So after a lot of speculations and rumours, OnePlus finally announces the launch of it's much touted 'flagship-killer' OnePlus 2 in August, 2015.
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| OnePlus 2 |
The main USP of OnePlus's success comes from the company's ability to provide high-end specs at a reasonable price. But can it take on the literal 'holy-grail' of all flagships, the iPhone 6.
Well, let's find out.
Design and Display
The screen with a 5.5 inches display is the same as iPhone 6's but OnePlus 2 offers a better display with a 401 pixels density, along with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. The OnePlus 2 is made out from aluminium and magnesium, thus one can be assured that it will avoid the Bendgate shame of the iPhone which is only of aluminium make.
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| iPhone 6 |
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| OnePlus 2 |
Performance and OS
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| Snapdragon 810 |
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| Apple A8 |
OnePlus 2 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset chipset along with a 1.8GHz processor while the iPhone 6 has an Apple A8 chip. OnePlus 2 runs on OxygenOS, thus diverting from it's previous CyanogenOS while the Apple iPhone runs on iOS 8 The OxygenOS is mainly stock Android 5.1, thus optimizing the battery usage to a great extent but the Snapdragon's overheating issues make iPhone 6 a better choice in this regard with it's super-fast and reliable A8 chip.
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| OxygenOS |
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| iOS 8 |
Memory and RAM
OnePlus 2 offers 16GB internal storage/ 3GB RAM or 64GB/ 4GB RAM easily beats iPhone 6's 1GB RAM but the iPhone 6 comes with an extra offer of 128GB. Both phones are equal in this regard when it comes to actual usage and the excess RAM in OnePlus 2 does not make a whole lot of difference to the devices' performance.
Battery
OnePlus 2 carries a huge 3300mAH battery that provides enough juice to the device
to last quite long.
The
battery power is boosted because the device is powered by Android Lollipop that
manages power better that other operating systems.
The
iPhone 6 plus on the contrary can provide us with a 2915 mAh battery, which if
not that bad, is not of the same level as the One plus two either.
However,
the battery management of the iOS 8 is a little more efficient than that of
lollipop, putting both in a similar position.
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| OnePlus 2 battery |
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| iPhone 6 battery |
Camera
The
iPhone 6 Plus provides optical image stabilization and 1080p video recording. It has a rear camera of 8MP and a front camera of 1.2MP.
On
the other hand, the One Plus 2 comes with a 13MP rear camera and a front camera of 5MP.
The
laser auto focus and dual LED are other important features that have the One
Plus Two be declared better than the iPhone 6 Plus in this regards. Though, the picture quality of iPhone 6's seems better especially in dark conditions.
But overall, OnePlus 2 with a huge leap in the MP category for both front and back camera seems a winner.
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| Picture with OnePlus 2 |
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| Picture with iPhone 6 |
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| OnePlus 2 Camera |
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| iPhone 6 Camera |
Other Features
OnePlus 2 comes with a fingerprint scanner just as iPhone 6 comes with Touch ID. It seems iPhone 6's Touch ID is much more friendlier to use than OnePlus 2's fingerprint scanner, which is taking a bit getting used to.
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| Apple Touch ID |
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| OnePlus 2 fingerprint scanner |
OnePlus 2 is offering high-end specs at a price of $389 while iPhone 6 is priced at a whooping $800. Call connectivity for weak signal areas in both the phones is weak.
Like it's previous release OnePlus 2 can only be bought by those who reveive invites.
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| OnePlus 2 invite |
Final Verdict
Considering it's price, OnePlus 2 is a great phone and no wonder is touted to be a 'flagship-killer', but if price isn't a factor it still doesn't pack the same punch as the iPhone 6.
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