The OnePlus 5T goes on sale in India tomorrow, after its launch last week. Like the previous mid-cycle upgrade, the 3T, the phone has some noteworthy upgrades when compared to its predecessor, but a lot of things still remain the same. Here is what has changed, in case you are planning to queue up on e –commerce websites tomorrow.

Looks and design

The most obvious change is that the bezels on the top and bottom have become thinner, giving the screen more room — hence enabling an 18:9 aspect ratio with six inches of display. The OnePlus 5 had thick bezels and these clearly had no place on the 'We are jumping on the minimal bezels bandwagon too' club.

The other change is that the fingerprint sensor is on the back of the phone now, a first for OnePlus phones.

Camera

This is where the improvement goes beyond just cosmetics, if first impressions are anything to go by. A secondary camera sensor with f/1.7 aperture for low light photography has replaced the telephoto lens. To be honest, the OnePlus 5's camera performance under low light isn't all that great and this upgrade may appeal to shutterbugs.

Hardware is still the same. The Snapdragon 835 is still the best processor to use on a high-end phone unless you make your own chip a la Apple or Samsung. The 5T also offers either 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM with 64 GB or 128 GB internal memory. And yes, much to the disappointment of many, it still runs Android 7.1.1 though a quick upgrade to Oreo has been promised.

Should you upgrade from the OnePlus 5, if you own one? Not really is what we think, but if you have the 3 or the 3T, the 5T can be a logical buy. The 6 GB version will cost Rs 32,999 and the 8 GB version is priced at Rs 37,999.

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