One of these days, OnePlus published a teaser of the new flagship OnePlus 5, revealing the appearance of the smartphone. Users immediately noticed that the device exactly repeats the design of last year's iPhone 7 Plus. OnePlus 5 has the same all-metal case with rounded edges, a similar antenna shape, a similar double-chamber shape and a. The company was severely criticized for copying the appearance of the "apple" flagship. It came to that the product manager OnePlus had to justify the design of the new device before its official presentation.

Manager OnePlus argues that you can not judge the design and design of the smartphone only based on its images. According to him, flat pictures do not convey bends and sensations from working with the phone or even build quality. He mentioned OnePlus 3T and criticism that the phone received when phone renders leaked to the Internet via TENAA before the release. The fans called the OnePlus 3T design ugly and boring, but as soon as they saw and picked up a real smartphone, they were impressed with its design.

The representative of the company claims that the images of OnePlus 5, which we can now see on the network, do not reflect the quality of the device or the level of its manufacture. According to him, only after a personal acquaintance with the smartphone we will be able to evaluate its design and find differences from other similar devices.

As for the design of the dual camera, the OnePlus manager stated that there was a choice between them: reduce the components of the camera (sacrificing quality) or make it perform. The company decided to bet on the quality of the survey. He added that initially people did not like the protruding camera of the iPhone 7 Plus, but as soon as they saw the smartphone, they began to praise him for the appearance.

Presentation of OnePlus 5 will be held on June 20.