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OnePlus one officially announced! 299$ 16GB, 350$ 64GB.
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future proofing, plus you can zoom in quite close
It's so that when you transfer it to other devices it will continue to look great. Most phones can't display the quality of their 8-13MP camera's shots, but the point is that it'll look good elsewhere. With the rise of 4K displays it'll be important to have proper resolution content for it.
Lagspike_exe
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Amazing specs. If they can provide timely Android updates and if the build quality is OK, this is by far the best buy in the market right now.
I was looking up online, reading some articles saying that Bell and Telus were also using 1700mhz... Guess I was wrong.
Still, it sucks. I love my videotron contract (55$ for unlimited voice, unlimited long distance for all of north america, unlimited worldwide texting and 6 gigs of data) but their fucking shitty 1700mhz band bullshit is starting to piss me off. They're supposed to upgrade to LTE at some point, but nobody knows when (I heard it was supposed to be around last xmas, but heh) so I'm stuck with the Videotron and Wind phones for a while
abracadaver
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How is the camera compared to the nexus 5 ?
Shits on it from a great height, based on what I see in the OP.
Wouldn't you be able to install the vanilla Android software yourself? I thought that was one of the big advantages of the Android platform in general.
Considering that the software for the international version is handled by none other than Cyanogenmod, updates will most likely be the least of your worries. I think the website says it "will receive updates for at least 2 years."
Build quality looks a little bit questionable, the removable battery and screw peppered back remind me of early HTC android phones and the first Galaxy S. Could be great for repairability, but could also mean the phone is creaky mess.
What if they pull a HTC and use the same name again but with the codename attached?
Nah, every subsequent release will be "One Plus Two" "One Plus Three".. I like it.
My 2 year old S3 boots faster than both of those.
Pegosaurus
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Does anyone know what carriers are going to support this?? Looks like a real nice phone.
Everyone but Verizon or any other CDMA using company.
hitsugi
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last-gen cams are better than the N5 so yeah.. look at the photos and judge for yourself though.
You sure about that?
My S3 went to straight shit after about a year and a half. But that Nexus 5 boot does seem slow.
EDIT: Nvm, watched the rest of the video lol.
Nexus 5 looks so much cooler to me in terms of the actual device. Why did 1+ go for 5.5 inchs anyways? It looks so big.
Yep. Mine went to shit after about a year and a half too but booting never took as long as it does on those phones. Why is the OnePlus One still loading the widgets?
Anyway, here's a video of the launch event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfpq8hTPplY
And interview with Steve Kondik, the Cyanogen creator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDv9PXbWsB8
ComputerMKII
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So it can boot faster?
False Witness
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Looks like applications for the Phone Smash are available. You only get a 16 GB OnePlus One with 3 invites though. If you're selected.
one reason why spec wars can be a bit silly. Windows Phone managed with relatively crappy processors in early phones but were still smooth and responsive. And Android can often chug even with quad core. I'm sure that is useful for games etc but the basic day to day UI should always be smooth and fast - especially with that power under the hood.
Sure you're not mistakn it with the GS5?
How about Two Plus One Three Plus One etc...
The Abominable Snowman
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3 questions still in my mind:
1 - Is OnePlus making any cases for this? I'd like a deluxe power case (Similar to the Z Ultra, Smart cover and battery in one)
2 - No Stylus support at all? The S5 supports pencil and pen as stylus input. That's so awesome (to me)
3 - CyanogenMod ever iron out some of those issues with apps/games unable to load? I experienced this with CM-based roms on my S3 and Note. Stock-based roms would load particular apps/games fine and CM-based would pose issues. And in the Sonic Transformed thread a user had posted about the game failing to load on his CM ROM.
1 - Is OnePlus making any cases for this? I'd like a deluxe power case (Similar to the Z Ultra, Smart cover and battery in one)
2 - No Stylus support at all? The S5 supports pencil and pen as stylus input. That's so awesome (to me)
3 - CyanogenMod ever iron out some of those issues with apps/games unable to load? I experienced this with CM-based roms on my S3 and Note. Stock-based roms would load particular apps/games fine and CM-based would pose issues. And in the Sonic Transformed thread a user had posted about the game failing to load on his CM ROM.
I absolutely agree, it seems these days that they're literally chasing higher numbers to put on their specs list, rather than deliver a smooth experience to the user. If there is one upside to the Windows Phones, it's that they feel smooth (based on my experience with them, anyway).
Sorry, I should clarify; both phones had noticeable amounts of delay and stutter. I only mentioned the OnePlus because this is a OnePlus thread, so I saw mentioning the Galaxy S5 as unnecessary.
Adding it to the OP right now.
Which phone?
RobbieNick
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Will these phones work with any provider or just specific ones?
Depends on what band your carrier is using but I can't think of one that isn't using one of the bands the device supports.
Whitechocolatekrispies
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Is it just me or is this Verge article just fucking terrible?
Spec Sheet: OnePlus' One smartphone shows what hardware startups are capable of
Basic? ... you mean the phone has the best hardware currently out, beating some of the largest named brands flagships out there? No no ... just the basic hardware.
Talk about contradicting yourself immediately? The Nexus 5 matches the OnePlus's specs ... only it doesn't ... but it gets near the price? Only the OnePlus costs less and is more powerful. That doesn't match up at all.
If that wasn't bad enough they then start a comparison with the N1, a phone that costs $599 and much older hardware.
Just a terrible article.
They basically ignored the fact this phone has everything the latest flagship phones from Samsung, Sony, LG etc have (processor, battery, screen, camera) and instead compared it too older or expensive shitty phones.
This phone is A league, and they relegated it too the B and C league.
Spec Sheet: OnePlus' One smartphone shows what hardware startups are capable of
Basic? ... you mean the phone has the best hardware currently out, beating some of the largest named brands flagships out there? No no ... just the basic hardware.
Talk about contradicting yourself immediately? The Nexus 5 matches the OnePlus's specs ... only it doesn't ... but it gets near the price? Only the OnePlus costs less and is more powerful. That doesn't match up at all.
If that wasn't bad enough they then start a comparison with the N1, a phone that costs $599 and much older hardware.
Just a terrible article.
They basically ignored the fact this phone has everything the latest flagship phones from Samsung, Sony, LG etc have (processor, battery, screen, camera) and instead compared it too older or expensive shitty phones.
This phone is A league, and they relegated it too the B and C league.
Wolf Akela
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How's the battery life in practice?
we dont know yet
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