WEBVTT - It's Time To Consider the OnePlus 6T 0:00:04.640 --> 0:00:07.320 The one Plus sixty is now available, and for under 0:00:07.360 --> 0:00:09.879 three hundred dollars, you can get a phone that rivals 0:00:09.920 --> 0:00:14.040 even the best devices from Google and Samsung. What's going on. 0:00:14.080 --> 0:00:17.200 I'm Rich Demiro and this is Rich on Tech. Okay, 0:00:17.239 --> 0:00:20.080 so full disclosure. The one plus sixty doesn't actually cost 0:00:20.160 --> 0:00:22.920 under three hundred dollars per se, but you can get 0:00:22.960 --> 0:00:24.840 it for that price if you trade in your current 0:00:24.880 --> 0:00:27.360 phone through T Mobile. It's an incredible deal for a 0:00:27.400 --> 0:00:29.120 phone that gives you a lot of what you need 0:00:29.160 --> 0:00:31.640 with nearly none of the annoyances that come with other 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:34.800 Android devices at every price point. Recently, I caught up 0:00:34.800 --> 0:00:37.480 with Kyle Jung, general manager of one plus, to talk 0:00:37.479 --> 0:00:40.199 about the company, the new device, and some of the 0:00:40.240 --> 0:00:43.000 design decisions they made. Let's start with the basics. The 0:00:43.000 --> 0:00:46.040 one plus sixty features a giant six point four in screen, 0:00:46.400 --> 0:00:49.640 the latest Android P software, along with some special tricks 0:00:49.680 --> 0:00:52.279 That one plus adds touol cameras on the back and 0:00:52.479 --> 0:00:55.360 in a first for the US, a fingerprint reader on 0:00:55.440 --> 0:00:58.400 the screen. It's pretty cool. The device retails for five 0:00:58.480 --> 0:01:01.160 hundred and fifty dollars unlocked, which lets you use it 0:01:01.200 --> 0:01:05.000 on major US carriers, including T Mobile, Verizon, and AT 0:01:05.120 --> 0:01:07.319 and T. I'll get more into the carrier thing in 0:01:07.360 --> 0:01:09.360 a bit, but first, if you're wondering who the heck 0:01:09.440 --> 0:01:11.120 one Plus is, here you go. 0:01:11.240 --> 0:01:13.440 One Plus is a smartphone company that was started about 0:01:13.480 --> 0:01:16.520 five years ago that made phones for smartphone enthusiasts and 0:01:16.520 --> 0:01:19.640 the people that are most passionate about technology. We take 0:01:19.680 --> 0:01:21.800 a little bit of a different approach, and now we 0:01:21.880 --> 0:01:24.440 believe we make the best phones in the market for 0:01:24.480 --> 0:01:25.640 the most demanding users. 0:01:25.959 --> 0:01:27.760 All of that is true. I remember the first time 0:01:27.800 --> 0:01:29.679 I saw a one plus phone, and it was in 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:32.240 an uber in San Francisco. Now I'm a guy who 0:01:32.280 --> 0:01:35.039 regularly tests just about every phone that's out there, and 0:01:35.080 --> 0:01:37.760 the one Plus is a great looking device. I sort 0:01:37.760 --> 0:01:40.240 of discounted it in the early days because it was 0:01:40.280 --> 0:01:43.080 tricky to get due to their weird invite system, and 0:01:43.200 --> 0:01:45.679 early models did have some major trade offs like no 0:01:45.880 --> 0:01:48.800 NFC which enables tap to pay, or a camera that 0:01:48.880 --> 0:01:51.559 just didn't compete with the big boys. But the thing 0:01:51.680 --> 0:01:54.559 early fans liked it was one of the first phones 0:01:54.600 --> 0:01:58.400 to deliver a so called pure Android experience, not stock 0:01:58.480 --> 0:02:00.560 since one Plus does add their own tough U but 0:02:00.600 --> 0:02:03.320 it wasn't as heavy handed as Samsung or LG. 0:02:03.680 --> 0:02:06.160 Our entire company is focused on making a singular product. 0:02:06.360 --> 0:02:08.520 Everything that goes into it, the hardware of the software, 0:02:09.440 --> 0:02:11.400 everything that goes into that experience, and so I think 0:02:11.440 --> 0:02:13.440 that makes us a bit different than other companies. As 0:02:13.440 --> 0:02:15.280 we've made more and more products, more and more people 0:02:15.320 --> 0:02:18.520 learning about them. The most demanding users in tech have 0:02:18.639 --> 0:02:20.600 vouch for us and helped spread the word. And at 0:02:20.600 --> 0:02:22.280 this point now when you look at the best rated 0:02:22.320 --> 0:02:25.200 phones anywhere, we're now at the top of the list 0:02:25.240 --> 0:02:25.920 of those ratings. 0:02:26.480 --> 0:02:28.520 This brings us to the one plus user. You often 0:02:28.520 --> 0:02:30.880 hear the company talk about how they are a community 0:02:30.880 --> 0:02:33.160 of their users, and this is also true. You have 0:02:33.200 --> 0:02:36.400 people buying these phones that expect a lot. Let's be honest, 0:02:36.400 --> 0:02:37.880 a lot of them are power users. 0:02:38.040 --> 0:02:39.920 I think our users are the most demanding and knowledgable 0:02:39.960 --> 0:02:41.680 and technology, and so they expect a lot of us, 0:02:41.680 --> 0:02:43.320 and we get a lot of feedback from our users. 0:02:43.520 --> 0:02:45.560 They have a close relationship with us. We know a 0:02:45.560 --> 0:02:47.639 lot of them personally and we get their feedback. They 0:02:47.680 --> 0:02:51.400 test our products early and often, but at the same time, 0:02:52.080 --> 0:02:54.280 we believe they helped make our products better and also 0:02:54.320 --> 0:02:56.840 they've helped us spread the word in reaching other people 0:02:57.040 --> 0:02:58.720 on learning about one plus The. 0:02:58.600 --> 0:03:01.919 One plus sixty represents a major turning point for the company. 0:03:02.200 --> 0:03:04.280 Not only does it have a feature that should get 0:03:04.280 --> 0:03:07.720 it noticed by the mainstream media, this futuristic looking fingerprint 0:03:07.720 --> 0:03:10.320 reader in the screen, it's also the first time the 0:03:10.360 --> 0:03:13.320 phone will be sold in a carrier store and available 0:03:13.360 --> 0:03:14.880 to use on the Verizon network. 0:03:15.080 --> 0:03:18.120 Really excited about the one plus six T. It follows 0:03:18.120 --> 0:03:20.040 the approach we've taken in terms of we believe making 0:03:20.080 --> 0:03:24.160 the best flagship best combination of hardware and software grave Craftsmanshift. 0:03:24.240 --> 0:03:27.000 It also introduces several new pieces of technology that we 0:03:27.000 --> 0:03:29.520 think people will be really excited about. One is a 0:03:29.520 --> 0:03:32.000 feature we're calling screen Unlock, which is a fingerprint on 0:03:32.040 --> 0:03:35.040 display which with a full screen, allows you to unlock 0:03:35.040 --> 0:03:39.000 your device by pressing your thumb or finger on the screen, 0:03:39.520 --> 0:03:42.280 unlocking the device in lower point three seconds. We think 0:03:42.320 --> 0:03:44.920 it's a new feature that will be the first time 0:03:45.080 --> 0:03:46.720 any phones had in the United States, and I think 0:03:46.720 --> 0:03:48.160 people will be really excited about it. 0:03:48.240 --> 0:03:49.960 Now. I've been testing the one plus six T for 0:03:49.960 --> 0:03:51.880 about a week now, and there is a lot to like. 0:03:52.040 --> 0:03:54.240 In fact, i'd place it right next to the Google 0:03:54.240 --> 0:03:57.000 Pixel three and the iPhone ten s as my top 0:03:57.120 --> 0:03:59.720 choice is for a smartphone right now. The n screen 0:03:59.720 --> 0:04:02.000 finger print reader is cool and it works, but it 0:04:02.040 --> 0:04:04.280 does take some getting used to. I've used so many 0:04:04.280 --> 0:04:06.960 fingerprint readers on the backside of phones. This is where 0:04:07.000 --> 0:04:09.760 my finger naturally gravitates when I pick one up. But 0:04:09.800 --> 0:04:11.840 it works, and the benefit is that you can use 0:04:11.840 --> 0:04:14.080 it when your phone is laying flat, say on a 0:04:14.120 --> 0:04:15.640 table or your desk at work. 0:04:15.760 --> 0:04:17.440 So it's a sense of that basically sits on the 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:20.719 on the motherbard below the screen. When you press down lighten, 0:04:20.760 --> 0:04:23.680 its up and captures your fingerprint. So but it'll happen 0:04:23.680 --> 0:04:26.360 almost since taneously. We've actually been looking at for a 0:04:26.440 --> 0:04:29.640 year and it was working, and we had on previous 0:04:29.680 --> 0:04:31.919 devices to test, but it's reached a point where we 0:04:31.960 --> 0:04:35.240 feel it matches our high level of user experience and 0:04:35.279 --> 0:04:36.240 so we're excited about it. 0:04:36.360 --> 0:04:38.480 One plus told me they tested it for three hundred 0:04:38.480 --> 0:04:41.000 thousand unlocks, or about one hundred and fifty unlocks a 0:04:41.080 --> 0:04:43.360 day for five years. Yeah, sounds about right. 0:04:43.480 --> 0:04:45.960 So secure as our fingerprint sensors have been in the past, 0:04:46.360 --> 0:04:48.880 so feel really confident about people using it for any use, 0:04:49.000 --> 0:04:53.599 Education's payment. It also be the fastest fingerprint sensor or 0:04:53.640 --> 0:04:55.440 on display fingerprint sensor in the market. 0:04:55.520 --> 0:04:58.200 Now about that all important camera. The one plus sixty 0:04:58.320 --> 0:05:01.159 has a very capable camera, and I'm really harsh on 0:05:01.200 --> 0:05:03.760 this aspect of phones. To me, a good camera is 0:05:03.800 --> 0:05:06.200 the most important feature on any device, especially if you 0:05:06.279 --> 0:05:08.760 have kids. You want to capture their life and yours 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:11.239 in the best possible way without a lot of fuss. 0:05:11.480 --> 0:05:14.760 The one plus sixty camera accomplishes this a large majority 0:05:14.800 --> 0:05:16.520 of the time. You're going to get a great shot 0:05:16.560 --> 0:05:19.160 in many cases the first time around. Now it's not 0:05:19.240 --> 0:05:21.760 as full proof as say the pixel, but then again, 0:05:21.960 --> 0:05:25.000 no other camera I've ever tested is. I really like 0:05:25.040 --> 0:05:27.479 the way the one plus pictures look overall. The only 0:05:27.520 --> 0:05:30.320 sticking point for me is how it captures action. Sometimes 0:05:30.400 --> 0:05:33.800 movements can sometimes be blurred, and also pictures are not 0:05:33.920 --> 0:05:35.800 quite as clear as the pixel when you zoom in. 0:05:35.960 --> 0:05:38.160 But I'm being really nitpicky here. These are things that 0:05:38.320 --> 0:05:40.640 ninety nine point nine percent of people will not notice 0:05:40.720 --> 0:05:43.640 or care about. Bottom line, it's a great camera, fun, 0:05:43.760 --> 0:05:46.839 fast and easy to use. The video it's taking this 0:05:46.920 --> 0:05:49.960 time around looks better than ever and the Selfies blow Away, 0:05:50.000 --> 0:05:52.800 which you get on Samsung's latest devices. And there's also 0:05:52.839 --> 0:05:54.240 this new feature called night. 0:05:54.120 --> 0:05:56.919 Moode and so it's based on software algorithms in terms 0:05:56.920 --> 0:06:01.960 of stabilization, where basically to capture more images in low light, 0:06:02.480 --> 0:06:05.680 especially in city scape settings. And so I think it'll 0:06:05.720 --> 0:06:09.120 be relatively seamless. So you switch to the feature in 0:06:09.240 --> 0:06:13.400 night settings and you'll capture photo where basically ten multi 0:06:13.400 --> 0:06:15.320 frame fots, well we capture at night, no one merge 0:06:15.360 --> 0:06:18.960 them together to capture an accurate, natural picture and kind 0:06:18.960 --> 0:06:19.800 of what your eye is seen. 0:06:19.960 --> 0:06:22.039 Now, I tested out night Mode against the Pixel three 0:06:22.040 --> 0:06:23.880 and the iPhone ten s from the balcony of my 0:06:23.920 --> 0:06:26.960 New York City hotel room. And which phone took the 0:06:26.960 --> 0:06:29.360 best shot. Well, it's a toss up between the Pixel 0:06:29.400 --> 0:06:32.359 three and the one plus sixty iPhone not even in 0:06:32.440 --> 0:06:34.640 the race. You can see the results for yourself on 0:06:34.680 --> 0:06:37.400 my website, rich on tech dot tv or just check 0:06:37.440 --> 0:06:39.440 the show notes for the link. Now, there are some 0:06:39.480 --> 0:06:42.480 caveats here. First, the one plus sixty did take kind 0:06:42.480 --> 0:06:44.600 of a long time to shoot the picture. It tells 0:06:44.600 --> 0:06:46.920 you to hold the camera steady while it captures. But 0:06:46.960 --> 0:06:49.479 for this reason, the feature only works with landscapes like 0:06:49.480 --> 0:06:51.560 a city view. It doesn't work with anything that's moving, 0:06:51.600 --> 0:06:53.039 so if people are in the shot, probably not going 0:06:53.120 --> 0:06:55.360 to work out. My pixel has not gotten its upgrade 0:06:55.400 --> 0:06:58.080 to Google's version of the same feature, which they're calling 0:06:58.200 --> 0:07:00.119 night Site. Now I have a feeling Googles is going 0:06:59.960 --> 0:07:01.919 to be pretty good just based on some of the 0:07:01.920 --> 0:07:04.240 samples I've seen online. Now let's go back to the 0:07:04.240 --> 0:07:06.680 one plus software. It is nearly perfect, and if users 0:07:06.720 --> 0:07:08.839 do find a bug, it will be fixed in an 0:07:08.920 --> 0:07:10.960 update or two. One plus talks about how they have 0:07:10.960 --> 0:07:14.400 an entire team dedicated to keeping the device fast and smooth, 0:07:14.480 --> 0:07:17.440 and it shows it seems like even Google can learn 0:07:17.480 --> 0:07:19.360 a thing or two from one plus about how to 0:07:19.400 --> 0:07:22.760 optimize Android software. Users tell me their one plus device 0:07:22.840 --> 0:07:26.080 is rarely slow down, even after a few years of use. 0:07:26.280 --> 0:07:29.400 Yeah, so we actually are. We're proud that we support 0:07:29.480 --> 0:07:32.320 devices for two years of software updates and an additional 0:07:32.400 --> 0:07:35.560 year for security updates. Also based on our user base, 0:07:35.640 --> 0:07:39.000 we were the quickest to actually introduce Google's Android P 0:07:39.480 --> 0:07:42.080 into the market forty five days after it launched, and 0:07:42.160 --> 0:07:44.080 our new device, one plus sixty will be launching with 0:07:44.160 --> 0:07:44.640 Android PI. 0:07:45.160 --> 0:07:47.160 Now there are two major downsides to the new one 0:07:47.200 --> 0:07:50.080 plus sixty. The first is the lack of a headphone jack. 0:07:50.400 --> 0:07:53.040 This is the first one plus device to ditch that feature. 0:07:53.200 --> 0:07:55.120 It's not a deal breaker, as pretty much every other 0:07:55.160 --> 0:07:57.640 company besides Samsung and LG have done the same, and 0:07:57.680 --> 0:07:59.760 they probably will in the future, but it would have 0:07:59.800 --> 0:08:00.960 been nice to have on there. 0:08:01.280 --> 0:08:03.360 So obviously for us, it's a bit about balance in 0:08:03.440 --> 0:08:05.360 terms of deciding how which where we use space on 0:08:05.440 --> 0:08:08.720 the device in our screen alog feature we believe is 0:08:09.120 --> 0:08:11.960 significant improvement that people will enjoy now. 0:08:12.000 --> 0:08:14.000 The other big feature the one plus sixt T doesn't 0:08:14.040 --> 0:08:16.200 have is wireless charging. But I'll be honest, I'm not 0:08:16.240 --> 0:08:19.040 a huge fan of wireless charging. Sure it's fun to 0:08:19.080 --> 0:08:20.600 have in a pinch when you're at the airport and 0:08:20.640 --> 0:08:21.840 you can just put your phone on one of those 0:08:21.880 --> 0:08:24.160 little stands or at Starbucks, but I'm not sure it's 0:08:24.200 --> 0:08:26.640 ever better than charging with a plug, which I think 0:08:26.720 --> 0:08:29.200 is faster and more full proof. I will admit I 0:08:29.240 --> 0:08:31.119 have gotten used to laying my phone on my desk 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:33.800 at work on a wireless charging pad just to sort 0:08:33.800 --> 0:08:35.680 of keep it topped off during the day, but I 0:08:35.679 --> 0:08:38.480 could easily do without this feature, especially in the case 0:08:38.559 --> 0:08:40.920 of the one plus sixt which has a really fast 0:08:40.920 --> 0:08:43.640 wired charging system. So there you have it, most everything 0:08:43.679 --> 0:08:45.840 you need to know about the one plus sixty. My 0:08:45.960 --> 0:08:48.760 recommendation if you want a great Android phone with lots 0:08:48.760 --> 0:08:51.160 of screen and nearly all the features you need, just 0:08:51.200 --> 0:08:54.000 go ahead and get it. The Pixel three is obviously 0:08:54.040 --> 0:08:56.440 my top top choice for a camera on a phone, 0:08:56.600 --> 0:08:58.360 but the rest of the phone is kind of boring 0:08:58.440 --> 0:09:00.800 and it's way more expensive. Song is great if you 0:09:00.840 --> 0:09:03.280 want the best screen available on a phone plus every 0:09:03.280 --> 0:09:06.439 single smartphone feature known to mankind. Now, earlier I said 0:09:06.480 --> 0:09:08.600 this device was a turning point for the company, and 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:11.320 here is why. For starters, Tea Mobile will be selling 0:09:11.360 --> 0:09:13.720 the device in its stores. This is the first time 0:09:13.760 --> 0:09:15.640 in history you can walk into pretty much any T 0:09:15.800 --> 0:09:18.320 Mobile store nationwide and pick up a one plus. That 0:09:18.440 --> 0:09:21.680 alone is huge for the company, But I'm also predicting 0:09:21.760 --> 0:09:25.079 that T Mobile employees, many of whom are very tech savvy, 0:09:25.280 --> 0:09:28.400 are going to start recommending this thing in droves due 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:31.720 to the incredible combination of features and price, and I 0:09:31.760 --> 0:09:34.040 think the feedback they're going to get from customers is 0:09:34.040 --> 0:09:36.520 going to be fantastic. So that means a lot of 0:09:36.559 --> 0:09:38.520 people are going to start buying this phone, and I 0:09:38.640 --> 0:09:41.160 doubt that anyone is going to return it because they're 0:09:41.240 --> 0:09:43.160 unhappy with the performance. It's going to be a rock 0:09:43.200 --> 0:09:45.840 star right now. Tea Mobile is doing a limited time 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:48.000 offer where you can trade in a wide variety of 0:09:48.000 --> 0:09:51.120 smartphones for three hundred dollars towards the one plus sixty, 0:09:51.320 --> 0:09:53.439 which brings the price down to a mere two hundred 0:09:53.480 --> 0:09:55.800 and eighty dollars. That means a lot of folks can 0:09:55.840 --> 0:09:58.960 actually live without a smartphone payment at this price. One 0:09:58.960 --> 0:10:00.880 thing to know about the Team Mobile deal. The one 0:10:00.920 --> 0:10:03.560 plus phone that you get from them is slightly different. 0:10:03.840 --> 0:10:06.440 It will not easily work with two lines or with 0:10:06.520 --> 0:10:08.640 other carriers, But if that's not a concern to you 0:10:08.720 --> 0:10:10.240 and you're going to stick to T Mobile, then get 0:10:10.280 --> 0:10:12.920 it there for the great price. Now on the flip side, 0:10:12.960 --> 0:10:15.040 this is the first time a one plus device will 0:10:15.080 --> 0:10:17.840 work on the Verizon network. Previously it only worked on 0:10:17.880 --> 0:10:20.720 T Mobile and AT and T, so this now opens 0:10:20.760 --> 0:10:23.880 the device up to millions and millions of potential new customers. 0:10:24.200 --> 0:10:26.640 Keep in mind, Verizon will not be selling the device, 0:10:26.720 --> 0:10:28.880 you will not find it in their stores. But if 0:10:28.920 --> 0:10:31.640 you want the Verizon compatibility, you'll have to purchase it 0:10:31.720 --> 0:10:34.199 direct from one plus. It starts at five hundred and 0:10:34.200 --> 0:10:36.240 fifty dollars for a model with one hundred and twenty 0:10:36.280 --> 0:10:39.440 eight gigabytes of storage, which is plenty. Bottom line, what 0:10:39.480 --> 0:10:41.680 one plus is doing excites me because it is the 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:44.600 right thing for consumers. I see so many people buying 0:10:44.640 --> 0:10:47.440 phones that are too expensive and they have this payment forever, 0:10:47.880 --> 0:10:49.840 or if they're too cheap, the phones come with a 0:10:49.840 --> 0:10:52.520 bunch of trade offs and terrible performance. The one plus 0:10:52.640 --> 0:10:55.280 sixty is a solid choice for an Android device, and 0:10:55.440 --> 0:10:58.520 even the snobbyiest cell phone person will admit it. Thanks 0:10:58.559 --> 0:11:00.240 so much for listening. If you like the show, please 0:11:00.240 --> 0:11:02.400 share it with your friends. Take a screenshot of your 0:11:02.440 --> 0:11:05.800 podcast player and post it to social media that's Facebook, Twitter, 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:07.960 Instagram Stories and let your friends know how much you 0:11:08.080 --> 0:11:11.120 enjoy listening and learning from it. That's the best thanks 0:11:11.120 --> 0:11:13.000 you can give me. And for more about the one 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:15.800 plus sixty go to Rich on Tech not TV or 0:11:15.880 --> 0:11:18.360 check the show notes. I'm Rich, d'miro I'll talk to 0:11:18.360 --> 0:11:19.160 you real soon.