Getting a decently priced smartphone has become a sore point for many people. Most top range handsets now come in well over £500 and leading brands have gone increasingly down a route of "people will pay anything" to have the very latest model.
Which is why OnePlus is always a refreshing smartphone launch to see. Its latest phone, the OnePlus 6 (confusingly its eighth phone in four years), comes in at £469. For what is a relative minnow of the technology world, OnePlus has challenged the bigger fish with its competitive pricing compared to many Android handsets and relied on viral and guerrilla marketing to make an impact in otherwise tough markets.
But does that make it any good? The company...