INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The new OnePlus 6 has almost everything you'd want in a flagship phone for a very affordable price, but it is missing one feature we
expected: wireless charging.It's surprising because the OnePlus 6 has a glass back, a switch from the aluminum shell on the OnePlus 5T and
metal-backed phones due to interference
is far superiorWhy is there no wireless chargingWired charging is optimal
This is always the first answer we get
We recieved the same statement from Google when it launched the Nexus 6P and 5X in 2015 without wireless charging: "Our fast charging is
just so much better."Three years later, OnePlus reps have told us: "Our fast charge is the fastest charging technology on the global market,
and can provide a full day's power in 30 minutes.""Wireless charging, in contrast, still provides a slow recharge rate
We are confident that our fast charging provides the best recharge experience on the market."It's true
The Dash Charge plug included in the OnePlus 6 box is a bit bulky, but gets the job done
We went from 0% to 60% in just 30 minutes on our in-depth testing
That won't last most people a full day (80% is a safer bet), but the numbers don't lie.Wireless charging on other devices has taken twice as
When we wirelessly charged the Galaxy S9 Plus, it went from 0% to just 19% in 30 minutes
Fast Charging Wall Charger), it went from 0% to 38%.That's a big difference.Reason 2: It's all about connectivityWhy is there a glass back
thenOnePlus says that the glass body is all about connectivity
It's able to achieve faster LTE speeds through glass, and that metal unibody phones have signal interference.This makes sense, and it's the
secret reason we're seeing more phones enveloped in glass
OnePlus wouldn't comment on why competitors have ditched aluminum, but the days of aluminum phones may be numbered due to inferior signal
strength.It wanted to fit in more bands on the left side of the phone.OnePlus did give us insight into why the Alert Switch changed from the
left side of the phone (on previous models) to the right side (on the OnePlus 6): it wanted to fit in more bands on the left side of the
with Verizon or Sprint in the US.The value of wireless chargingThere's a vocal minority that insists the lack of wireless charging in the
saleIt's simply too slow to rely on daily
Switching to glass and positioning the Alert Slider to the right side for the sake of a stronger LTE signal, conversely, are more important
changes to our everyday needs.While the OnePlus reps we talked to said it was never really about cost, we do know that each component adds
to the price and girth of a phone
merely a nice convenience, with its potential not fully realized
It's something the inevitable OnePlus 6T or OnePlus 7 can remedy.2JCD9knax3xv63cVTzcx79.jpg#
