OnePlus One
OnePlus on Wednesday finally unleashed its first flagship phone the OnePlus One. The device on paper has high end specs that has the capability to compete with other high range smartphones. Apart from having reasonable specifications, the OnePlus One is pocket friendly which arguably makes it the best android phone you should think about getting now.
The CyanogenMod-based OnePlus One features a snapdragon 801 processor 2.5GHz quad-core processor, Adreno 330 GPU, 5.5-inch ips 1080p display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 3GB of RAM, a 5MP front facing camera and a 13MP rear camera capable of recording 4K video.
OnePlus One features a 5.5-inch IPS 1080p display protected by Gorilla Glass 3
One of its downside is that the battery is non-removable and it has no micro SD slot to support storage expansion; but the OnePlus One measures 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9mm, weights 162g, 4G LTE support for many bands, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, 3100mAh, and ranges of GSM, WCDMA supports.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The OnePlus One is expected to launch mid-May in 16 countries – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and the United States. The phone would be availablein white and black colours; with the white having a storage of 16GB at $299 and the black version with 64GB storage at $349. Pricing etails about the additional style swap cover editions wasn’t revealed but it is expected to be launched later this year.
The White 16GB variant of the OnePlus one cost $299 while the 64GB black variant costs $349.
ONEPLUS ONE SPECIFICATIONS
Basic Parameters
• Color – Silk White/Sandstone Black
• Dimensions – 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
• Weight – 5.71 ounces (162g)
• OS – CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4
• CPU – Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 processor with 2.5GHz Quad-core CPUs GPU Adreno 330, 578MHz
• RAM – 3 GB LP-DDR3 @1866MHz
• Storage – 16/64 GB eMMC 5.0, available capacity varies
• Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity and Ambient Light
• Battery Capacity – Embedded rechargeable 3100 mAh LiPo battery
Display
• Display Size – 5.5 inch JDI
• Resolution – 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 401 PPI
• Type – LTPS IPS with TOL
• Protection – Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Cameras
• Sensor – 13 Megapixel – Sony Exmor IMX 214
• Lenses – 6 lenses to avoid distortion and color aberration
• Flash – Dual-LED
• Aperture f/2.0
• Front Camera – 5 Megapixel – Distortion free
• Video 4K resolution video with stereo recording
• Slow Motion: 720p video at 120fps
Connectivity
Frequencies
• GSM – 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
• WCDMA – Bands: 1/2/4/5/8
• LTE – Bands: 1/3/4/7/17/38/40
• Wi-Fi – Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 b/g/n/ac
• Bluetooth – Bluetooth 4.1
• NFC 65T (software card emulation, payment methods and multi-tag support)
• Positioning Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS
• Digital Compass
Audio
• Speakers – Built-in Stereo Speakers
• Microphones – Tri-microphone with noise cancellation
Ports, Slots, Buttons and Indicators
• Ports Data & Charging: Micro USB 2.0
• Audio: Jack 3.5mm
• Buttons Power Button
• Volume Rockers
• Capacitive / On-screen buttons
• SIM 1 slot – Micro SIM
• Indicators – 1 LED notification light (multicolored)
Multimedia
• Audio supported formats: Playback: MP3, AAC, AMR, OGG, M4A, MID, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, WAV
• Recording: AAC, M4A
• Video supported formats: Playback: MP4, H.263, H.264, RMBB, FLV720P
• Recording: MP4
• Image supported formats: Playback: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
• Output: JPEG, RAW
In the Box
• 1x OnePlus One
• 1x Wall Charger
• 1x USB Cable
In terms of specification the OnePlus One is up there with the likes of the HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5 and the iPhone 5S but it is less costlier than the above named smartphones.
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