ONEPLUS TWO : REVIEW
The successor to the OnePlus One, one of the most ambitious and successful debut smartphones we’ve ever seen, is a hot commodity. The phone is packed with changes from last year’s model, from the
improved screen to the totally overhauled camera system. Its marketing
language is as unabashed as ever: “Never settle,” the ads beg you. The
company calls the 2 the “flagship killer.” However not going into the "flagship killer " sort of mode and all the hype it has created due to this buzz around people . But getting into the actual basics , the OnePlus 2 is a nice-looking phone with cutting-edge hardware and software.
OnePlus 2 doesn’t deviate strongly from the formula that made the One such an intriguing phone, but there are some notable differences to be found once you dig into the new device.
Display & Design :
On the surface, the OnePlus 2 is very similar to its predecessor. It’s still the same 5.5-inch device, but the body material is significantly nicer this time — most of the frame is made of aluminum, but the back keeps the textured, grippy material featured on last year’s phone. The side aluminium metal frame really gives it a feel of a high-end phone and also does not disturb it's the overall design and look of the phone.With the various types of back covers like the previous One , this time it's far easier to replace it and comes in a good addition of back covers.By default the phone comes with stand stone cover and is more roughier this time. The whole phone has a box like feel and let's you hold the phone easily. The battery is not however removable nor any external storage is available. On the side there's a alert slider , to help you change the notification's priority has per your choice.On the side you have the regular power and volume rockers. The bottom you got a charging port and speaker's (actually just regular). One the top you have the 3.5 mm headphone jack.
OnePlus 2 has a 5.5-inch, 1080p display is bright, clear, and accurate, and offers that inexplicably delightful feeling that you’re actually moving things around directly on the screen.The viewing angles are great and has a good contrast. The colors look saturated and that's it in a single sentence, the display is as it should be on a phone.
Camera :
The 2’s 13-megapixel camera can, in perfect conditions, take spectacular pictures. Sharp, clean, dynamic. But when you’re not outdoors on a perfectly overcast day shooting a stationary subject, you’re not going to like your photos. The shutter’s too slow, the lens takes too long to focus, and all too often you’re stuck getting a picture a second after something cool happened.The camera would be rated as a okay - okay deal for now but you never know if it gets a few patches, the camera would be a lot better. The back camera includes a two tone flash as well as a laser auto focusing system and optical image stabilization. The camera launching time is quite quick but the capture time of photo's is slow.
The front is 5MP camera for all the selfies, however this didn't disappoint us. The camera is a good one for the selfies and gives an above average experience.The camera is one thing that can be fixed via few software updates and will really enhance the user experience.
Performance:
OnePlus 2 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, and either 16GB of storage with 3GB of RAM or 64GB of storage with 4GB of RAM.It run's great on the level of high end specifications and the customized OS.Once you’ve unlocked the phone, you’ll see the very familiar stylings of Android 5.1 — but this time, OnePlus has added its own in-house software (called OxygenOS) over the top, rather than using Cyanogenmod as it did last year. Fortunately, it’s a very clean skin, with minimal extra features — there are some new options included in the settings, like a menu that lets you enable gestures to tap the screen to wake it, or draw a circle on the screen to launch the camera.
The most dramatic difference is a screen off to the left of your home screen called the “shelf,” which holds your most-used apps and contacts for easy access. It’s useful, if unexciting. There’s also a really handy dark mode—I call it “first thing in the morning mode”—along with some nice additional customizability ideas. It’s a really nice, mostly additive take on Android. OnePlus says there’s more to come, too, and Oxygen won’t look like plain Android for long.in all the phone performs quite well and a double dozen of tasks can be opened without any lag.The phone has a good multitasking capabilities as well no heating issues.
Other Tricks :
There are a few other hardware tricks you’ll see on this phone that you won’t find on most other devices, perhaps most importantly the USB-C connector on the bottom. We knew this would be the case, but it’s still nice to see a company moving people over to the new port as soon as possible.Another new addition is the front-facing fingerprint unlock sensor, and it does indeed work as advertised. With the phone locked, it only took barely a second of laying my finger on the sensor to get the phone open and ready for use. Much like the iPhone, you have to back up the fingerprint sensor with a traditional on-screen lock, but whatever sensor and software OnePlus are using here seem like a very reliable combo.
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