It apes the colour gradient design seen on Huawei’s P20 Pro with a matt black and purple two tone finish that changes in different lights. Like the black 6T models it also shows an ‘S’ shaped curve when the light hits it. In our OnePlus 6T review we praised the phone for its value for money, improved design and cameras and top battery life. It remains one of the best phones you can buy despite lacking waterproofing and wireless charging. The Thunder Purple edition 6T is available with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage for £529/$579 direct from OnePlus from 15 November. It’s limited to Europe and North America. It’s the only version you can get but it is priced at the same as the lack versions with the same specs. Usually OnePlus waits till mid product cycle to announce new colours of its phones. It might end up irking some early 6T buyers that this purple one is available so soon after they’ve just bought a black model. At least the official cases are quite nice. See what OnePlus has got planned next on 11 December.
Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
