OnePlus is sneakily cutting some corners with its OnePlus 2, meaning that its not exactly
a flagship killer like the OnePlus One... It's all marketing.
The main selling points of the ZenFone 3 Zoom are its camera and battery capacity or life for that matter, however, the phone is
no flagship killer like many would have expected it to be.
Not exact matches
Many of you are probably familiar with OnePlus 3, the
flagship killer that came out this year to take on the
likes of Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10, LG G5, Xperia X Performance, Galaxy Note -LSB-...]
Devices
like the OnePlus 3 and the Axon 7 are so far squashing the notion that more affordable devices come at the cost of software support, another item in the long list of preconceptions that these «
flagship -
killers» challenge when it comes to their price.
When OnePlus» follow up to the breakout OnePlus One failed to even outdo 2015
flagships, it looked
like the company's «
flagship killer» promise might have been misguided.
Just
like last year, OnePlus is soon going to launch the OnePlus 5T which will be a little upgrade to this year's
flagship killer, the OnePlus 5.
Being a
flagship or rather a «
flagship killer», the 3T successor will ship with the best processor in town — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 — paired with an impressive 8 GB RAM and
like the original OnePlus 3, you get a 3000mAh battery capacity.
We would
like to stress that the camera and the display on the OnePlus 2 are very good indeed and among the best at its price point, but alas, that «
flagship killer» tagline forces us to compare them with the best out there.
Branded by some as
flagship killers, OnePlus» phones regularly offer premium specs and performance that are priced far lower than comparable smartphones sold by big - name vendors
like Samsung and Apple.
Can the Le Pro 3 compete against fellow
flagship killers and well - known brands
like Apple, Google, and Samsung?
In short, the upcoming OnePlus 3T successor will still be another
flagship killer, just
like it has always been the case with other OnePlus phones.
For that price, you get specs on par with 2017
flagship -
killers like the OnePlus 5.
In some ways, it still feels
like OnePlus needs to catch up here if it's really going to be a
flagship «
killer».
Just about everything there is to know about the OnePlus 5 has leaked at this point, but we're still not sure what the new «
flagship killer» will look
like.
Honor 8 Pro looks
like a real
flagship killer.
With a price tag
like that it certainly is a
flagship killer for Sony, Samsung, HTC, LG etc..
Lack of sd card support, wireless charging, nfc are main drawbacks and mainly its look is not
like a
flagship killer....
When industry newcomer OnePlus launched the One they claimed it was a «
flagship killer», targeting the
likes of the Samsung Galaxy S5 in terms of features and functionality, but without the premium cost.
Given the context into which the One A9 launches, with the
likes of the closely - specced (but not as well executed) Moto X Play at # 279, or the «
flagship killer» OnePlus 2 at # 239, the leap to the One A9 price is almost dizzying.
Many of you are probably familiar with OnePlus 3, the
flagship killer that came out this year to take on the
likes of Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10, LG G5, Xperia X Performance, Galaxy Note 7 and even the upcoming iPhone 7 Plus and Google Nexus 2016.
The phone looks a lot
like the iPhone 7 Plus and is highly anticipated
flagship killer consumers are waiting for!
Like last year's «
flagship killer» you can't just buy one unless you're willing to overpay for it.
OnePlus is developing its next
flagship killer, and we now know what it looks
like, thanks to a new leak.
Last year, the Xiaomi Mi 5 joined the
likes of OnePlus 3 / 3T, ZTE Axon 7, and ASUS ZenFone 3 in this list of growing self - proclaimed
flagship killers.
This combination of low price and premium design pitches the phone against the
likes of the OnePlus 3 and the Oppo F1 Plus — two strong
flagship -
killers from China — as well as the Nexus 5X, which actually looks a little pricey by comparison.
Over the past two years I've reviewed both of OnePlus» «
flagship killer» smartphones, and while I
liked both and was impressed by all the hardware crammed into them for the price, I still always felt
like these devices were just midrange smartphones trying to sell themselves as
flagships.
On the surface, the fact that the OnePlus Two doesn't have a microSD card slot, NFC, fast charging or wireless charging doesn't seem
like a big issue — but for a handset that's claiming to not only beat its
flagship competition in 2015, but also be a» 2016
Flagship Killer», these seem
like missed opportunities.
With these three smartphones, it looks
like the company is targeting the Indian market in three ways - at the selfie - crazy people, the lower price band and also trying to play a
flagship killer.
There are even «
flagship killers»
like Huawei's Honor 8 that might be worth your consideration if you don't feel
like you need an expensive phone in your hands at all times.
Overall OnePlus 3T looks
like a true
flagship killer with beautiful design and blazingly fast performance.
Like the iPhones, no Mobile HDR compatibility has been mentioned for the OnePlus 5, with the new «
flagship killer» offering a very similar display to the OnePlus 3T.
far too similar to the iPhone 7 for our
liking, but in the end was worthy of calling itself a
flagship killer once again.
Since storming onto the scene at the tail - end of last year, the 3T has carved a niche as an affordable alternative to the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S series (hence its «
flagship killer» nickname), just
like OnePlus's previous phones have done.
Dubbed the
flagship killer, it seems OnePlus might be tempted to come in with this rumored OnePlus 3T handset in order to compete with the
likes of Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Google Pixel XL, for instance.
The higher cost also means OnePlus was able to put better specs in the 5, and it's starting to look less
like a
flagship killer... and more
like a proper
flagship.
The OnePlus 5 was one of the most awaited smartphones of the year, the self proclaimed
flagship killer takes on the
likes of the Galaxy S8, Google Pixel 2 and other high - end phones.
OnePlus had a spectacular growth since it launched its first smartphone, the OnePlus 1, but the OnePlus 5 no longer seems
like a
flagship killer.