Design and camera operation

The OnePlus 5's 5.5" AMOLED 1080p display is bright and clear.
All of the OnePlus 5's high-end components are wrapped up in a 7.25mm thin aluminum unibody. It's fair to say that our test unit in 'Midnight Black' offered a premium look and feel that is on par with the best.
The dual-cam module is located in the top left corner of the device's back.
With a fingerprint reader below the display, volume rockers on the left edge and a power button on the right, the OnePlus stays firmly within Android design conventions. The only exception is a mute slider on the top-left edge that allows for quick muting of the device without unlocking the screen or diving into the settings.
The Apple-style mute switch is uncommon in the Android world.Headphone-jack and USB Type-C port can be found at the bottom.
On the software side of things the OnePlus camera app is well-structured and easy to use for anyone who has operated an Android phone before. You can switch between photo, video and depth modes by swiping up and down on the main screen. A range of setting icons along the left edge are clickable and allow for quick modification of some essential parameters.
You can set the focus point by tapping on the preview image. A zoom button allows for quick switching between the 1x and 2x settings.
The mode screen is opened by tapping on the menu icon in the bottom left corner and gives you access to portrait, manual, slow-motion, panorama and other modes. From here you can also enter the settings menu. The grid and histogram options can be activated here among other options.
In photo mode you switch between wide angle and 2x lenses by hitting the zoom button or zoom in up to a 8x magnification using the pinch-gesture. You can tap anywhere on the preview image to set the focus target manually. Next to the latter you'll see an exposure compensation slider which lets you fine-tune image brightness, but exposure is not linked to the focus point.
Pro mode allows for manual modification of a range of shooting parameters, such as shutter speed, white balance and ISO. Here you can also select to shoot DNG Raw images.
In Pro mode shooting parameters can be set using a virtual dial. A histogram is available, too.