Maybe I’ll skip the console and buy a OnePlus 10T

It has a powerful CPU, 16GB of RAM, a high refresh rate screen, a frame rate stabilizer specifically designed to enhance gameplay, and a complex cooling system. No, I'm not describing a gaming rig or console, just the OnePlus 10T smartphone.

OnePlus’s newest handset is a bit of an odd duck. Where most smartphones push the image capture envelope, the OnePlus10T’s camera system appears just fair, especially when compared to its big brother, the OnePlus 10 Pro.

That's not to say OnePlus didn’t tout its Sony sensor and lens capabilities when it unveiled the phone on August 3. It did, though much of what OnePlus’s camera array can do is thanks to software and not its optical gifts. The spotlight, though, was on gaming and all the hardware, software, and even accessories built to support it.

Let’s start with the mobile CPU. Even though this is a relatively affordable OnePlus model, starting at just $649 / £629, the 6.7-inch device is packed with Qualcomm’s latest: the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, which is reportedly 10% faster and 30% more power-efficient than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.