OnePlus One #16 - Falende touchscreens

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Op dinsdag 28 juli 2015 13:42 schreef Loveless85 het volgende:

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Leuk ook dat je de software al zo goed kent, dat is natuurlijk ook gevalletje 'maar afwachten', net als dat de SOC wel/niet geupdate is. In prerelease toestellen werd hij nl gewoon nog te warm. Dus ja, als je al niet bekend staat als merk met uitmuntende kwaliteit is het gewoon een aparte keuze en heb je zeker niet direct het voordeel van de twijfel.

Als je alle nutteloze features zoals deze USB-C implementatie wegstreept blijft er gewoon geen flagshipkiller over, klaar. Als je dan een eurootje of 100 goedkoper kijkt zijn er ook prima toestellen te krijgen waar je vrij weinig concessies op kwaliteit/beleving hoeft te doen.

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There are more options than ever for getting a good, cheap smartphone, and last year’s OnePlus One was a standout. For $300, you got a well-made, nice-looking phone with cutting-edge hardware and few compromises to be found (assuming its 5.5-inch size didn’t put you off). The just-announced, heavily-leaked OnePlus 2 doesn’t deviate strongly from the formula that made the One such an intriguing phone, but there are some notable differences to be found once you dig into the new device.

From a specs perspective, the OnePlus 2 features a 5.5-inch, 1080p screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, and either 16GB of storage with 3GB of RAM or 64GB of storage with 4GB of RAM. The back-facing camera has a 13-megapixel sensor with optical image stabilization, while the front camera lets you shoot selfies at 5 megapixels. That back camera also includes a two-tone flash and a laser focusing system. While most of these specs are pretty standard fare for a high-end smartphone, the price remains anything but: the 16GB model will retail for $329, while the 64GB version will go for $389. That’s more than last year’s model, but after spending some time with the phone, I feel like the price increase is justified for what you get.

On the surface, the OnePlus 2 is very similar to its predecessor. It’s still the same 5.5-inch device, but the body material is significantly nicer this time — most of the frame is made of aluminum, but the back keeps the textured, grippy material featured on last year’s phone. That back is easier to replace this time; OnePlus showed me a handful of new backs including two wooden options and a kevlar back that brings to mind Verizon’s never-ending parade of Droids. The combo of the unusual textured back with the shiny metal frame looked great to me, and the Moto X-like contour of the phone meant that it nestled into my hand and felt a bit smaller than such a large phone should feel.

There are a few other hardware tricks you’ll see on this phone that you won’t find on most other devices, perhaps most importantly the USB-C connector on the bottom. We knew this would be the case, but it’s still nice to see a company moving people over to the new port as soon as possible. There’s also a three-position switch on the side of the phone that lets you cycle through the three default notification settings in Android Lollipop (all, priority, and none). I use an iPhone pretty frequently and am very used to using the side switch to silence sounds, so having a more granular hardware switch on the OnePlus 2 is a very welcome addition.

THOUGHTFUL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TWEAKS ABOUND

Another new addition is the front-facing fingerprint unlock sensor, and it does indeed work as advertised. With the phone locked, it only took barely a second of laying my finger on the sensor to get the phone open and ready for use. Much like the iPhone, you have to back up the fingerprint sensor with a traditional on-screen lock, but whatever sensor and software OnePlus are using here seem like a very reliable combo.

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Op dinsdag 28 juli 2015 15:48 schreef dimmak het volgende:
Die Moto X Style lijkt veelbelovend. Staan de prijzen er ook al?