One day following Apple’s iPhone 12 announcement, OnePlus has also unveiled its latest competitor. The OnePlus 8T has been officially announced today, including a 120Hz display, a quad-camera setup and new fast charging technology. The OnePlus 8T ships with a 6.55-inch ‘Fluid AMOLED’ display with a 120Hz refresh rate and …
Read More »OnePlus Buds seized at US border as ‘counterfeit AirPods’
Ever since Apple first launched the AirPods, a number of smartphone makers have followed suit with their own wireless in-ear buds. The latest is OnePlus, but the company may struggle to sell its own ear buds in the US, as shipments are being seized as counterfeit Apple products. The US …
Read More »OnePlus Buds leak in new images
For a while now, OnePlus has been teasing both its upcoming budget-friendly smartphone, the OnePlus Nord, as well as its first set of truly wireless earphones. The OnePlus Buds, which is set to be officially launched this week, has now leaked showcasing three different colour options that will be available …
Read More »OnePlus 8 series will feature fast wireless charging
Wireless charging has been around for almost ten years, with some companies even looking to ditch their conventional charging in favour of wireless charging. Now OnePlus has announced that OnePlus 8 series won’t only feature wireless charging, but it will be also be fast. The launch of the OnePlus 8 series is …
Read More »OnePlus 8 series set to launch 14th of April
It has previously been speculated that OnePlus 8 series will launch in April – now it’s confirmed. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer now announces that it’s going to launch the phones on an online event the 14th of April. OnePlus is a relatively young company – it was founded late in 2013 …
Read More »OnePlus 8 spec details leak ahead of rumoured April launch
While we had our first apparent leak of the upcoming OnePlus 8 back in October 2019, news on the 2020 flagship has been slow since. That changed a little this week, as hardware specs and feature details have begun doing the rounds on the web. As reported by 9to5Google, two …
Read More »OnePlus 7T Pro Review
How does the OnePlus 7T Pro hold up in early 2020? Still worth buying?
Read More »The next OnePlus flagship will have a 120Hz AMOLED display
Over the last couple of years, the smartphone market has been transitioning over to high refresh rate displays. OnePlus is one of the early adopters, opting for a 90Hz display on the OnePlus 7 Pro but improvements are coming, with the next OnePlus flagship to make the jump to 120Hz. …
Read More »OnePlus is moving into the TV market with a 55-inch 4K HDR Android TV
Back in September 2018, OnePlus announced plans to break into the TV market, broadening the company’s reach beyond smartphones. Earlier this year, new details about the screen were released and now this week, the OnePlus TV has been officially announced- featuring 4K UHD resolution, HDR and Android TV baked in. …
Read More »The OnePlus TV appears to be coming soon
It has been almost one year since OnePlus first unveiled its plans to break into the TV market, pushing beyond the line of smartphones the company is best known for. The OnePlus TV is now closer than ever, with the Chinese OEM revealing new details this week. OnePlus will be …
Read More »OnePlus CEO hypes up OnePlus 7 display, aims to ‘redefine’ fast and smooth
OnePlus will be releasing its next flagship smartphone very soon. As usual, we have had a bunch of leaks to verify certain things prior to the official announcement but now, OnePlus CEO, Pete Lau, is also speaking openly about plans for the OnePlus 7 and also the OnePlus 7 Pro, …
Read More »OnePlus 7 appears in new images
OnePlus has been popping up in the news recently and we’ll likely be hearing from them a lot more as we build up to the launch of the OnePlus 7. Last week, we learned that the OnePlus 7 would be avoiding wireless charging technology. However, there will be new features …
Read More »CEO confirms that the OnePlus 7 won’t utilise wireless charging
OnePlus often treads a fine line, balancing the latest smartphone features with an entry price that undercuts most flagship rivals. Unfortunately, the company has confirmed that this year’s OnePlus 7 will continue to forgo wireless charging despite the technology becoming more prominent in recent releases. Wireless charging has been around …
Read More »OnePlus’ “Dash Charge” is the centre of a lawsuit despite the firm no longer using the term
Back in May, the EU and US patent offices rejected OnePlus’ application to trademark the term Dash Charge for its proprietary fast charging technology. Although the name has since been dropped from its marketing, complaints from Amazon and Bragi have escalated, leading the latter to file a formal dispute against …
Read More »OnePlus 5T Review: Price to Performance King!
Three months on, is the OnePlus 5T still the mid-range smartphone king?
Read More »OnePlus confirms 40,000 customers affected by credit card breach
Update 2 (22/01/18): Over the last week, OnePlus has been investigating reports of its customers suffering from credit card fraud shortly after purchasing a phone directly from the company’s website. At the time, OnePlus switched off credit card payments as a safety precaution and said that the issue only affected …
Read More »The OnePlus 5 is being discontinued
While the OnePlus 5 may have only just launched in June this year, it looks like the OnePlus 5T will be promptly taking its place. This week, the company confirmed that once stock of the cheaper OnePlus 5 runs out, it will be discontinued, leaving just the 5T on the …
Read More »OnePlus addresses recent security concerns with debugging app
Last night, we learned that an engineering app left on some OnePlus smartphones could contain a security flaw. Specifically, the EngineerMode app could unlock the Android bootloader and gain root-level access. There were concerns that this could be used as a ‘backdoor’ in cyber attacks, so OnePlus has responded to …
Read More »OnePlus has left an app on its devices that could compromise security
As the impending launch of the OnePlus 5T nears, the company has once again found itself the subject of controversy. It’s been discovered that a testing app has been left on many OnePlus devices, creating a backdoor that bypasses the need to unlock the bootloader to get root-level access. The …
Read More »OnePlus confirms it won’t be ditching the headphone jack anytime soon
Since the launch of the iPhone 7, the future of the headphone jack on mobile devices has been up in the air. So far, Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola and even Razer have all begun moving away from the traditional port. Samsung is rumoured to follow suit next year. However, one …
Read More »OnePlus dialling down its data collection amid controversy
OnePlus attracted a lot of attention last week when it was revealed that the company had been found collecting personal data without its users’ consent. Understandably, this prompted an outcry from OnePlus handset owners that has resulted in the firm scaling down its intrusive data collection methods. The controversy arose …
Read More »Rumours point towards a OnePlus 5T launch in November
It looks like OnePlus may have one more smartphone to launch this year as rumours of the OnePlus 5T have begun heating up. According to reports this week, the OnePlus 5T will be heading our way in November and judging by render leaks, it will be a Galaxy S8 and …
Read More »OnePlus found collecting personal data without user consent
OnePlus is no stranger to controversy, having manipulated its launch day benchmarks for its OnePlus 5 smartphone. It’s latest debacle, however, is much more sensitive, with the company being accused of tracking personal information without its users’ consent. The accusation comes from security researcher Christopher Moore, who took to a …
Read More »OnePlus 5 leak gives us an early peek at the next flagship killer
It looks like the OnePlus 5 is on the way as this week, details surrounding the upcoming smartphone began to leak out, alongside an image of what the phone should look like. This particular image made its way on to the web via India Today Tech, whose claims to have …
Read More »Dell and OnePlus increasing UK prices following Brexit
Those in the UK who were planning on picking up the OnePlus 3 at its previously announced price will now have to pay out a little bit more due to the devaluation of the pound following on from the EU referendum. Dell has also taken steps by increasing its prices …
Read More »OnePlus is selling iPhone cases with OnePlus X invites
It seems that OnePlus is targeting iPhone users next with its new iPhone 6 case, which brings the look and feel of the OnePlus X to Apple’s smartphone, though there is more to the push than that. Right now, you can only buy a OnePlus X if you have an …
Read More »OnePlus warns against using its USB Type-C cable with other devices
Over the last few weeks, one of Google’s engineers has been on a quest to save you from dodgy USB Type-C cables that don’t conform to the proper specifications. These under spec’d cables could potentially cause damage to other devices and overall, awareness has been raised quite a bit over …
Read More »One Plus apologises over OnePlus 2 launch
OnePlus has gone ahead and offered an apology to those who were frustrated by the launch of the company’s latest smartphone, the OnePlus 2. Ahead of its launch, OnePlus seemed fairly confident in its plans and had hoped to make things go smoother than they did with the original OnePlus …
Read More »Over 2 million people have reserved a OnePlus 2
Last week, OnePlus announced its new ‘flagship killer’ device, the OnePlus 2. The new smartphone will only be obtainable via invite, just like its predecessor for the time being and it seems that quite a lot of people were eager to get on the list as over two million people …
Read More »OnePlus to release a second smartphone this year
OnePlus only just announced the OnePlus Two and now it looks like the company is planning to come back for more later this year as the company has promised a second smartphone to launch before Christmas this year. OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei, has said that the company plans to introduce …
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