Is OnePlus One the best Chinese phone yet?

Have you ever heard of OnePlus? Well, it's a new name in the smartphone business and its heart is made of former Oppo employees. I guess you've heard for Oppo. You know... Oppo Find 7 smartphone... The OnePlus is headquartered in Beijing and their first and very impressive device is named One. So, ladies and gentleman meet OnePlus One - an astonishing Android smartphone that moves the ground under Samsung, Sony, HTC and Sony flagships. Is it possible that one Chinese device make that kind of mess in the Android kingdom? Well, there are signals for that and here's why. OnePlus One is powerful 5.5-inch quad-core smartphone and the first impressions are very, very positive.

OnePlus One - the flagship killer!?

From the available photos it's easy to find similarities with Oppo Find 7. Since we know the fathers of this phone are coming from Oppo, that's quite normal. The phone can be proud on its full HD 1,920x1,080 pixel display. It looks like display is bright and vibrant, so it could guarantee easy use under the daylight. It has very respective 160g of weight, which is for 5.5-inch device simply great.

OnePlus One design

OnePlus One body is slightly curved. With a large display, the OnePlus One takes your attention. The phone's case is made of plastic, and the rear cover is removable. Under it there's non-removable 3,100mAh battery. Also, the microSD slot is missing here, so the potential users choose between 16 and 64GB.

OnePlus One runs onCyanogenMod

OnePlus One works on CyanogenMod 11S, which is based on 4.4 KitKat Android. Basically, it's very similar to stock Android with a few changes, and several cool features. The UI is very simple and easy to use.

OnePlus One specs

Don't be fooled with its Chinese origin. The OnePlus One packs powerful specs. It's powered by 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, and it has 3GB of RAM. Also, it comes with LTE connectivity and 13MP camera with Sony Exmor sensor.

OnePlus Oneprice and sale

The OnePlus One is still out of sell, but it comes in Europe in May. The sell will be based online at the price of 216 euros (for the 16GB) and 252 euros for memory extended version.

Source and photos:oneplus.net