OnePlus 8T teardown by JerryRig Everything reveals two batteries and lots of thermal paste

This story was originally published 2020/10/14
12:15 pm PDTOct 14, 2020 and last update 2020/10/17
2:35 pm PDTOctober 17, 2020.

The debut of a new phone usually means another new JerryRigEverything torture test, and that’s the case with the OnePlus 8T. JerryRigEverything’s Zack has already grabbed a few picks and blades for the latest OnePlus flagship, and it’s doing just as well as you’d expect.

In regards to the durability testing of JerryRigEverything, this OP8T test was conducted as regularly as possible. As usual, the screen is scratched at a Mohs level 6, “with deeper grooves at a level 7.” The chassis and buttons are all metal, although the same can’t be said for the speaker grill on top (it’s plastic). The SIM tray is revealed to be sealed against water, which makes sense. Zack notes that the fingerprint sensor often did not want to recognize his fingerprints, even though the part of the screen under which the sensor is located was not scratched.

The video ends with a relatively successful burnout and flex testing; the chassis has some flex, but nothing will crack or kink. The 8T has been observed several times to be a good phone, but there is nothing worth upgrading if you already have the 8; this seems to be the case with most OnePlus-T phones. You can view the video in its entirety via the insert above or the link below.