OnePlus will unveil a new phone on Tuesday, the OnePlus 3T that’s supposed to be a mild upgrade of the OnePlus 3. But the company is also working on next year’s flagship, which is probably the OnePlus phone to buy if you’re willing to wait a few months. More →
OnePlus is an Android company that still receives plenty of attention for its high-end handsets that are sold around the world for reasonable products. The OnePlus 3 is already one of the best Android devices of the year, considering what you get for your buck. But OnePlus will not wait until 2017 to release a hot new smartphone. The Chinese company has been working on something else, and we’re going to see it next week. It’s probably the OnePlus 3T, which appeared in a bunch of rumors so far.
When the OnePlus 3 launched earlier this year, it was one of the very fastest phones on the market. But since launch, new processors have come out and a new iPhone has launched, leaving OnePlus struggling to keep its crown as the fastest handset in town. That could all be about to change.
We’ve already heard rumors that OnePlus is going to launch a spec-bumped version, the OnePlus 3T, with a faster processor. Qualcomm seems to have just confirmed that, tweeting that “something new” is on the way from OnePlus, and it will have Qualcomm’s best Snapdragon 821 processor inside.
OnePlus is already rumored to soon release a mild update for the OnePlus 3, but that’s not the next phone coming from the Chinese handset maker that you should be excited about. Rather than replacing the OnePlus 3 with the OnePlus 3T, you’d be better off waiting for the OnePlus 4 that’s due next year, which should bring over a slew of improvements. More →
The OnePlus 3 is one of the fastest (and least explosive) big smartphones that you can currently buy. But it was released before Qualcomm unleashed its new Snapdragon 821 processor, and OnePlus doesn’t like having outdated specs.
As a result, it looks like OnePlus is planning on releasing a version of the OnePlus 3 with bumped-up specs called the OnePlus 3T.
The hottest Android phone right now is the OnePlus 3. The third flagship from the Chinese company is far better than predecessors, but it also has some flaws. Luckily for buyers, the RAM management and screen color issues can be fixed with the help of a firmware update. However, there’s a catch: It’s only review units that will receive the over-the-air (OTA) fix initially, with a public release expected to go out in the future.
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OnePlus’s most recent launch has been anything but conventional. The company announced last week that the new OnePlus 3 would go on sale today at 12:30pm EDT, but it didn’t offer any additional information at all. No specs, no images of the phone, and no pricing. In fact, details surrounding the hot new “flagship killer” weren’t even official until 1:00pm today, thirty minutes after the phone went on sale. All that is water under the bridge now though, and the OnePlus 3 is available for purchase for just $399. $399!
OnePlus calls its new phone a flagship killer but can a $400 phone possibly kill any flagships? Now it’s time to find out. More →
Think about how difficult it is right now to break into the smartphone market. You’ve got Apple and Samsung at the top of the pile in developed world, gobbling up well over 90% of the global smartphone market’s profits each quarter and toppling former heavyweights like BlackBerry, Microsoft and Palm. Then you’ve got established players like LG, Sony and HTC struggling beneath them. Despite their big budgets and sleek smartphones, they haven’t been able to get much traction at all in recent years.
At the low end of the market, you’ve got a slew of Chinese smartphone companies churning out shockingly capable handsets at rock bottom prices. Then you’ve got Xiaomi, which took the world by storm when it copied Apple’s every move but sold smartphones at half the price of the iPhone. But even Xiaomi’s sales have hit a wall, so the company is looking to expand its reach in search of growth.
Is there any room for another player in this crowded market? OnePlus found a niche by creating unique flagship-grade smartphones that appeal to hardcore Android fans but sell for far less than any high-end iPhone or Galaxy S handset. Now the company is back with the OnePlus 3, a stunning device that is easily OnePlus’s most impressive accomplishment to date. More →
What would you get if you took the iPhone 6s Plus, HTC 10 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and somehow mashed them all together into one gorgeous flagship phone? Well, if these leaked photos end up being real — and there’s every indication that they are indeed real — you’d get the OnePlus 3, a hot new flagship phablet that OnePlus will release next week on June 14th.
In a curious move, OnePlus announced the phone’s release date without actually revealing any details about the device itself, but leaks appear to have painted a fairly complete picture at this point… and if that picture even comes close to representing reality, OnePlus will likely have managed to build the hottest Android phone the world has ever seen. More →
As it does each year with its twice annual flagship Galaxy phone launches, Samsung has stolen the show so far in 2016. Sure there are other Android flagship phones that are as impressive as the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge — perhaps even more impressive, depending on whom you ask — but Samsung’s size and marketing muscle doesn’t leave room for much else at the top of the Android camp. Next week, however, a new smartphone will be unveiled that is shaping up to be one of the most exciting smartphones of 2016, and it might just steal some of the limelight away from Samsung among enthusiastic Android fans.
Now, photos of a live OnePlus 3 that is powered on have seemingly leaked for the first time. More →
We’re getting closer and closer to the moment many Android users have been waiting for: The arrival of the OnePlus 3, the next “flagship killer” coming from the now-famous Chinese startup. The device launches in mid-June, and for the first time in three years, there’s not going to be an annoying invite system to buy it – at least according to current reports.
A few days ago we saw the full specs list and final design of the OnePlus 3, in documentation published on TENAA, the Chinese communications regulator, and a new report seems to reveal the incredibly affordable pricing structure of the 2016 OnePlus flagship. More →
When OnePlus released its first Cyanogen-powered smartphone back in 2014, it was one of the biggest surprises of the year. The phone was an incredible value for Android fans looking to stray a bit from the mainstream, packing specs and a design that could have easily commanded far more than its modest asking price. 2015’s sequel pushed things even further, offering improved hardware along with even better specs compared to rival smartphones at the time. Now, the world is eagerly awaiting the OnePlus 3, the third iteration of OnePlus’s flagship smartphone model.
Good news, Android fans: The wait is almost over. More →
The OnePlus 3’s final design isn’t a mystery any longer, as the Chinese FCC-like regulator has published several details about the upcoming handset, including official pictures and hardware details. Unsurprisingly, the images and specs list seem to confirm what numerous leaks and rumors said in previous weeks
