Older flagship · 2018

OnePlus 6T McLaren

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A07 Camera shares the OnePlus 6's main sensor
Best for
Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen
Extras Dirac audio tuning, Curved display
Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (3700mAh)
Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking
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Full specifications

Display

6.41″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR
OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.41"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1080 × 2340 px
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Slow for 2026
HDR
Supported
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.8 GHz · Adreno 630
Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Current CPU tier
Lower mid-range
Launch class
Flagship
AnTuTu
415,981
v10
GeekBench
9,005
v4
CPU
8-core, 2.8 GHz
GPU
Adreno 630
Process
10 nm
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
Storage type
UFS Storage 2.1
CPU layout
4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, OxygenOS 10 · 1-year support
End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, OxygenOS 10
Software support
1 years of updates
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video
OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera
16 MP f/1.7
OIS
Camera
20 MP f/1.7
Front camera
16 MP f/2.0
Main sensor
Sony IMX519 Exmor RS, 1/2.6", 1.22µm
Entry-level sensor
Same sensor in
Slow motion
Yes, 480 fps
Video
4K @ 60 fps
4K video

Battery

3700 mAh · 30 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity
3700 mAh
Wired charging
30 W
Removable
No

Memory

10 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
10 GB
Storage
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 2.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5
5G
No
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.0
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN
4G full · no 5G
Full
A Airtel
4G full · no 5G
Full
G Glo
4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
9 9mobile
4G full
Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band
M A G 9
B7 extra speed
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
n78 the 5G band
M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19
4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B29, B30, B32, B71

Build & Design

185 g · 8.2 mm
Height
157.5 mm
Width
74.8 mm
Thickness
8.2 mm
Weight
185 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone XS

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
39% larger battery capacity
30 W vs 15 W charging · 3,700 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 64 GB baseline
Lower benchmark score
416k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier
Lower-res main camera
— vs Telephoto · OIS · 16 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection
vs

Samsung Galaxy S9

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses
23% larger battery capacity
30 W vs 15 W charging · 3,700 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 64 GB baseline
Lower-resolution screen
AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.41″ vs 5.8″ screen
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 185 g vs 163 g

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