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OnePlus 2 Review

OnePlus is quickly turning out to be a household name. It just took OnePlus about 12 months to become a hero from a zero. The company’s marketing strategy with all the social media hype and of course, the invite system made sure that the demand was always soaring through the roof.

With their first device, OnePlus set out on a mission – to offer great performance, while still keeping the price tag very affordable. It sounded similar to Google’s Nexus program, but as turns out OnePlus managed to beat the Nexus pricing hands down. It’s still quite hard to figure out how the company is doing that. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 Review”

OnePlus to announce next phone by end of 2015, says co-founder Carl Pei

OnePlus recently announced the much awaited OnePlus 2 smartphone. Now, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has revealed that the company will unveil another phone by the end of this year.

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Weekly Roundup : OnePlus 2, Moto X Style, X Play, Moto G (2015) and more

This week saw a lot of announcements particularly in terms of smartphones from OnePlus, Motorola, InFocus and more. Many manufacturers also launched their smartphones in India such as Samsung, InFocus, Lava etc.

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OnePlus 2 Hands On: Two times the charm

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A device that practically redefined what to expect from a handset priced at par with any mid-range smartphone. The OnePlus introduced to us and to an extent made us believe in their philosophy to ‘never settle’. So when the company announced that it is about to introduce a follow up, the expectations were sky high. Like the original, the company opted to reveal the handset piece meal instead of a big bang launch in one go. This meant that when we went hands on with the device, there was no element of surprise with the focus lying more on experiencing the product than just the admittedly competent hardware specifications. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 Hands On: Two times the charm”

OnePlus will sell its USB Type-C cable for around US$5

It is always great to see a company embracing a newer and better standard of technology that will allow its products to become ‘future-proof’ at least to a certain extent. However early adoption can also cause some trouble especially in the initial period where the technology isn’t available easily or as widespread.

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Motorola Moto X Style vs OnePlus 2 – What’s Different?

Today we saw two high end smartphone being launched. The OnePlus 2 which is the successor to the OnePlus One followed by the Moto X Style which is the successor to the Moto X (2014). Let us take a closer look at the specifications of both the devices to see which one has the edge.

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OnePlus 2 vs Asus Zenfone 2 – What’s Different?

The latest flagship from OnePlus is here and we’ve already compared the OnePlus 2 to the OnePlus One. Now it is time to pit the new “Flagship Killer” with one of the most powerful smartphones on the market and the first to come with 4GB of RAM – the Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML).

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OnePlus 2 priced at Rs.22999 in India; prices compared across the world

OnePlus just announced their latest smartphone – the OnePlus 2. We hope you have seen the spec comparison between the OnePlus 2 and the OnePlus One. Now, we have the pricing list for the OnePlus 2 across 11 countries.

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OnePlus 2 vs OnePlus One – What’s Different?

OnePlus has just announced the successor to their popular OnePlus One smartphone. We take a closer look at their specifications and put the two smartphones head to head with one another to see what has changed and what remains the same.

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OnePlus 2 A2005 gets benchmarked – 4GB RAM and 64GB storage on-board

The most powerful variant of the OnePlus 2 a.k.a the A2005 has just been benchmarked on GFXBench. The benchmark reveals that the device has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage on board.

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OnePlus has sold over 1.5 million units of the OnePlus One since launch

If you were wondering just how many units of the OnePlus One have been sold since its launch, then the magic number is over 1.5 million. It has been slightly over a year since the launch of the first smartphone from OnePlus and now the company is getting ready to launch the successor.

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OnePlus 2 will introduce a new invite system for purchasing the smartphone

OnePlus has just announced that they will be introducing a new invite system for the successor of the OnePlus One. They are also introducing physical cards that can be used as invites to purchase the OnePlus 2.

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OnePlus 2 to pack 3300mAh battery in a smaller frame than original

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The OnePlus 2 is coming and it looks like the company is really aiming to hit it out of the ballpark when it comes to specifications. Carl Pei and the team at OnePlus took to Reddit as part of an AMA session ahead of the launch scheduled for 27th July. While OnePlus has been regularly providing weekly updates about the specifications of phone, the AMA resulted in some additional information regarding the battery unit on the handset. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 to pack 3300mAh battery in a smaller frame than original”

OnePlus 2 will pack 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM

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OnePlus continues their old tradition of revealing the specifications of their upcoming hardware in bits and pieces. Today’s reveal focuses on the built in RAM on the handset. The company took to their forums once again to announce that the upcoming OnePlus 2 will have 4GB of built in RAM. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 will pack 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM”

OnePlus 2 will be priced under $450, promises CEO Pete Lau

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has announced that that the much-awaited OnePlus 2 will be priced under $450. The device is scheduled to launch at a virtual reality event on July 27. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 will be priced under $450, promises CEO Pete Lau”