The OnePlus 3 and LeEco Le Max2 are the latest to challenge the supreThe term “flagship killer smartphones” has been misused far too often by phone makers. But the specifications, performance and user-experience benchmarks have finally been set for this genre of smartphones by the OnePlus 3 and LeEco Le Max2. Design : In a complete design overhaul, the OnePlus 3 gets an anodized aluminium finish that gives it a premium look.

OnePlus has retained the basics of a good smartphone design from the OnePlus One, such as the flat side spines and slightly curved back.

The OnePlus 3 tips the scales at 160g, and is just 7.3mm thick. The only worry with the new design is the protruding camera module, which could get scratched if you are not careful while putting the phone down on a flat surface, such as a table.

The LeEco Le Max2 could have been a mammoth phone because of its big screen size, but it isn’t. It follows the tried and tested phablet design formula, but with improvements which include shaving off some thickness on the left and right sides of the screen.

It is decidedly heavier at 185g, but quite slim, measuring just 8mm in thickness. Just like the OnePlus 3, the antenna lines, running on the back panel, are visible.

The camera also protrudes a bit. The biggest change is the shift to the USB Type-C port, both for charging the Le Max2 as well as for headphones.