Chinese smartphone makers have been dominating the mid-range smartphone market as they look to cater to a growing audience priced out of flagship devices. Two most impressive new smartphones at this price point are the Oppo R17 Pro and the OnePlus 6T. So which one should you plunk down your hard earned for?

When OnePlus arrived in Australia they began positioning themselves as providing a flagship product, that could match the best smartphones on the market, at a bargain price. The predecessor to the OnePlus 5T - the super quick, super powerful OnePlus 5 - released to critical acclaim, and with the suite of updates made to the OnePlus 5T, this could be the phone to lock the big dogs out of the yard.

Is the OnePlus 5T too good to be true? Or can it find a place beside the Apples and Samsungs of the world? Let's find out.

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The affordable-cum-luxury smartphone brand OnePlus has quietly arrived in Australia. Its flagship OnePlus 5 model can now be purchased locally for $599. However, stock has been purposely restricted to drum up interest in the product. Here are the details!