OnePlus X

Overview

The OnePlus X is the best value smartphone of the year. We love the premium design in a smaller form factor to the firm’s other phones. Software is a strong point and you get a gorgeous screen. However, cuts had to be made somewhere and the X is lacking features such as NFC, 11ac and Wi-Fi. It also is missing the fingerprint scanner and USB Type-C port found on the OnePlus 2. Battery life isn’t great and cameras aren’t best in class but this is a great phone for the price.

-- As reviewed by PCAdvisor

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TechSpot Metascore

Based on 79 expert reviews

Excellent:

12
Good:

43
Average:

21
Bad:

3

5.6

User Score

Based on 12 reviews
as rated by users

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Last revision on May 8, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Premium design
Great value
Gorgeous screen
Strong performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Last year's hardware
Fingerprint magnet
Bad camera, day and night

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Expert reviews and ratings

The OnePlus X was the best value smartphone of 2015. We love the premium design in a smaller form factor to the firm's other phones. Software is a strong point and you get a gorgeous screen. However, cuts had to be made somewhere and the X is lacking...

By PC Advisor on June 15, 2016

A budget phone in flagship...

By IT PRO on March 18, 2016

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By Alphr on March 08, 2016

Although it only costs £199, the OnePlus X pulls off the trick of looking and feeling like a much more expensive phone, a result of the glass back and nicely machined metal components. There are no plasticky budget overtones here and the quality of the...

By IT Pro Portal on February 02, 2016

This is a shame, especially after the excellent camera on the OnePlus 2, and it rather brings down the handset as a whole. The OnePlus X has a lovely screen, great build quality and excellent battery life, but when its performance levels are roughly on...

By Expert Reviews on January 28, 2016

The OnePlus X is definitely made for the mid-range crowd and impresses with its design and...

By T3 on December 28, 2015

More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the...

By The Verge on December 11, 2015

The OnePlus X is one of the best budget phones of the year, but its limited LTE support make it a crapshoot for US customers who want high-speed...

By CNET UK on December 08, 2015

The OnePlus X is one of the best budget phones of the year, but its limited LTE support make it a crapshoot for US customers who want high-speed...

By CNET Australia on December 08, 2015

The OnePlus X is one of the best budget phones of the year, but its limited LTE support make it a crapshoot for US customers who want high-speed...

By cnet on December 07, 2015

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OnePlus X

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Price: $750

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