OnePlus ONE cheap android phone Specs Review and Price

View OnePlus ONE review of the cheap android phone, along with its stunning top notch specs and remarkably low price.

OnePlus ONE; you may have not heard this phone name before. But with the kind of specs and affordable price this smartphone is making buzz in tech arena. We are talking about OnePlus One -the all new smartphone running android operating system is finally unveiled.

OnePlus ONE phone offer all the hardware specs you get in Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, htc ONE M8, Google Nexus 5 and other Best Smartphone in half the price. This factor of being a cheap Android phone but not cheaper in quality has made it famous.

The OnePlus One is a significant milestone in the mobile industry as it's the first smartphone to officially run the community driven CyanogenMod out the box like Oppo N1 phone.

OnePlus ONE Specs of Cheap Android Phone

OnePlus has been teasing and releasing details one by one about their One for months. Now they officially announced their first Android smartphone, the Flagship Killer. OnePlus One, the Cheap Android Phone has been stuffed with impressive specs. Let's have a look at OnePlus ONE Specs:

Design
OnePlus has paid great details to the design and build quality of the phone. To keep the handset light weight the company used magnesium for the build of the phone and brought down the weight of the phone to 162 grams. OnePlus claims this is the lightest 5.5 inches smartphone in the world.

OnePlus ONE cheap android phone measures 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm in dimensions. The back cover of the phone is removable and the company is also launching special StyleSwap covers. Available in bamboo, wood, denim and kevlar same as in Moto X.

Display
The phone packs a 5.5 inches display with LTPS and TOL (Touch on Lens) technology. It has 1080p Full HD screen with 1080 x 1920 resolution at 401ppi pixel density and 178 better viewing angle. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which gives you resistance against scratches, shock and accidental falling.

Camera
Next third thing to look into any phone is camera. Affordable OnePlus ONE phone features 13MP rear camera sensor manufactured by none other than Sony, one of the best camera lens manufacturer in the world. The front facing camera is 5MP with 80-degree capture angle.

The OnePlus ONE camera with 6 Sony Exmor Lenses, Dual LED Flash, f/2.0 Aperture and quick shutter speed of 0.3 seconds is capable of a professional photography and 4K video recording.

Processor
The OnePlus ONE specs includes powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with a quad-core 2.5GHz Krait 400 CPU, which can be seen in other flagship smartphones like htc ONE M8, Sony Xperia Z2, Samsung Galaxy S5.

The quard-core chip is accompanied with Adreno 330 GPU for smoother graphics performance while running graphics and gaming.

Memory
The OnePlus 1 features huge 3GB RAM physical memory unit which is LPDDR3 type.

Connectivity
The phone has 4G LTE support for many bands along with dual-band 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, GPS and GLONASS.

Storage
The internal storage comes in two optional 16GB or 32 GB variants but with no microSD card support.

Sound
The smartphone has dual stereo speakers at the bottom. The popular audio company JBL helped the phone designing its sound quality experience.

Battery Life
Inside the ONE phone there is a powerful non-removable 3,100mAh Li-Po battery that offers more than a full day of use.

Software
This device runs on specially made CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 KitKat. The CM11 rom includes some of the best exclusive apps and features which you may not get with other phones running Android 4.4.2 kitkat operating system.

Voice Assistant
The phone itself also features support for "Always-On" voice commands, similar to the Moto X, as well as gesture-based controls, whereby the user can assign different commands to different gestures for quicker, more efficient interaction.

OnePlus ONE Review Verdicts

The OnePlus ONE phone is designed to be beautiful, timeless and comfortable in the hand. The phone design language features subtle curves, sleek lines and a slightly raised, jet-black display. Even the smallest details belong uniquely to OnePlus, from the custom cut and engineered PCB boards to the specially designed battery, dyed inner casing and the top notch specs inside. Each component is meticulously aligned and adorned with a OnePlus logo for a gorgeous device inside and out under a very attractive price tag.

OnePlus ONE vs Nexus 5 Comparison

Some of the lovely people over at the Geek YouTube channel have compared the OnePlus One handset with the Nexus 5. The video compares the speed of both handsets to see who comes out on top. The video shows that the OnePlus One boots up twice as fast as the Nexus 5 which is a great show of the handset's speed. You can watch the video below to see how much faster the OnePlus handset is than Google’s flagship:

OnePlus ONE Phone Price

The phone is available in Sandstone Black and Silk White. Below is the OnePlus ONE price model:

The 16GB OnePlus One will retail $299 in US, £229 in UK, $320 in Australia and Rs. 18,500 in India.

The OnePlus ONE 64GB model costs $349 in US, £269 in UK, $375 in Australia and Rs. 21,500 in India

Since the Famous LG Google Nexus 5 costs $499 for 16GB and $556 for the 32GB model. Considering the OnePlus ONE specs and affordable price, the One is the only Android phone you should really consider buying right now.

OnePlus ONE Release Date

It is said in the official site, that the device is to be launched on Mid May 2014 and will be available for purchase in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the UK and the US. More markets are expected to follow soon after.

We do expect the next phase of launch in July 2014 will include India, Pakistan other Asian countries like china, Indonesia, Singapore .

In the meanwhile, user in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China can check out other excellent affordable Android phones like Xiaomi Mi3, Xiaomi Mi4, Qmobile Z4.