Ukuba kukho isixhobo esifanelwe kukuqhubeka unyaka omnye kwimarike yangoku ngokungathandabuzekiyo yi-OnePlus 3T, ngaphezulu kuthathelwa ingqalelo ixabiso lemali ye-smartphone yaseTshayina. Ngayiphi na imeko, sele sicacile ukuba ayizukuhlala xesha lide njengophawu lwentengiso kulo nyaka kuba sele sithetha ngendlalifa yakhe iinyanga ezimbalwa, kule meko iya kuba yi-OnePlus 5, ewe, inombolo yesi-5 Kubonakala ngathi yinto nje yenkcubeko yamaTshayina, kuba inombolo yesi-4 ifana negama elithi "ukufa" kwiilwimi ezahlukeneyo kwaye yiyo loo nto iyakwaziswa ngenombolo yesi-5 hayi engu-4, nokuba yeyiphi na Iinkcukacha ezingabalulekanga phambi kwesixhobo ekulindeleke ukuba siboniswe kungekudala.
Kule meko imodeli ichazwa njenge-OnePlus A500o Kwaye iimodeli zangaphambili zohlobo lwazo zazinereferensi efanayo kwinkampani ngaphambi kokuba isungulwe, kwimeko apho njenge-OnePlus A3000 kunye ne-OnePlus A301o, eyi-OnePlus 3 kunye ne-OnePlus 3T. Kungenxa yoko le nto ngoku kulindeleke ukuba ibe yi-OnePlus 5 hayi i-4 njengoko besichazile ekuqaleni.
Kwaye kukuba amarhe malunga ne-smartphone ayaqhubeka kwinethiwekhi, ukuqinisekiswa kwesixhobo kunye nolunye unikezelo olufana nolwanamhlanje lusenza sicinge ukuba i-OnePlus ayizukulibazisa ukumiliselwa kweflegi entsha yaseTshayina inde kakhulu. Okwangoku kubonakala kucacile ukuba iprosesa eya kuthi inyuse esi sixhobo yi I-Qualcomm Snapdargon 835, i-6 GB ye-RAM, ikhamera kabini ngasemva kunye nescreen se-intshi ye-5,5. Kubalulekile ukuba sithi le modeli ye-OnePlus iya kongeza utshintsho olubalulekileyo ukongeza kwiprosesa, enjengekhamera engasemva kabini kodwa sihlala silindele lukhulu kwinkampani yaseTshayina kwaye siyakholelwa ukuba ngeli xesha alizukuphoxeka.