Pocketnow Weekly 258: Holding the OnePlus 5 High On Your TechAltar?

Published: June 24, 2017, 10 a.m.

It was OnePlus 5 launch week and you've probably seen a few too many videos on the darn thing before it even launched. Like it or not, we've all added to the hype train of this phone from a company that seems to have slammed its way to an inner cranny of our hearts in the critical circles of mobile technology. Let's try and weigh ourselves down a bit, shall we? We have Marton Barcza, the man behind TechAltar and some well-informed rants and explainers, on this week right after a chock full of iPhone news of all sorts, so make sure you’re charged and ready for the Pocketnow Weekly! Watch the video recorded from 3:15pm Eastern on June 22nd (coming soon), or check out the high-quality audio version right here. You can shoot your listener emails to podcast@pocketnow.com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air the following week! Pocketnow Weekly 258 Recording Date June 22, 2017 Hosts Juan Carlos Bagnell Jules Wang Guest Marton Barcza (TechAltar) News Summary (4:21) The news delivered in just a few minutes and a good dose of discussion. 2,000 pixels per inch on a next-gen Gear VR? Nokia eats up Withings brand Razer sets up shop with Three HK The Note 8 expected out in late August Verizon deal for RV trippers cut down Virgin Mobile sires a new iPhone-only strategy Memory chips now on a backlog because of iPhone 8 Touch ID on the iPhone 8's getting weird OnePlus 5 Alive (38:00) On top: Marton Barcza, TechAltar Bottom, from left: Tiffany Harden, Dennis Blake, Alan Robinson, Daniel Constant, Christopher Chin, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei We were at the OnePlus 5 New York pop-up event in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan Some of the recentcontroversies surrounding the OnePlus 5 Pocketnow OnePlus 5 coverage: video review | Real Audio Review | Real Camera Review | Top 5 features | vs Galaxy S8+ | vs OnePlus 3T TechAltar's OnePlus 5 rant | Enthusiast brands rant • See you soon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.