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The OnePlus One was a massive success worldwide, regardless of some obstacles, like availability on an invite-only basis and some odd marketing stunts (like blowing up competitor feature phones), but it looks like the company has grown and the OnePlus Two is already planned and ready to go for 2015. Update: Some OnePlus Two specs have hit the internet, so hit the updated "specs" section to find out what it's going to be packing!
OnePlus Two release date
OnePlus CEO Carl Pei was present at the CES 2015 and was able to dish some new information about the future of the company and the OnePlus Two. Firstly, Pei confirms that the OnePlus Two is coming out (which we already knew), and once it does, the OnePlus One will be sold at a discounted price until stocks run out.
Secondly, he said that the release date is still up in the air, as the executive board has changed their minds about 5 times regarding when the OnePlus Two should actually come out. In any case, he stated that you can expect the new OnePlus smartphone by Q2 or Q3 of 2015, so a little ways to go yet. Lastly, Pei said that the size of the OnePlus Two ''will surprise people'', so we don’t know if it will be bigger or smaller, but our vote goes to smaller.
Last time we reported on the OnePlus Two, Carl Pei had already confirmed that it would be available by Q2 or Q3 of 2015, so between April and September, which is actually a large amount of time, but it is confirmed.
We are planning to announce the OnePlus Two in Q2 or Q3 next year. [...] So it is one year after this phone [OnePlus One].
He also went on to say that India will be one of the first countries where it will be released. The OnePlus One became available on April 25th 2014 first in Asian and European markets, before making its way to the US, so April 2015 would be your best bet for availability.
To get a OnePlus One, you had to sign up and try to get an invitation. Once you were invited, you had to destroy your current feature phone in a creative way and catch it on tape. This destructive marketing ploy was quickly remedied, giving those interested the option of donating the phone. Hopefully OnePlus will rethink their marketing ploys for the OnePlus Two, but it looks like the "invite-only" sales system will remain in place.
OnePlus Two price
The OnePlus One starts at 299 USD / 269 Euro / 229 GBP for the 16 GB model, and 349 USD / 299 Euro / 269 GBP for the 64 GB version. Its impeccably low price for great quality is one of the OnePlus One’s top selling points, next to its awesome design, and one-of-a-kind user experience.
We can only hope they will continue this with the OnePlus Two, though rumor has it that it may be slightly more expensive, Business Insider even guessing up to 500 USD, though this is not confirmed. Furthermore, seeing as the Nexus line doesn’t seem to offer the best phone for your buck anymore, with the Nexus 6 costing just as much as some high end Samsung and LG phones, OnePlus could be the new king great cheap phones.
OnePlus Two specs
Update: The news come via Android Community, citing Chinese website gizchina.com, which has received some exclusive info regarding the new OnePlus. The OnePlus Two is said to come with a Snapdragon 810 processor, 4 GB of RAM, 3,300 mAh battery, and, unsurprisingly, will be running a OnePlus One ROM based on Android 5.0 Lollipop.
A Snapdragon 810 coupled with 4 GB of RAM will make it a performance powerhouse, but what about the display? Gizchina reports that the screen will be exactly the same size as the last model at 5.5-inches, but it will have 2K resolution. (Sadly, we still don't know anything about its camera technology, but our fingers are crossed for a big upgrade over the OnePlus One in this area.)
OnePlus CEO Carl Pei recently stated that the OnePlus Two size would "surprise" consumers. With the display dimensions being identical, we wonder if OnePlus is going to really try to maximize the screen-to-body ratio to have a near bezel-less design on the OnePlus Two. Ever since the Sharp Aquos Crystal we dream of this stuff.
Finally, Gizchina also mentions the possibility of a OnePlus Two compact model in the works, but this is the first we've heard of this.
OnePlus Two features
The cool thing about the OnePlus One was that it ran a customized version of CyanogenMod, more specifically, CyanogenMod 11S, and Android 4.4 KitKat. Seeing as CM is the most popular custom ROM among Android users, this was bound to be a success and will continue to be so for the following edition. The OnePlus Two is rumored to have more customization features, both in the system itself, as well as the types of cases that are made for it.
Are you looking forward to a OnePlus Two? What do you hope to see from this phone?
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