This is an attractive handset. The aluminum frame tapers gracefully, and edges are nicely finished. These clean simple lines aren’t breaking any new style ground here, but OnePlus is clearly refining the brand’s look with each successive phone release. We’ll call that progress. There is an evolution of sorts moving from the OnePlus 2 to this phone, though there are some clear “inspirations” from companies like Huawei and HTC. It’s exceedingly difficult to make an all metal body phone, with cutout antenna bands, look unique in this day and age. Thinness helps as a style point, though the thinness is a bit marred by the camera bulge.
It is a clean looking device. It might not turn heads when used in public, but it certainly won’t be derided. We do miss some of the bolder design choices from previous phones like the sandstone back on the OnePlus 2. OnePlus’ solution is to offer snap on cases, so most of the time spent reviewing this phone, it’s lived in the sandstone snap on case. A nice throwback to the feel of the OP2, but not quite as elegant as having this material built into the back of the device.
It is a clean looking device. It might not turn heads when used in public, but it certainly won’t be derided. We do miss some of the bolder design choices from previous phones like the sandstone back on the OnePlus 2. OnePlus’ solution is to offer snap on cases, so most of the time spent reviewing this phone, it’s lived in the sandstone snap on case. A nice throwback to the feel of the OP2, but not quite as elegant as having this material built into the back of the device.
