OnePlus 5[1] (Review[2]) is quite the polarising smartphone, with the debate around whether it's a flagship smartphone or a knock-off still raging on[3]. However, one thing is quite clear - the smartphone is selling quite well in India. Amazon India claims that the OnePlus 5 is the highest revenue-grossing smartphone in launch week[4]. As is always the case, we don't have any numbers to back this claim and the only indicator of Amazon's happiness with OnePlus 5 sales is the fact that the company has extended a sweet cashback deal on the smartphone till July 2.
OnePlus'[5] day got even better as the company's flagship smartphone appeared to beat the mighty iPhone 7 Plus[6] in a speed test. This test involves opening a series of apps on both smartphones twice and the OnePlus 5 trumped the iPhone 7 Plus in the video[7]. Looks like all that extra RAM is definitely not as overkill as some people thought[8].
The only bad news for OnePlus was a software bug. Some OnePlus 5 users complained of a 'jelly effect' while scrolling[9] and the company acknowledged the issue. We're assuming the company is working on fixing this problem, but at the time of writing the cause of this problem remained unknown.
Here's everything else that took place in the world of technology today:
BSNL launches data pack to counter Reliance Jio
The Reliance Jio[10] effect continues to reap rewards for customers of other telecom operators. Ever since the company started offering large amounts of data at low rates, competitors have sweetened the deal[11] for their customers. ...