OnePlus has just unveiled the OnePlus 2, which was one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2015 and the successor to the last
year launched OnePlus One.
The last best and the closest alternative to the OnePlus 2 in our view is the last
year launched OnePlus One.
Not exact matches
Last
year,
OnePlus's April Fool's Day prank came in the form of a Dash Energy drink; the company's history of joke product
launches can be seen below.
The company has already confirmed that the new device will be known as
OnePlus 6 and it will be
launched in June this
year.
Notable exceptions at the event include Xiaomi, which
launched its excellent Mi 5 flagship at last
year's expo, and
OnePlus.
The 5T succeeds the current flagship
OnePlus 5,
launched this
year.
While the
OnePlus 5 that
launched earlier this
year is still a solid value, its 5.5 - inch screen and design seem a little stale.
OnePlus had introduced the Lava Red
OnePlus 5T in China back in November last
year, the device was expected to
launch in India on January 26, but it seems like it may arrive sooner than expected.
Earlier this
year, we reported on how we were able to bypass App Locker by
launching the activity containing a toggle that determined whether the feature was on or off —
OnePlus accidentally left it as an exported activity accessible via ADB and activity launcher apps, and it remains unpatched in the
OnePlus 5T.
It's a revision of the
OnePlus 5 that
launched earlier this
year, and little in the way of software and internal hardware has changed.
Lineage OS For
OnePlus 3T Back in November last
year,
OnePlus launched the upgraded version of
OnePlus 3.
Earlier this
year,
OnePlus signed a deal with Cyanogen to
launch the first ever smartphone running CyanogenMod out of the box and promising frequent updates and support directly from Cyanogen.
OnePlus 5T succeed the original
OnePlus 5, which was
launched in June this
year.
While it has most of the same hardware as the
OnePlus 5, which
launched earlier this
year, the major difference is that the
OnePlus 5T has a much bigger 6 - inch 18:9 display, compared to the 5.5 - inch screen on the
OnePlus 5.
To call the company self - assured would be something of an understatement, but this
year's
launch of the
OnePlus 3 seemed a little more subdued.
Its predecessor — the
OnePlus 5 — was
launched in June last
year.
Usually, this talk would have waited until next
year, probably from mid-Q1 onwards, but according to the latest reports, the
OnePlus 6 could see an earlier than usual
launch.
The
OnePlus 5T, for example, was
launched last
year with a price tag of $ 475, so if the information included in this report is accurate, the base
OnePlus 6T configuration could be approximately $ 50 more expensive.
Engadget's sources tell them that Oppo will manufacturer the first
OnePlus handset, and The Verge says that that device will
launch in the first half of next
year.
The
OnePlus 5T
launched with Nougat out of the box, but the phone picked up the Oreo update at the start of the
year.
The flagship phone is a refreshed version of the original
OnePlus 5, which was
launched in June this
year.
However, the photo does give some insight into what the
OnePlus 5 will look like when it
launches later this
year.
The first handset was dubbed the 2014 flagship killer, but it's quite telling that
OnePlus is referring to the
OnePlus 2 as the 2016 flagship killer; rather than being reactive to other handsets this
year, the
OnePlus 2 is designed to offer superior specs not only to the
OnePlus One but to most current handsets
launched this
year and into the next.
Last
year's
OnePlus 3 was
launched in June and if the company is not thinking otherwise, the much - rumored
OnePlus 5 will be here in a few weeks» time.
OnePlus may be geared up for another
launch this
year which is a tweaked and redesigned version of its latest flagship
OnePlus 5.
After the two newly
launched smartphones, the last
year's Google Nexus 6 is the third best alternative to the
OnePlus 2.
The
OnePlus 2 will be
launching in the coming weeks and, like the
OnePlus One, it will be available via an invite system that
OnePlus claims has been heavily improved since last
year's handset.
The company has continued its invite system for selling the
OnePlus 2 that it
launched with the
OnePlus One last
year.
This
year,
OnePlus launched the
OnePlus 5, skipping the
OnePlus 4.
OnePlus is set to continue its invite - only system for selling the
OnePlus 2, which was introduced at the time of
launching the
OnePlus One last
year.
Years after the success of Asus,
OnePlus and Xiaomi, Chinese original design manufacturer (ODM) Topwise Communication entered the Indian market in April this
year to
launch its range of Comio smartphones.
It's been a
year since the
OnePlus One
launch.
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.
When
OnePlus launched the
OnePlus 5T late this
year, one of the only big differences that helped separate the two was Face Unlock, the
OnePlus 5T's biometric facial recognition feature.
OnePlus, the Chinese company that made a name for itself with its budget «flagship killers,» had to deal with various controversies this
year, most of them related to the
OnePlus 5
launch.
Chinese smartphone maker
OnePlus will
launch its fourth - generation flagship this
year, the
OnePlus 5 — don't be fooled by that «5,» the number four just isn't lucky in China.
During the interview, Pete Lau has unveiled that
OnePlus» next generation new product (the
OnePlus 6) will be
launched in the late second quarter of this
year, which is estimated to be around June.
Last
year, along with its flagship device, the
OnePlus 3, the company also
launched the
OnePlus 3T in the Q4 2016 and seems like same is going to happen this
year also.
OnePlus is already firmly on board the virtual reality bandwagon — the
OnePlus 3
launched in VR last
year — so it's possible that
OnePlus is planning some VR features to
launch alongside the phone.
Last
year,
OnePlus 3 was followed by the
launch of
OnePlus 3T in December.
Other
OnePlus 5T
launch offers include one -
year free membership of Zomato Gold, Rs 500 e-book promotion credits on Kindle Store, Rs 300 Amazon Pay Balance cashback for new Amazon Prime customers, and additional Rs 250 Amazon Pay Balance when users stream on their Prime Video app.
When the
OnePlus 5 was first
launched earlier this
year, it was hard to find much at fault with the device.
However, there were rumours last
year that
OnePlus will be
launching the 6 version much sooner.
Shenzhen - based
OnePlus launched the
OnePlus One smartphone last
year and touted it as the «flagship killer».
The
OnePlus 5T
launched with upgraded specs that reflect this
year's smartphone trends: a new aspect ratio display and a near bezel-less design.
It's the biggest mobile
launch of the
year so far: the Samsung S9 (and Samsung S9 Plus), the phones that are going to take on whatever Apple and Google have planned for this
year, as well as the usual competition from the likes of LG, HTC, Sony,
OnePlus, Huawei and more.
OnePlus 3 has had a dream run ever since it was
launched earlier this
year.
OnePlus 2 was
launched with Android 5.1 Lollipop and its official Android Marshmallow build was rolled out more than a
year ago.
However, it should be noted that during the 3T
launch event,
OnePlus mentioned that both the
OnePlus 3 and 3T will get a stable build of Android 7.0 Nougat by
year's end.
The
OnePlus 5T was
launched in November 2017 and now there are rumors and leaks of
OnePlus 6 with iPhone X like notch display expected to be
launched in April or May of this
year.