Mega Test

The OnePlus 3T is a device that’s stood on the shoulders of its predecessor to get ahead of the pack of top-tier smartphones on the market today. Instead of releasing an all-new smartphone, OnePlus has opted to chop their update schedule in two. Like Apple releasing an iPhone 6 one year then an iPhone 6s the next, OnePlus seems to be using the “T” – only here twice a year instead of just once. This is the better of the two devices, and a device that can truly match up against the finest smartphones in the market from all opposing brands. Hardware The OnePlus 3T is not necessarily meant to do battle with its predecessor. The OnePlus 3T was released less than a year after the OnePlus 3 and effectively replaces it in the market – OnePlus no longer sells the 3, only the 3T. As such, the few upgrades over the 3 with the 3T are put in place to beat out or meet with the rest of the Android smartphone universe. The OnePlus 3 had a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, and the OnePlus...

Honor may be obsessed with Millennials, but most of us can appreciate an affordable smartphone that punches above its price, and that’s just what the Honor 6X promises to be. Follow-up to the well-received 5X, the new Android handset gets a competitive $249.99 price tag, but can often be found closer to $200 with Huawei-owned  Honor ‘s periodic sales. With dual-cameras that sounds like a legitimate bargain, so does the overall experience live up to what Honor offers on paper? The Good Full metal is too much to ask for $250, and so Honor turns to a mixture of materials for the 6X’s body. The plastic end-caps feel sturdy but fall short of the premium touch you might be familiar with from Huawei-branded devices. Honor is particularly proud of its curved edges, but unfortunately the physical buttons are spongy and uninspiring: they don’t leave me with great confidence that they’ll last. Up front there’s an updated 5.5-inch display over the old 5X. It still offers 1080p resol...