In a surprising announcement, OnePlus has revealed, via their official Twitter account, that their highly anticipated OnePlus Two will now feature the new USB Type-C port.It’s been previously reported that the company has gone back to the drawing board with its OnePlus Two and it looks like USB Type-C is one of the things the company has changed in its overhaul of the upcoming device.Reports have also stated that the OnePlus Two will feature a QuadHD display, new and improved version of the Snapdragon 810 processor, 3GB of RAM, and a 13-megapixel rear camera.It must be noted though that while the company claims that the OnePlus Two will be the first flagship to feature a USB Type-C connector, the LeTV One Pro and One Max which were released last April also feature USB Type-C ports.USB Type-C is a fairly new and fast-rising technology and open standard that companies have slowly […]

OnePlus has been giving us hints about its upcoming OnePlus Two flagship. Last week, the company slashed the prices of OnePlus One, most likely to make way for its new model. Now, the company has officially revealed the processor inside the new flagship, the Snapdragon 810.While this doesn’t come as a surprise, it does bring forward a lot of questions, especially whether OnePlus managed to fix the heating issue associated with the chipset. To answer all your doubts, the company has written a detailed blog post which reveals that its engineers worked closely with Qualcomm to develop a cooler version of the chipset without compromising performance.The OnePlus Two will use Snapdragon 810 v2.1 which is the same version that’s inside the Xiaomi Mi Note flagship. The post also adds that the company did consider other chipset options, but every time, it came back to Snapdragon 810 because of its advanced […]

Users can finally take a look at the HydrogenOS, which is the Chinese ROM from the company, today at an official press event in Beijing. The company will be unveiling the new OS for the first time to the public and fans have a lot of expectation from the new home grown Android based ROM.The HydrogenOS will be customized version of the Android operating system, offering a minimalistic design and a flat UI like we saw in the Android Lollipop versions. The emergence of HydrogenOS resulted from the company’s decision to move away from a third party software provider, the CyanogenMod to its own home grown ROM.We have already got a first glance at the few design aspects of the new ROM and you can check out the images down below. Meanwhile, the company has announced that it will be unveiling something big this June, which will be revolutionary. Our […]

The OnePlus Two, the successor to the highly popular OnePlus One, has been one of the most anticipated smartphones in the industry in the past year and it looks like the company is close to revealing the new smartphone according to a teaser the company posted on their Twitter page.While the teaser doesn’t directly refer to the OnePlus Two, the teaser message that says “We’re always looking for ways to shake up the tech industry. And we think it’s time for change. Find out more June 1” as well as the accompanying illustration showing an unfinished drawing of an OnePlus One with the caption “Time to change” below all point to the reveal of the company’s next smartphone.The teaser comes soon after the new device was spotted as part of a couple of benchmarking software. The benchmarking software, along with OnePlus CEO Pete Lau in a recent posts in his […]

Last week, we came to know that Oneplus was working on a new product for 2015. Later, we were almost convinced that the product was going to be a drone.And today, the company has officially announced its new drone, the OnePlus DR-1. This isn’t a monstrous UAV like the DJI Inspire but its equipped with basic functions to let you have some fun.Since flying drones is the new craze, people are often confused as to which one to buy. There are plenty of cheap yet good options available in the market right now, and Oneplus’s entry into this market just makes things more competitive.And like always, the company offers this OnePlus drone DR-1 for an affordable price tag of $19.99. In this price, you get a four rotor drone weighing about 12.5 +-2.5 grams. There’s a 3.7V 100mAh battery which can charge to full in just 20 minutes and will […]

The Chinese smartphone market have come to a whole new level this year, with companies like Nubia, Vivo and Xiaomi proving that they can make top-end smartphones at an affordable price tag. With all these companies making a buzz in the market, yesterday, OnePlus CEO Liu Zuohu asked his fans the reasonable price for a Snapdragon 810 powered OnePlus device.oneplus two concept Despite the criticisms about the Snapdragon 810 chipset, most renowned manufacturers have decided to go with this top-end Qualcomm chipset and its likely that the coming generation of Oneplus, i.e. the OnePlus Two may also feature this processor. So, when Liu asked to his fans, “If OnePlus Two comes with Snapdragon 810, what do you think will be the price?”, many responded with different figures.However, it looks like the some managed to give out a reasonable figure. A few hours back, Liu posted on his Weibo that 2499 […]

A few days back, Oneplus CEO had announced that the company will release the hydrogenOS in Beijing, China on May 28. However, it looks like the new OS won’t be the only thing we will be seeing at the event, as some leaked pictures show off a new Oneplus product.From the images, we can see a metal like body with the trademark Oneplus logo on top. There are several pictures with slightly different angles, however, all of them just reveal the top.This could be a new product from the company, and some users are saying that the product could be a new router from the company. However, we can’t really say whether the thing in the picture is a new product. It could also be just a box from the company. So, don’t get too excited, at least for the moment.If this indeed is a new product, we are sure […]

Smartphone manufacturers are known to use weird marketing campaigns to promote their products. Earlier today, we came across a post on Weibo where we saw the OnePlus One flagship killer frozen inside a large block of ice. And anyone who could get the phone from inside the ice could keep it. Pretty Good deal right?Well, not exactly! When we say its a large, we mean it. The ice is about 4-5 feet high and quite thick too, which makes it extremely hard to get the OnePlus One smartphone that’s inside it.A lot of people tried out their luck with the ice block, but nothing seemed to get through to the smartphone. For example, a person tried drilling into the block of ice, but without any success. Another tried pouring hot water on the ice block, hoping that it will melt off, but once again, that didn’t help.So, did anyone manage […]