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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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Three months on, is the OnePlus 5T still the mid-range smartphone king?

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The OnePlus has officially revealed its next smartphone, the OnePlus 2, dubbed the ‘2016 flagship killer’. The new device features an aluminium build, comes with a finger print scanner along with the usual high-end phone specs you would expect on any flagship Android smartphone. The OnePlus 2 will use Qualcomm’s …

The One Plus Two isn’t due to be officially announced until the 27th at a livestreamed event but thanks to the Chinese wireless regulator, Tenaa, we already have our first good look at the upcoming smartphone. OnePlus has been teasing its next phone for a while now and thanks to …

We have been expecting it for a while but it looks like the Oneplus 2 will finally be unveiled next month on the 27th of July, during an event that will be viewable in virtual reality. The press event will be streamed online using cameras that will make the whole …

The OnePlus Two is on the way this year and so far, we actually know quite a bit about it. We know that it is likely going to feature a more premium design and will end up being a bit more expensive. We also know that the new smartphone won’t run …

The follow-up to the very popular OnePlus One smartphone, the OnePlus Two, is expected to launch later this year but so far, OnePlus hasn’t given away much. However, the company has finally revealed a few details about its upcoming flagship. Yesterday during a Reddit AMA, two OnePlus workers, David Sanmartin …

You may have heard that OnePlus and Cyanogen had a bit of a falling out recently and as a result, the OnePlus Two will not use CyanogenMod OS but rather, a home-made operating system called OxygenOS. We now have our first look at what the OxygenOS will look like thanks …

It looks like we could be seeing a OnePlus One Mini launch next year if these newly leaked images are anything to go by. If you have ever used a OnePlus One smartphone, then you know that it is pretty huge, coming in at 5.5 inches, which is too big for …

If you have been looking to buy the OnePlus One smartphone then this is the week to get your foot in the door as OnePlus has opened the flood gates to allow purchases without an invite for the next three days. The OnePlus One can be tricky to get a …

The OnePlus One smartphone has been available for a while now through a pre-order invite system, meaning that they aren’t readily available for anyone to just buy. However, OnePlus has finally revealed just how many of its limited Android handsets it has managed to shift. It has been a long …