OnePlus had a successful year in handset terms, but can it repeat the success with next year's models?
For now we're going to focus on the next flagship phone from Chinese startup OnePlus, which we're tentatively going to call the OnePlus 4. Can the small firm strike the right balance between specs and affordability again? Here's what we think we know so far.
The OnePlus 3 and the OnePlus 3T
OnePlus 4 :Of all the phone companies that have been making beautiful and good performing smartphones, it is OnePlus who has stuck to the basics for the display technology being used. Even though the type of display is changed and is getting better, the screen resolution from OnePlus One to OnePlus 3 has been the same
.The OnePlus 3 really wowed us when it broke cover in the summer, and in fact we called it "the perfect budget flagship".
As it had long been threatening to, OnePlus put together a phone that felt genuinely premium in every way except the price. The only slight quibbles we had with it were the lack of a QHD screen (next year maybe?) and so-so battery life.
OnePlus wasn't hanging around this year: in November we got treated to the OnePlus 3T, which basically took everything that was good about the OnePlus 3 and improved on it. There was a faster CPU, a bigger battery, more RAM and a better camera - not bad at all for a mid-season upgrade.
The arrival of the OnePlus 3T means the OnePlus 4 has got a lot to live up to - and it either means we're in for more of an incremental upgrade next year or that OnePlus has got a real powerhouse lined up.
The OnePlus 4: key features
OnePlus hasn't said anything official about the OnePlus 4 yet - not even that it exists - but if the company wants to get out a handset in 2017 then the wheels will already be in motion... and the people responsible for moving those wheels sometimes leak a little more than they should.
We've been hearing the OnePlus 4 is going to rock a 5.3-inch screen, slightly smaller than the current models, and will at last make the jump to a 2560 x 1440 pixel QHD screen - apparently it thinks getting into virtual reality is worth the battery sacrifice.
The much-vaunted Snapdragon 835 CPU from Qualcomm is tipped to be inside - likely to be the top processor of 2017 - together with 6GB or 8GB of RAM.
There's also talk of a whopping 4,000mAh battery (the OnePlus 3T has a 3,400mAh one), which should help to counter the extra power draw of that high-resolution screen.
Design-wise we're expecting an evolution rather than a revolution in the look of the OnePlus handset, although there have been whispers that a ceramic model is on the way.
Add all of that up and you have one mighty impressive phone.
The OnePlus 4: other rumours
There's plenty more to be had from the OnePlus 4 rumour mill.
The camera is of course an important consideration in any smartphone purchase and in this department the word on the OnePlus street is that the Chinese firm will follow Huawei and indeed Apple in introducing a dual-lens camera around the back of the OnePlus 4.
That should mean picture upgrades in all kinds of ways, from shutter speed to low light performance, and this is an area OnePlus has previously struggled in (relatively speaking).
This year's OnePlus phones already make use of USB Type-C, so there shouldn't be any change there, and the storage levels (64GB and 128GB) will probably be the same too.
We think OnePlus might try and follow the general industry trend by making its next handset waterproof, but that's by no means a given.
As for the 3.5mm headphone jack, well, OnePlus chief Carl Pei ran a poll on Twitter and customers voted overwhelmingly in favour of keeping it on the OnePlus 4, so without anything else to go on we'll predict that's exactly what's going to happen.
The OnePlus 4: probability rating
There's very little doubt that OnePlus is going to follow up its fantastic 2016 with another handset in 2017, short of a natural disaster or two.
The biggest surprise might not be in the design or the specs of the phone but in the name - there are some reports circulating on the web that OnePlus will skip a version number and go straight to the OnePlus 5.
It wouldn't be the first manufacturer to do so... and the number four is considered unlucky in China, so superstition might play a part.
As for the other rumour snippets we've mentioned here, we'd say they've got a healthy chance of coming true. The OnePlus 3T has set the bar very high, which means the OnePlus 4 is going to have to pull out all the stops to make a big impression - and after 2016 we'd say OnePlus knows what it's doing.
With the OnePlus One launching in April 2014, the OnePlus 2 in July 2015 and the OnePlus 3 in June 2016 we'd say early summer is a very good bet for the arrival of the OnePlus 4.
OnePlus 4, or OnePlus Four display is going to be different, finally, as rumors say that the upcoming flagship killer from OnePlus will have a QHD resolution, which is also called as 2K resolution with 2560 x 1440 pixels.
OnePlus 4 2K Resolution Display:
OnePlus One had the 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and it was always said by the founders of OnePlus that it is enough for the normal eye to view the content without any problem and having a higher resolution display is just useless and battery draining because the eyes cannot differentiate between the pixels much. But then, each of us knows how good Samsung’s displays are and how sharp they get when a QHD display is used. Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Note 5, S6 Edge+, Galaxy S7, and even the Note7 have that resolution and they are considered one of the best displays in the smartphone market.
So, whether it is going to be an LCD display or an AMOLED panel, it will be a 2K display to be seen on the front of the phone, which will make the pixel density quite higher and thus the display will be much sharper.
watch video
OnePlus 4 Display Curved Edge:
Curved edges on the display is of two types – one of the slight curve, which we call as a 2.5D curve that is seen on the glass for a smooth finish, and another one is used by Samsung to bring about a heavy curve that is very much visible and not just changes the way you hold the phone and feel it, but also changes the functionality of it. The OnePlus 4 is going to come with the dual-edge curved display where we might also see some quick settings panel or shortcut section which will be active even when the main display is turned off.
What is going to be much better is the way you get notifications, call alerts, quick time widget without having to turn on the display and use the battery unnecessarily.
Conclusion:
This is one of the major upgrades that we will see from OnePlus in its upcoming phones and that will always be a good thing if the company is adopting itself to newer technologies and not falling back when compared to the competition around. Only OnePlus and Xiaomi flagships don’t have a lot when it comes to display technology and that is soon going to change.
For now we're going to focus on the next flagship phone from Chinese startup OnePlus, which we're tentatively going to call the OnePlus 4. Can the small firm strike the right balance between specs and affordability again? Here's what we think we know so far.
The OnePlus 3 and the OnePlus 3T
OnePlus 4 :Of all the phone companies that have been making beautiful and good performing smartphones, it is OnePlus who has stuck to the basics for the display technology being used. Even though the type of display is changed and is getting better, the screen resolution from OnePlus One to OnePlus 3 has been the same
.The OnePlus 3 really wowed us when it broke cover in the summer, and in fact we called it "the perfect budget flagship".
As it had long been threatening to, OnePlus put together a phone that felt genuinely premium in every way except the price. The only slight quibbles we had with it were the lack of a QHD screen (next year maybe?) and so-so battery life.
OnePlus wasn't hanging around this year: in November we got treated to the OnePlus 3T, which basically took everything that was good about the OnePlus 3 and improved on it. There was a faster CPU, a bigger battery, more RAM and a better camera - not bad at all for a mid-season upgrade.
The arrival of the OnePlus 3T means the OnePlus 4 has got a lot to live up to - and it either means we're in for more of an incremental upgrade next year or that OnePlus has got a real powerhouse lined up.
The OnePlus 4: key features
OnePlus hasn't said anything official about the OnePlus 4 yet - not even that it exists - but if the company wants to get out a handset in 2017 then the wheels will already be in motion... and the people responsible for moving those wheels sometimes leak a little more than they should.
We've been hearing the OnePlus 4 is going to rock a 5.3-inch screen, slightly smaller than the current models, and will at last make the jump to a 2560 x 1440 pixel QHD screen - apparently it thinks getting into virtual reality is worth the battery sacrifice.
The much-vaunted Snapdragon 835 CPU from Qualcomm is tipped to be inside - likely to be the top processor of 2017 - together with 6GB or 8GB of RAM.
There's also talk of a whopping 4,000mAh battery (the OnePlus 3T has a 3,400mAh one), which should help to counter the extra power draw of that high-resolution screen.
Design-wise we're expecting an evolution rather than a revolution in the look of the OnePlus handset, although there have been whispers that a ceramic model is on the way.
Add all of that up and you have one mighty impressive phone.
The OnePlus 4: other rumours
There's plenty more to be had from the OnePlus 4 rumour mill.
The camera is of course an important consideration in any smartphone purchase and in this department the word on the OnePlus street is that the Chinese firm will follow Huawei and indeed Apple in introducing a dual-lens camera around the back of the OnePlus 4.
That should mean picture upgrades in all kinds of ways, from shutter speed to low light performance, and this is an area OnePlus has previously struggled in (relatively speaking).
This year's OnePlus phones already make use of USB Type-C, so there shouldn't be any change there, and the storage levels (64GB and 128GB) will probably be the same too.
We think OnePlus might try and follow the general industry trend by making its next handset waterproof, but that's by no means a given.
As for the 3.5mm headphone jack, well, OnePlus chief Carl Pei ran a poll on Twitter and customers voted overwhelmingly in favour of keeping it on the OnePlus 4, so without anything else to go on we'll predict that's exactly what's going to happen.
The OnePlus 4: probability rating
There's very little doubt that OnePlus is going to follow up its fantastic 2016 with another handset in 2017, short of a natural disaster or two.
The biggest surprise might not be in the design or the specs of the phone but in the name - there are some reports circulating on the web that OnePlus will skip a version number and go straight to the OnePlus 5.
It wouldn't be the first manufacturer to do so... and the number four is considered unlucky in China, so superstition might play a part.
As for the other rumour snippets we've mentioned here, we'd say they've got a healthy chance of coming true. The OnePlus 3T has set the bar very high, which means the OnePlus 4 is going to have to pull out all the stops to make a big impression - and after 2016 we'd say OnePlus knows what it's doing.
With the OnePlus One launching in April 2014, the OnePlus 2 in July 2015 and the OnePlus 3 in June 2016 we'd say early summer is a very good bet for the arrival of the OnePlus 4.
OnePlus 4, or OnePlus Four display is going to be different, finally, as rumors say that the upcoming flagship killer from OnePlus will have a QHD resolution, which is also called as 2K resolution with 2560 x 1440 pixels.
OnePlus 4 2K Resolution Display:
OnePlus One had the 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and it was always said by the founders of OnePlus that it is enough for the normal eye to view the content without any problem and having a higher resolution display is just useless and battery draining because the eyes cannot differentiate between the pixels much. But then, each of us knows how good Samsung’s displays are and how sharp they get when a QHD display is used. Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Note 5, S6 Edge+, Galaxy S7, and even the Note7 have that resolution and they are considered one of the best displays in the smartphone market.
So, whether it is going to be an LCD display or an AMOLED panel, it will be a 2K display to be seen on the front of the phone, which will make the pixel density quite higher and thus the display will be much sharper.
watch video
OnePlus 4 Display Curved Edge:
Curved edges on the display is of two types – one of the slight curve, which we call as a 2.5D curve that is seen on the glass for a smooth finish, and another one is used by Samsung to bring about a heavy curve that is very much visible and not just changes the way you hold the phone and feel it, but also changes the functionality of it. The OnePlus 4 is going to come with the dual-edge curved display where we might also see some quick settings panel or shortcut section which will be active even when the main display is turned off.
What is going to be much better is the way you get notifications, call alerts, quick time widget without having to turn on the display and use the battery unnecessarily.
Conclusion:
This is one of the major upgrades that we will see from OnePlus in its upcoming phones and that will always be a good thing if the company is adopting itself to newer technologies and not falling back when compared to the competition around. Only OnePlus and Xiaomi flagships don’t have a lot when it comes to display technology and that is soon going to change.
After the grand success of OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T (the upgraded version of OnePlus 3), the makers are planning to launch the 4th generation of the series, the OnePlus 4 with even better features and specs. It would give tough competition to iPhones
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