OnePlus 6T: Android’s rebel phone goes mainstream—with a punkish purple streak

OnePlus sure knows how to make an entrance. Arriving at the tail end of a jam-packed Android season that included nothing less than the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, LG V40 ThinQ, Google Pixel 3, and the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, the OnePlus 6T could have easily been a victim of flagship fatigue.

But OnePlus took a different tack with the 6T. Rather than try to garner attention with over-the-top features or specs, it elevated the phone by delivering the one thing fans have been hoping for since the OnePlus One: U.S. carrier support. The 6T marks the first OnePlus phone to be sold at T-Mobile stores, so the 6T actually has a chance to steal sales from its premium peers.

And it probably will. The 6T continues OnePlus’s breakneck pace of refreshes, coming just six months after the 6, and bringing a gorgeous design, higher-end specs, and a price that exposes just how much of a premium we’re paying for