Surprisingly high-quality build and subtle design choices with an industry-leading price point have us intrigued
We've just wrapped up an event here in San Francisco with CyanogenMod and OnePlus, where we finally have our hands on the much-awaited OnePlus One. This much-hyped device has drawn a good number of followers (and critics) over the past few months with an interesting marketing campaign, and now we have the hardware (and software) to look at for ourselves and see how things stack up.
Be sure to hit the break for an extensive gallery of the OnePlus One hardware, along with a few comparisons of other devices and our first impressions, after the break. We've got more on the software and its new version of CyanogenMod as well.
Naturally, we'll be bringing more in-depth coverage of the OnePlus One as we spend more quality time with it.
The phone looks and feels great, and for once it seems the press images didn't have our expectations set too high for the quality of the phone when it's actually in our hands. The solid back cover — rightfully adorned with "CyanogenMod" branding — tapers off to the edges perfectly, has a great feel and makes you think that this phone costs far more than $300. While we wouldn't mind if the chrome rim around the screen was left behind, the material choices leading to the bezel and around the screen are top notch, without a gap or piece out of place.
Blistering internal specs, including a Snapdragon 805 processor and 3GB of RAM, push along the latest build of CyanogenMod 11 without a hitch — though we're going to reserve total judgement until we spend our daily lives with the phone. After a few hours of moving through the interface and holding this 5.5-inch flagship in our hands, we can say we're pleasantly surprised about the OnePlus One. But whether or not it truly lives up to the #NeverSettle hypebeast will take more time to evaluate.
OnePlus One hardware specifications
| Category | Features |
|---|---|
| Color | Silk White/Sandstone Black |
| Dimensions | 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm |
| Weight | 5.71 ounces (162g) |
| Operating System | CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 |
| CPU | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 processor with 2.5GHz Quad-core CPUs |
| GPU | Adreno 330, 578MHz |
| RAM | 3 GB LP-DDR3 @1866MHz |
| Storage | 16/64 GB eMMC 5.0, available capacity varies |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity and Ambient Light |
| Battery Capacity | Embedded rechargeable 3100 mAh LiPo battery |
| Display | 5.5 inch JDI 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 401 PPI LTPS IPS with TOL Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Cameras | 13 Megapixel - Sony Exmor IMX 214 6 lenses to avoid distortion and color aberration Dual-LED Flash f/2.0 aperture 5 Megapixel "Distortion Free" front-facing camera 4K resolution video with stereo recording Slow Motion: 720p video at 120fps |
| Cell. Frequencies | GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/8 LTE: Bands: 1/3/4/7/17/38/40 |
| Wifi | Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| NFC | 65T (software card emulation, payment methods and multi-tag support) |
| Positioning | Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS, Digital Compass |
| Speakers | Built-in Stereo Speakers |
| Microphone | Tri-microphone with noise cancellation |
| Ports | Data & Charging: Micro USB 2.0, Audio: Jack 3.5mm |
| Buttons | Power Button, Volume Rockers, Capacitive / On-screen buttons |
| SIM | 1 slot - Micro SIM |
| Indicators | 1 LED notification light (multicolored) |
| Audio supported formats | Playback: MP3, AAC, AMR, OGG, M4A, MID, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, WAV; Recording: AAC, M4A |
| Video supported formats | Playback: MP4, H.263, H.264, RMBB, FLV720P; Recording: MP4 |
| Image supported formats | Playback: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP; Output: JPEG, RAW |
| In the Box | 1x OnePlus One; 1x Wall Charger; 1x USB Cable |
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