One plus two review

One plus phones are termed as the "flagship killer" by the company One plus has introduced a new phone in the series, the One plus two.

























Image courtesy: https://content.oneplus.net

Lets go ahead and review this device.

One plus two comes with a 5.5 inch 1080P display with thin bezels and has a metal band around the phone which makes it look more expensive. It is not super thin but looks elegant.

The back comes with a default sandstone finish cover which is removable and and it shows the dual Sim card slot. One plus offers different variants in back covers like the bamboo cover which can replace the default sandstone back cover. The back also has the 3300 mAH battery. Average 4 hours screen on time. One day battery life for average user.

The power and the volume buttons are on the right side of the phone and the left side of the phone rocks a unique switch which can be used in three modes.

1. Down - All notifications mode.
2. Middle - priority notifications only.
3. Up - Do not disturb mode.

The screen can be double tapped to wake up from sleep and then double tap on the notifications to turn off the display.

The phone comes with built in audio profiles and the speakers are not that great.

The phone also introduces the USB type-C port for charging and data which is a new standard in the USB technology and is future driven. Since the technology is new there are pros and cons.

Pros:
Reversible and standard of the future.
Cons:
Need new chargers and fast charging.

The phone also comes with a biometric fingerprint sensor and it is not like tactile but a trackpad.
It can store up to 5 fingers and double tap can be configured to perfom a specific function from a range of functions.The phone can use on screen or off screen buttons.
The hardware buttons can be configured to perform a specific function from a range of functions.

The camera is 13 mega pixels with laser auto focus and the camera software might get updates over a period of time.

The phone comes with Oxygen OS custom made by one plus and has a near stock android experience.

The only cons I can see for this phone is a weak speaker, no wireless charging and non NFC. Apart from these it is an excellent phone.

It is available in Amazon on invite basis

Full Video review:

Video review from MKBHD.

Tech specs:

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Launch	Announced	2015, July
	Status	Available. Released 2015, August
Body	Dimensions	151.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
	Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Fingerprint sensor
Display	Type	LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~73.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Oxygen UI
Platform	OS	Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
	CPU	Quad-core 1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57
	GPU	Adreno 430
Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	16 GB, 3 GB RAM
		64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera	Primary	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, 1080p@30fps
Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.1, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	No
	USB	microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector
Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
		- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
		- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
		- Document viewer
		- Photo/video editor
Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time
Misc	Colors	Sandstone Black
	SAR EU	0.43 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)
	Price group	42283
Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1942 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1622
		Basemark X: 21937
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1187 (nominal), 2.165 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 80dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 61h

Apple September event 2015

Lets take a look at the announcements from apple in this month's event.

Apple watch - Watch OS2 and Hermes

 

Hermes:

Apple in collaboration with high-end fashion house Hermes creates an entirely new collection that is  featuring hand-stitched leather straps and a special watch face. The new collection will be available in October and the price is not announced yet.

Image courtesy: http://www.apple.com

 

Watch OS 2:

The operating system on apple watch is getting an upgrade with watch OS2. 

 Image courtesy: http://www.apple.com

Following are some of the features introduced in watch OS2.

Sensors and controls:

The Digital Crown will provide functionality beyond zooming in and out. Rotating the crown will let you "Time Travel" showing various events up to 72 hours into the future or past events, right on the watch face. Weather and news headlines are also some of the features time travel work with.

Tether-less WIFI:

Apple Watch will be able to connect to open Wi-Fi networks without needing to connect to your iPhone first!

Watch faces: Apple has announced there would be around 10 new watch faces.

Email replies:
Just like text messages, you'll be able to reply directly from your wrist with voice dictation, emojis and smart responses.

Complications:

The new "complications" or information in the various watch faces will be able to display third party apps. Flight times, home controlled systems with Homekit devices can be accessed from your wrist, your electric car charge information and more should show up as options when OS 2 is released. The complications can be changed on the Modular face along with the majority of the other faces.

Ipad PRO and Apple Pencil and Ipad Mini 4:

 Image courtesy: http://www.apple.com

Apple has refreshed the iPad and it is huge! The new iPad pro brings a slightly larger screen at 12.9 inches to accommodate gaming, entertainment, a full-size software keyboard and a multi-tasking tool.
iPad Pro’s packing 2732 x 2048 pixels screen real estate, making 5.6 million pixels in total. That’s even denser than a MacBook Pro with Retina display, says Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller.

iPad Pro runs on the new A9x 64-bit chip that is 1.8 X faster than the previous generation, with a display that features variable refresh rate. Apple says iPad Pro boasts ~ 10 hours of battery life per charge, it measures 6.9 mm thin, weighs around 1.5 pounds and has a 8 mega pixel camera.
With the iPad Pro also comes a smart keyboard accessory that attaches to the tablet magnetically.
There is no additional connectors required to connect to the keyboard. Apple’s also releasing a stylus to go along with the device called the Apple Pencil, which charges via a Lightning port. You can use the stylus to mark up emails, images and others directly via select iOS apps. Microsoft and Adobe presented demos with their apps on the new iPad pro with Apple pencil.

The iPad Pro starts at $799 for a Wi-Fi version with 32GB of memory, $949 for Wi-Fi with 128GB, and $1,079 for 128GB with Wi-Fi and cellular data. The Apple Pencil is $99 and the keyboard is $169 and are all available in November.

Apple also announced an update in the iPad mini-series Ipad mini4 available at $399.

Apple TV with Siri and a remote with trackpad 

 

Image courtesy: http://www.apple.com

Apple CEO Time Cook said “we believe the future of television is apps” while introducing the new Apple TV.

As previously rumored, the new Apple TV will include a Siri voice control feature and a touch-capable remote that also acts as a gaming controller. You can ask Siri to find content based on categories, titles and she can sort results by popularity and where content is available to stream.

You can access Apple Photo and Music on the streaming device. The Bluetooth 4.0 remote allows you to swipe quickly to scroll past results, or slowly to hover over a title card to learn more. The swiping feature also works as fast-forward during playback, or you can ask Siri to skip ahead or rewind. The remote charge lasts for about 3 months.

Those playing games on their iOS devices can also transfer their games over to the Apple TV seamlessly.

Iphone 6S and 6S plus and iOS 9:

Image courtesy: http://www.apple.com



The iPhone 6S and 6S plus were announced. The more durable iPhone has 7000 series aluminum and integrates a new 3D touch technology which enables new gestures, such as holding an app icon for shortcut to various actions or using a hard press to preview links. 3D touch technology can be used for apps like email for previewing and opening emails on force touch.

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus come with the new A9 chip – 70 percent faster at CPU tasks and 90 percent faster for graphic tasks than the previous  model. iOS 9 will come standard with News and Apple Music app. Current iPhone users can download iOS 9 on September 16.

There’s also a new “Hey Siri” integration that lets you speak the prompt to bring up Siri instead of holding the home button. The camera now has a 12MP iSight shooter – with 50 percent more pixels and faster auto-focus. It can shoot 4K videos as well but with base storage of 16GB and shooting with 4K you might run out of storage soon :)

iPhone 6s’ new camera also includes a live photos features that combines a series of photos to create a GIF-like effect when you hold down an image. You don’t have to do anything special to create Live Photos, the software can create Live Photos by capturing pictures 1.5 seconds before and after the image, along with current sound. Apple will release a Live Photos API for third party developers.
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will go for the same prices as the original iPhone 6 – starting at $199 for 16GB iPhone 6s and $299 for 16GB iPhone 6s Plus.Also a new color is available in rose gold in addition to space grey,gold and silver.