OnePlus 2 invite registrations cross one million mark in mere 72 hours

OnePlus launched the much talked about OnePlus 2 in the world’s first virtual reality launch event on July 27. The Chinese company has promoted over a million people to register for the new device in a mere 72 hours. At the launch event, the company had stated that it sold 1.5 million OnePlus One smartphones since its launch. In comparison, then new phone has already received such a huge number of registrations or an invite to purchase the latest OnePlus 2.

OnePlus will be hosting a pop-up event in New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, New Delhi, Bangalore, and Jakarta on July 31 where fans can experience the new OnePlus 2 smartphone.

The 64GB OnePlus 2 will be available for purchase with an invite in India starting August 11, exclusively on Amazon. The 16GB OnePlus 2 with 3GB LPPDR4 RAM will be available later this year.

 The company has also taken out the logo from the front. It sports a 5.5-inch 1080p display. As promised, the smartphone also comes with a fingerprint scanner and USB Type-C port. The fingerprint scanner is faster than the iPhone TouchID and lets you save up to five fingerprints, says OnePlus.

On the camera front, it comes with a 13-megapixel snapper. It also gets a new camera and a new solution that allows you to take 50MP photos and there’s also the slow motion mode. It comes powered by Snapdragon 810 coupled with 4GB of RAM.

It runs OxygenOS, and says it isn’t your pure Android. It comes with some significant changes. It allows you drastically change the look and feel of the device with a single switch. The colour mode will let you select custom accents colours, or even use dark mode. The OnePlus 2 has a 3300mAh battery.

A recent report suggests that after the launch of OnePlus 2, the company plans to offer a price drop for the OnePlus One. In conversation with Business Today, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, OnePlus-India confirmed that the company will not discontinue any storage variant of the OnePlus One. However, he stated that consumers can expect a price drop for the OnePlus One in the coming days.

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Upcoming OnePlus 2 lists on Oppomart for Rs 31,700

OnePlus’ upcoming smartphone has had multiple leaks over the past few weeks but finally the purported OnePlus 2 has been listed on popular website Oppomart as well, days before its official launch. However, no images of the smartphone were revealed.
Specifications of the smartphone have been listed on the website but the price for the device mentioned is $499 (approximately Rs 31,700), which is contradictory to the CEO’s statement where he previously stated that the OnePlus 2 will be priced sub-$450.

According to the website, the new OnePlus 2 will feature a 5.7-inch QHD display with a 2056 x 1440 pixel resolution along with a pixel density of 571ppi. It is said to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor paired with 4GB RAM. It will be offered in black and white colour variants.

It would also run on Android 5.1-based Oxygen OS. The listing suggests that the phone will be equipped with a 16MP Sony Exmor IMX234 rear camera along with a 5MP front facing camera. It

The smartphone is listed in two variants based on 16GB and 64GB eMMC 5.0 inbuilt storage. The listing also mentioned that the device will include 4G FDD-LTE connectivity and a non-removable 3300mAh battery as well.

This week, OnePlus made an announcement stating that its OnePlus 2 smartphone will get a ‘new and improved’ invite system. The company said on the blog that, “some people thought it was too difficult and time consuming to obtain an invite or thought it was all some big marketing stunt.” For this reason, a few key improvements to the purchase experience has been made.

The new smartphone will be unveiled officially on 27 July via the world’s first VR product launch.

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OnePlus 2 will have 4GB RAM: OFFICIALLY!!

OnePlus, The Biggest Chinese Startup has announced that its upcoming OnePlus 2 smartphone will come with 4GB of RAM.

The smartphone, which will be announced on July 27, will have the next-generation LPDDR4 memory chips. At present, only Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are the only smartphones to pack DDR4 RAM.

Apart from Asus Zenfone 2, no other smartphone in the Indian market comes with 4GB of RAM, which is needed to make use of the 64-bit processor for faster operations of the next generation of apps.

On its official forum, OnePlus wrote:

Why did we choose LPDDR4 for the OnePlus 2? Another notable benefit is lower power consumption for better battery efficiency. That means you'll be able to use your favorite apps (and more) without draining the battery. With LPDDR4, you get twice the bandwidth performance as the LPDDR3 at the same power consumption profile. The RAM of the OnePlus 2 uses a lower operating voltage than its predecessor, decreasing from 1.2V to 1.1V. And with speeds up to 32 GB/s, it is also twice as fast as the LPDDR3. It offers optimal support for power-saving low frequency mode that brings clock speeds down when performing those everyday and necessary tasks.
The company revealed yesterday that the OnePlus 2 smartphone will cost less than $450 at launch. Though it is quite high compared to the $299 launch price of OnePlus One, the smartphone is expected to have top-end features at a low price tag compared to models by the likes of Samsung, Apple, HTC etc. The company has also confirmed that it will run on Qualcomm's rather new 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor.

According to leaked photos, OnePlus 2 will look quite similar to its predecessor but have a metal body, while the company says that its fingerprint scanner will be faster than Apple's TouchID sensor.

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