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OnePlus 2 - First Impression and Mini Review

Well, here's the 1st impression of the much #HYPEd 1+2 from India.

Will Upload the picture and screenshots later and will post detailed Review later next week.

Shipping/Packaging

Hate Amazon, they usually pack with cardboard box for even most low cost thing, now, its just a bubble cover alone. Anyways, no damage to the box. Deep breathing.

Unboxing

Well compared to its predecessor which was AWESOME, 1+2 packaging is simple and wow, what the great texture of the box. it feels silky smooth. Open the box and everything is same compared to the other rivals.

I always fond of packaging and take some time for unboxing. If you ask me whats the best packing, i say, Apple iPod series, 1+1, HTC and so on.

Content

What's inside the box,

1. The phone, yup, 1+2.

2. Charger, 5V and 2A if you ask me.

3. USB Type-C flat type cable.

4. Quick start and user guide.

As the type-c is new, your only option is to carry with you or buy converter if you need more juice outside. As its reversible just like lighting cable, you can insert in any direction and its big compared to traditional mini-usb.

Looks

Now coming to the phone, its heavy and feels premium. The sandstone texture is gripy and the tall phone is hard to use in one hand because of weight and corners. The weights are distributed equally, i cant believe what happens if it falls off the floor. Needs extra care or case protection. Right now, its scare and accessories will flood and price will fall. Installed tempered glass and still waiting for case, 7 days past. The 5.5' screen, magnesium alloy side, sandstone back and daring camera unit, its a stand out in crowd.

Design and Hardware

The front is 5.5' FHD in-cell display with 401ppi, looks gorgeous and i would prefer battery over screen anyday, i less care about QHD and the screen to body ratio is 73% and has two capacitive buttons and fingerprint scanner which is capacitive(not a press type button) and acts as home key. The screen was protected by gorilla glass 4 and 5MP front selfie camera.

The back is slim sandstone backcover and more options are available for 1.7k from amazon like bamboo,kevlar,rosewood and black apricot which 1+ call brands as StyleSwap covers. The Phone house 13 MP (f/2.0) camera with dual flash and laser auto focus like LG G3/4 and big sensor 1.3m which capture more light. The camera protrude which can be rectified with case or StyleSwap cover.

The side are made up of magnesium alloy and feels solid. If you are a iPhone user, you'll be rejoiced. I've been a long time iphone user and i love the mute key. Hey 1+ implemented 3 stage just like sound profile in lollipop like alarm only, priority and all. Its mechanical just like iphone and i really liking it. The phone houses dual noise cancelling mic, one at the top and other at the bottom left with grill holes. The speaker at the right. The speaker performs low.

Specs

SoC - 810 Snapdragon V2 64bit (1.8Ghz) CPU and Adreno 430 GPU

Ram - LPDDR4 4GB(64GB)/3GB(16GB)

Display - 5.5' FHD (401 ppi)

Storage - 64GB/16GB with no support for external card

Camera - 13MP (1.3m) 6 lens with dual led flash and laser auto focus

Just like that - bluethooth 4.1, wifi upto ac, gps and most radios bands upto 4G

Other unique feature - Fingerprint scanner, Aleart slider, usb type-c, dual sim and F-UCKING INVITE TO BUY.

Software

Oxygen OS(OOS) is pure stock with added customization. I'm always a fan of pure stock vanilla android. Its has some added features like

1.dark mode from marshamallow which is not fully system wide

2.swap the hardware capacive keys and assign double tap and long press for indidual keys

3.shift to on-screen navigation buttons

4.Off/lock screen gestures like double tap, draw "O" for camera, "V" for flashlight and "<">"II" for playback music

5.Per app permission just like a stripped down XPrivacy

6.Arrange notification toggles.

7. Shelf, if you used LG 3/4 or something slighy similar to HTC blinfeed. Its in beta stage and not much improved except widgets

Mini Review

So Switched ON and complete the setup, the Phone runs stock and feels premium. The phone ships with OOS 2 and OTA update available for 2.0.2 for mere 41MB, tap download and make sure minimum 60% battery.

PROS

The 810 coupled with LPDDR4 4GB ram, everything is snappy and theres no lag. Realtime multitasking with no reloads of apps and very fluid. Normally the speaker output is low but with audiotuner profile for apps and games are amplified. The fingerprint sensor works fast and accurate and unlocks from the lock screen. The customization options and per app restriction is needed feature. Waiting for OOS 2.1 which the 1+ promised will be major upgrade and release on mid September. The camera takes nice picture but without pro controls its not the time to say it clearly.[/SPOILER]

CONS

From here on, its a bitter truth, its a complete mess, its damn ****ty marriage of Hardware and Software. Two things spoils 1+2, its the 810 proccy and OOS.

Everything looks and feels great, wow, awesome but when its coupled with software its mind freaking ****.

The OOS is unmatured, in other words its full of bugs, bugs and bugs. The reason why i trade off for a QHD display is the battery of 3.3mh battery. But its draining battery like a mite. The first 2-3 draining service is the Android OS, Android System, Phone ideal. I been using android for the past 5 years and never used battery monitor apps but now installed gsam and it shows Android system and kernal as the top draining. And im getting some ranting battery graphs with remaining SoT. The average SoT is 3-4 hours max.

1+2 perform well in multitasking with no reloading of apps but 810 makes the phone hot for normal app usage. the temperature is felt and transferred easily thanks to 1+ for their exceptional design which in other words the user is cooling the phone by transferring the proccy heat to himself. to get in simple flow chart,

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Some of the bugs/cons i encountered

1. Battery drain and irregular battery Caliberation(I reseted the phone, completely drained the phone and charged for full and extra 30 minutes to recaliberate and still its ****

2. The Fingerprint home button is slow and sometimes had to hard press

3. Brightness bug, brightness is tuned automatically to max at home screen every time you visit to home and adjusted to auto on apps. Fixed with reset

4. 810 makes everything hot and battery recharge time is slow like 2-2.5 hours.

5.Not a bug but feature missing. A google camera app for the great camera. Non sense but 1+ promised OOS 2.1 is major upgrade and i belive all these bugs will be squeezed

Feature Missing

If you been using other flagship and getting 1+2, you will lose,

1.Fast Charging

2.NFC

3.IR Blaster

4.Wireless Charing

5.3rd mic for more crystal clear noise cancelling

Conclusion

Should i get it or what

If you get the invite, go for it. Its 25k for this damn good phone. These issues/bugs will be rectified with future OS upgrade and 1+2 will be well settled. And remember, its not even a 2015 flagship killer as the ground is open and more rivals are on the way. But again remember, THIS IS THE HOTTEST PHONE RIGHT NOW, next to xperia Z3+(pun intended)

PS. This is the first time im writing review so bear with it and if i do any grammars or so, post it. Suggestion and thanks are most welcome.