OnePlus says the OnePlus 2 offers "features that won't be available on other devices until Android M"
posted by Florin T.
/ Jul 24, 2015, 1:37 PM
OnePlus says that it didn't create the OnePlus 2 to compete with 2015 flagships, instead being "more interested in looking further into the future." One of the things that, according to OnePlus, is making its new handset future-proof is OxygenOS (based on Android). Reportedly, the new version of this custom OS offers "features that won’t be available on other devices until Android M." What OnePlus seems to be forgetting is that Google is expected to launch high-end Android M-based Nexus handsets later this year, and we'll probably also see Android M smartphones released by other companies before the year's end. This means that, despite what OnePlus is enthusiastically believing, the OnePlus 2 will actually compete with some of this year's high-end smartphones.
Despite all the hype and all the available information about the OnePlus 2, it's obviously still early to properly judge the new handset - even if photos of it have already showed up in China. We do expect the OnePlus 2 to be a very good phone, but it remains to be seen if it can indeed compete with the flagships of next year.
The OnePlus 2 will be officially unveiled next week, on July 27.
source: OnePlus
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26 Comments
1. shiftt
Posts: 333; Member since: May 03, 2015
Seems Motorola is taking notes from OnePlus, Samsung is taking notes from Apple, Asus is taking notes from LG, I wonder who HTC gonna take notes from with their "hero" phone.
Also, I'd rather get the 1+ one if I'm being honest, I don't think the 1+2 will live up to the hype...atleast with design.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 1:52 PM 2
10. aegislash
Posts: 1446; Member since: Jan 27, 2015
Yeah, the design is what put me off of the first OnePlus. From what I've read, it's an excellent phone internally, but I'm someone who cares as much about design as internals....so I'll probably be skipping the OnePlus Two as well, if these photos prove to be real.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 3:19 PM 1
13. Martin_Cooper
Posts: 1774; Member since: Jul 30, 2013
Its a tiny company. I dont think they are capable of a radical new design. As it looks like they polished the old design and thats about it. As long as they keep them selves locked in the invite system and they will like they mentioned for the 2nd model then they will just keep doing small updates on the outside with new cpu etc in the inside, keep costs low and go on
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 3:32 PM 2
18. ILikeBubbles
Posts: 525; Member since: Jan 17, 2011
i don't think a radical new design should be required for people to be interested in new phones.. i don't understand how that all of a sudden became a requirement.. i DO understand some of the drama from the m9 which looked a lot like the m8 but i don't agree with the level of backlash they received either.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 9:48 PM 0
2. rishav20193
Posts: 240; Member since: Jul 18, 2015
what improvements can we see in the type usb c connector ?? any idea anyone ?
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 1:53 PM 1
3. InsertUsernameHere
Posts: 430; Member since: Aug 31, 2014
One of them is faster charging.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 1:57 PM 1
12. Martin_Cooper
Posts: 1774; Member since: Jul 30, 2013
That depends on my things and not only on the usb C so just bringing usb c does not mean faster charging.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 3:24 PM 1
26. hound.master
Posts: 1044; Member since: Feb 27, 2015
It can be used to transfer video and sound i suppose.
posted on Jul 25, 2015, 9:02 AM 0
4. rishav20193
Posts: 240; Member since: Jul 18, 2015
i know this one.....
i have one more question......samsung used usb 3.1 in note 3 & s5 (it had faster chargng & data transfers to pc), y did it discontinue it in note 4 & s6. infact, no other manufacturer used it in their phones.
why ? any idea guys ?
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 2:02 PM 0
9. lJesseCusterl
Posts: 96; Member since: Apr 27, 2015
They had USB 3.0, not 3.1. The Note 4 has a supercharger ability. They removed USB 3.0 because very few customers actually used it for data transfers and it caused confusion in the marketplace among those users who weren't informed that they could still use their old micro-USB chargers.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 3:01 PM 0
24. rishav20193
Posts: 240; Member since: Jul 18, 2015
yeahh...sry !!
usb 3.0 !!
posted on Jul 25, 2015, 2:06 AM 0
25. rishav20193
Posts: 240; Member since: Jul 18, 2015
i think usb 3.1 will also have faster data transfers !!
just wish its widely adopted as usb 2.0 is now
posted on Jul 25, 2015, 2:14 AM 0
5. SitiNurbaya0
Posts: 153; Member since: May 22, 2015
I think reverse charging.
USB-C phone can be use for become charger
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 2:04 PM 1
6. kabhijeet.16
Posts: 884; Member since: Dec 05, 2012
That happens in usb 2.0 also...
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 2:27 PM 0
16. Plutonium239
Posts: 1154; Member since: Mar 17, 2015
The connector itself it reversible, you don't have to worry about putting it in the correct way.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 6:19 PM 0
11. Martin_Cooper
Posts: 1774; Member since: Jul 30, 2013
So your bet is having features that are going to be available to everyone in two months? Wow marketing 101 not found
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 3:19 PM 0
14. mostafawael.1998
Posts: 241; Member since: Oct 01, 2014
I get afraid from ads that makes huge hype, coz if the phone does not live to the hype as being the perfect phone, then it will be recognized as a huge fail!
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 4:14 PM 0
15. btbotimtim
Posts: 271; Member since: Dec 08, 2010
if it comes out at $449, i would rather buy brand new unlocked galaxy s6 at $500 from ebay.
posted on Jul 24, 2015, 5:16 PM 0
22. razraptre
Posts: 168; Member since: Oct 21, 2014
Will they have an Iris scanner as well, a feature on the next flagship Lumias? It's not about packing in every feature you can get, rather it's about making sure that what you DO have works well.
posted on Jul 25, 2015, 12:42 AM 0
23. villagerguyz
Posts: 96; Member since: Jul 22, 2015
I don't think so...
