the volume rocker key. Not much more to say on this on apart from it give a good positive clicking action dn is easy to find after the initial first few minutes of adapting form the previous phone I had been using.<\/p>\n

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Moving around the top we have got we have got a pinhole mic and again a secondary larger mic. You will have noticed I have referred to oval shaped holes on the phone as additional mic inputs however I am yet too have had this confirmed by anyone, once I have the update I will be sure to include it here as either confirmation or correction as required.<\/p>\n

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The rear of the phone contains the camera module, which contains three different camera sensors\/lenses. Firstly the primary is a 50MP Sony IMX 766 sensor with an f\/1.8 aperture and a 7P lens. Next is the 8Mp f\/2.2 aperture Ultra-Wide angle. Lastly, we have got a 2MP macro camera which has an effective shooting distance of 2-4cm. They are also supported by the same dual-LED “ring flash” that was to be found on the OnePus 10Pro 5G\"OnePlus<\/p>\n

Around the front is where we find the 6.7 ” display which has a resolution of 2412 x 1080 with a PPI of 394 and an aspect ratio of 20.1:9. The panel is a flat one and is made up of the same Fluid AMOLED that is found on the Nord 2 5G range.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It will support up to 120Hz but it will only allow three options of 60Hz, 90 and of course 120Hz. There are a load of other little features about the screen but I will cover those more in the full review.<\/p>\n

For now, though I can say this display is a good display and I really like using it.<\/p>\n

The last thing to mention on the top is the top speaker which hides just below the bezel and it actually sounds reasonably good given the constraints of the space it occupies certainly good enough for Zoom calls etc.<\/p>\n

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That concludes the hardware tour. Now that I have taken to going through hardware detail in a bit more detail and depth I am drawn to the similarities between this device and the Nord 2 5G as there is a lot that this very similar to that device in terms of the specs, the screen and the camera setup. Some may even be inclined to say that this is where this phone may fit as a Nord 2 Pro, above the Nord 2 and below the 10 Pro, an interesting thought but requires a bit more pondering on that one I think.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
NAME<\/th>\nOnePlus 10T<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
COLOR<\/td>\nMoonstone Black, Jade Green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DIMENSIONS<\/td>\nHeight 163mm
Width 75.6mm
Depth 8.8mm
Weight 204 grams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISPLAY PARAMETERS<\/td>\nSize: 6.7 inches<\/span>
Resolution: 1080 x 2412 PPI 394
Aspect Ratio: 20:9
Refresh Rate: Variable between 1Hz to 120Hz
Type: Fluid AMOLED Display<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERFORMANCE<\/td>\nOperating System: Oxygen OS 12.1based on Android 12<\/span>
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4nm)
GPU: Adrenoa 730<\/span>
RAM: 8 or 16GB
Storage: 128 or256GB
Battery: 4800 mAh (non-removable)
Charging: Fast charging 150W, 100% in 19 min (advertised)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MAIN CAMERA – REAR<\/td>\n50 MP, f\/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1\/1.56″, 1.0\u00b5m, PDAF, OIS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ULTRA WIDE CAMERA -REAR<\/td>\n8 MP, f\/2.4, 24mm, 120\u02da (ultrawide), 1\/4.0″, 1.0\u00b5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MACRO CAMERA -REAR<\/td>\n2 MP, f\/2.4, (macro)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FLASH<\/td>\nDual-LED dual-tone flash,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VIDEO<\/td>\n4K video at 30 fps \/ 60 fps
1080p video at 30 fps \/ 60 fps
720p video at 30 fps \/ 60 fps
Slow Motion:
1080p at 240 fps \/ 720p at 480 fps
Time Lapse:
1080p at 30 fps \/ 4K at 30 fps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FEATURES<\/td>\nNightscape 2.0
Ultra HDR
Smart Scene Recognition
Portrait Mode
Pro Mode
Panorama
Tilt-Shift Mode
Long Exposure
Dual-View Video
Retouch
Breeno Scan
Movie Mode
Cat\/Dog Face Focus
RAW
RAW+
Filters
Super Stable
Video Nightscape
Video HDR
Video Portrait
Focus Tracking
Timelapse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FRONT CAMERA<\/td>\n16 MP, f\/2.4, 24mm (wide), 1\/3″, 1.0\u00b5m<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VIDEO<\/td>\n1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CONNECTIVITY BAND<\/td>\n2G Bands<\/span>
GSM: 850 \/ 900 \/ 1800 \/ 1900<\/span>
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 \/ 850 \/ 900 \/ 1700(AWS)<\/span>
4G Bands1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 38, 39, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71<\/span>
5G Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77 SA\/NSA<\/span>
Speed HSPA 42.2\/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WLAN<\/td>\nWi-Fi 802.11 a\/b\/g\/n\/ac\/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BLUETOOTH<\/td>\n5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GPS<\/td>\nYes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NFC<\/td>\nNFC enabled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SENSORS<\/td>\nFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Colour spectrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PORTS<\/td>\nUSB 2.0, Type-C,<\/span>
Dual nano-SIM slot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BUTTONS<\/td>\nGestures and on-screen navigation support <\/span>
Volume key
Power key<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AUDIO<\/td>\nDual stereo speaker<\/span>
Noise cancellation support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Hardware<\/span><\/p>\n

This is where OnePlus is really hoping that they can draw in the specs aficionados. There are a couple of key areas where the OnePlus 10T separates itself from the masses. As normal I am going to go through these key areas as otherwise, the phone is your normal glass-fronted rectangle chock full of some very shiny hardware. So the key features I wish to talk about are.<\/p>\n

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  1. Battery and charging<\/li>\n
  2. Processor<\/li>\n
  3. Back panel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So the first thing I want to cover is the battery and the charging as this is the first OnePlus device in the European market that has got the first 150w charging speed. This is down to the use of the new SuperVOOC 150W fast charging system which is a propriety system that has been developed by the OnePlus and Oppo partnership. We have already seen the SuperVOOC charging technology on some of the OPPO lineups of phones. This is a name change for the OnePlus as previously they called their charging technology was called Dart charge.<\/p>\n

    I am really happy to see that we are now starting to see these faster-charging speeds on phones however the issue I have here is that the use of the Propreit technology does limit the usefulness of the charger for powering other devices. It would be awesome if, for example, I could use the SuperVOOC 160W charger to charge my Chromebook however as the SuperVOOC 160w charger does not support Power Delivery that will not work so it means I still have to rely on my trusty Anker Mini GAn<\/a> charger. As for the battery itself, this is designed to that it works as a two-cell system which will allow for faster charging as you are no longer having to cram the power into one battery. It does mean that you have to carry out some cell balancing near the end of the charging cycle. This however is all taken care of by the SuperVOOC charger and minimal heat actually gets transferred to the device when it is under charger load.<\/p>\n

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    In terms of speed to recharge the phone, its advertised rate is 19 minutes to fill the 4,800 mAh battery and a day’s charger from 1o minutes of charging. These speeds are awesome and it makes up for the lack of one of the biggest convenience features of the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G device and also the preceding 9 Series. This is also a downside of the bigger battery technology and the larger heatsink as they were not able to fit in a wireless charging coil. More on this later on though when I cover the cons<\/p>\n

    Next up have the processor which is again another of the main attractions of this device. OnePlus have managed to put a Snapdragon 8+ gen 1 into the phone which means that it is packing the latest and greatest in terms of chip performance and power. insert snapdragon image here <\/em>I have not got another Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 device available to draw a direct comparison against, but I can say with a certain degree of confidence that this phone is fast and it feels it in normal day-to-day use. I was never left wanting when I was trying to load apps and move through the UI. The only time i was left wanting was when I was in a weak signal area and I was being let down by the mobile network signal. This was something that did happen when I was touring the southwest coast of Wales on a recent trip. I was trying to push this phone so I tested opening multiple apps in sequence to see if I could get it to stutter at all. performed this test of the Pixel 6 Pro that I run as my daily driver as well and the results are shown in the video below.<\/p>\n

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