OnePlus One has received a new Cyanogen OS 12.0 incremental update to fix touchscreen sensitivity issues, as the company promised last month. The company already said that it has been working with Synaptics, developer of touch and biometrics hardware to fix the bug. The build YNG1TAS2I3 also fixes Bluetooth connectivity when connecting to in-car system and issues in sending MMS. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets a new Cyanogen OS 12 incremental update to fix touchscreen issues”
OnePlus has been relatively coy about the upcoming successor to their first handset, the OnePlus One. The sophomore release of the phone is being revealed piecemeal with the release date still unknown. On that note, the company took to its forums to reveal that the handset will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chipset.
In particular, the company has chosen to go with v2.1 of the processor. The Snapdragon 810 is an Octa Core chipset and is 64bit compatible. In terms of capabilities, the chipset will let users steam 4K video as well as record ultra HD video. The capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 chip are well known but OnePlus claims to have integrated a newer, version 2.1, of the chipset into the handset which goes a long way in fixing the problems associated with overheating. The Snapdragon 810 chipset has been widely panned for overheating and the likes of LG too haven’t been able to resolve this issue.Indeed the solution so far has been thermal throttling of the chipset which results in decreased performance. The problem is documented well enough to have forced LG to opt for a slightly lower end hexa core 808 chipset that delivers similar real world performance with none of the heating issues.
In addition to the work done on reducing heating issues in collaboration with Qualcomm on a chipset level, OnePlus is also employing layers of thermal gel and graphite to dissipate heat evenly. While practically all multicore phones actively delegate tasks to individual processors based on computing requirements, OnePlus claims to have deviced a proprietary solution that ensures that such tasks aren’t assigned to adjoining processor cores as far as possible.
It certainly seems like OnePlus is working hard to mitigate any overheating issues that have plagued the Snapdragon 810 chipset as they go ahead with integrating the SoC into their upcoming flagship. We’ve seen mixed results from the efforts made by larger smartphone manufacturers so we do feel a bit skeptical about the company’s ability to achieve these results. The OnePlus 2 will be out later this year and we can’t wait to find out if the company delivers on its promise when it comes to a high end, yet cool computing experience.
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OnePlus slashed the price of the OnePlus One smartphone by $50 permanently earlier this month for purchases through the company’s global portal OnePlus.net. Today, OnePlus India has announced a temporary price cut of Rs. 2000 for the 64GB Sandstone Black version. This is the first time the company is reducing the price of the smartphone in India. Continue reading “OnePlus One 64GB gets a price cut for a day in India, available for Rs. 19998 on June 18”
OnePlus has announced that all service related issues on smartphones till date and henceforth pending for more than 15 working days at service centres will automatically get a 3 months extended warranty in India. This will be applicable on the OnePlus One and all future smartphones and is also applicable for all Indian users who had purchased the One from oneplus.net prior to the India launch. Continue reading “OnePlus offers 3 months extended warranty in India to compensate users with service issues”
The folks over at OnePlus have setup two new contests that offer fans a chance to get their hands on an early preview of the OnePlus 2. There are two contests namely Photo Mania 2015 and ‘Your OnePlus Story’.
Continue reading “OnePlus announces new contests in preparation for the OnePlus 2”
As we all know, OnePlus is readying the successor to the OnePlus One and have just made it official that the Oxygen OS running on Android Lollipop 5.1 will debut alongside the OnePlus 2.
Continue reading “Oxygen OS with Android Lollipop 5.1 will launch along with OnePlus 2”
OnePlus slashed the price of OnePlus One smartphone in a experimental flash sale last week. Today the company has announced that it is slashing the price of both the 16GB Silk White and 64GB Sandstone Black variants permanently, which now cost $249 and $299, respectively. This price cut is available only through company’s global portal OnePlus.net. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets a $50 price cut permanently, now starts at $249”
Last week, we exclusively reported that OnePlus will announce a price cut for its One smartphone on June 1. Now, the day has arrived and company has finally announced that the OnePlus One in 64GB Sandstone Black and 16GB Silk White will be available at a new price (starting from $249) in a series of flash sales for this week June 1 to June 7. Continue reading “OnePlus One prices slashed for one week, now starts at $249”
In this week’s weekly roundup of major announcements and launches, Sony and Coolpad took the center stage. Sony brought its M4 Aqua and Xperia C4 to India, and announced a global variant of the Xperia Z4 dubbed Xperia Z3+. Coolpad launched two Dazen smartphones – Dazen X7 and Dazen 1 – in the country. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia Z3+, C4, M4 Aqua, Coolpad Dazen 1, Dazen X7, Xiaomi Power Banks and more”
OnePlus launched Bamboo StyleSwap Cover for the OnePlus One smartphone today at Rs. 1499. We unboxed it recently, check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap Cover Unboxing”
OnePlus has finally launched the Bamboo StyleSwap Cover for the OnePlus smartphone. It was introduced last year and is damp-proof, flame retardant and scratch resistant. Each Bamboo StyleSwap Cover is one of a kind, complete with its own distinct set of fibers, nodes, and colors. The production time involves 21 days and 28 different procedures which include drying, carbonising, polishing and laser cut finishing to finally carve it into place, said the company. Continue reading “OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap Cover launched in India for Rs. 1499”
OnePlus recently shared a teaser on it’s official twitter account, which stated that the company is again looking to shake the tech industry.
While most of you predicated that the company was going to announce the next iteration of the OnePlus, sorry to disappoint you folks, but we think you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Continue reading “Exclusive: OnePlus One to get a price cut on June 1”
OnePlus, one of the most successful technology startup is all set to announce something new on June 1st, 2015. The company has teased on its social channels that it is time for a change, and it is looking for ways to shake up the tech industry. It could be related to its upcoming OnePlus Two smartphone, since the image shows a OnePlus One that’s being erased and redrawn.
Continue reading “OnePlus teases something new on June 1, could be related to OnePlus Two”
OnePlus One, which is popularly known as the flagship killer has been quite a hit in India since its launch. We have already reviewed the OnePlus One smartphone. Here we have photo gallery of the bamboo StyleSwap back cover for the phone that shows the device from all angles. Continue reading “OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap Cover Photo Gallery”
Hello our loyal readers! Your support means a lot to us and we know that just thanking you is not enough. That’s one of the reasons why we do giveaways time and time again. And, guess what? We are back with another giveaway just for you.
This time we are teaming up with the good folks at OnePlus India to make this happen. Last year we gave away a OnePlus One smartphone, even before the company entered India. Just to refresh your memory, OnePlus officially launched in India last December. Continue reading “OnePlus Giveaway – 3 OnePlus One smartphones and 20 OnePlus Power Banks!”
