REVIEW: The OnePlus 5T is not only a bargain, it's the best Android phone you can buy at any price

The new OnePlus 5T is an excellent smartphone, but thing about it stands out from the rest - its $500 price.

That amount is actually near the top of what OnePlus has charged for its past smartphones. But the price is hundreds of dollars cheaper than that of many other top-of-the-line devices. Indeed, many of the latest flagship smartphones, including Apple's iPhone X and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8, cost more than $900.

Given that, you could be forgiven for thinking OnePlus made some serious compromises with the 5T to get its price so comparatively low. But you would be wrong. While the 5T does pose some trade-offs, they aren't truly meaningful. And I'd recommend the new phone even if it cost as much as its rivals.

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