Global technology startup One Plus has launched its second device OnePlus 2 yesterday and is trending topic of the tech town since then. One Plus One was launched as a Flagship killer last year and it proved to be one. The phone created a lot of buzz with its specifications, design, highly customizable Operating System, unique invite system model of sale and very low prices as compared to the 'Flagship' devices. This time Indian customers don't have to wait for the device for too long neither there will be a flip-flop on Cyanogen updates as OnePlus 2 runs on company's own Oxygen OS.
OnePlus 2 Specifications at a glance:
OnePlus 2 comes with a frame made of aluminium-magnesium alloy, full HD 5.5" IPS LCD In-Cell display with 178 degree of viewing angles, weighing just 175 grams fuelled by 3300 mAh strong lithium polymer battery, dual 4G SIM support. The device runs on the mighty 64 bit Snapdragon 810 SoC, 64 GB (16 GB model also available with 3GB RAM), 4 GB RAM. On camera side the device comes with a powerful 13 MP rear camera with dual LED Flash and f/2.0 aperture equipped with advanced Optical Image Stabilization system. On front there is a 5 MP wide angle camera to cover one and all in a groupfie.
5 Things you should know about OnePlus 2
5. Finger Print Sensor and No NFC
The biggest addition to second iteration of OnePlus is the addition of Finger Print sensor which was expected from OnePlus as other flagships had already incorporated the same. Finger Print sensor is placed at the position of Home button but its not home button. Its just finger print sensor which responds in less than 0.5 second and can store upto 5 profiles. The finger print sensor directly unlocks your phone without pressing the power button where as in iPhone you need to press the power button first to use the sensor.
There is one thing you might miss in OnePlus 2 and that is NFC, company said that statistically it is proved that the number of customers using NFC feature is extremely low hence it made sense to shell it out from the next iteration and focus on other enhancements.
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| OnePlus 2 Finger Print sensor (click to enlarge) |
4. Alert Slider
Another addition (not update) on the OnePlus2 is the alert slider button on left edge of the phone, which is inspired from Apple however it gives user 3 modes where in sliding to the top disables all the notifications (except alarm notifications), keeping in the middle will get you notifications only from your priority contacts and sliding down the profile changes to receive all notifications.
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| OnePlus 2 Alert Slider |
3. Oxygen OS
OnePlus 2 is the first device to run on Company's own highly customizable Operating System the Oxygen OS based on Android Lollipop 5.1 . Previous version from the company ran on Cyanogen OS which is also customizable OS based upon Android and is one of the most loved Android based OS, however company landed in trouble in India due to exclusive deal from YU televentures and Cyanogen for India. The new OS gets rid of the problem and maintain the same essence offering customizations such as on screen gestures, dark mode, ability to switch between hard and capacitive buttons and adaptive brightness. Custom apps like Camera, Audio Tuner and File Manager also accompany the OS. The color of Led notification light is also customizable for different battery statuses and notification.
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| OnePlus 2 |
2. USB Type-C charging port
OnePlus 2 comes sports USB Type-C port and comes with OnePlus patented USB Type-C data and charging cable is reversible on both ends. This means effortless and fumble free charging when plugging into the phone or in the wall charger, the flat cable also helps it to prevent from getting tangled.
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| OnePlus 2 - TYPE C USB Cable |
1. Pricing and Availability:
Most important part for aspiring buyers, the 64 GB model which is coupled with 4 GB RAM (only smartphone to have 4 GB RAM after ASUS Zenfone2) will be available from 11th August at Rs24999/- on Amazon India. The pricing for 16 GB model (comes with 3 GB RAM) is not made official for Indian market however looking at the global prices device is expected to be priced around Rs 20,500 in India and will be available later this year.
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| One Plus2 with Kevlar back cover |
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