Chinese phone maker OnePlus has earned a reputation in recent years for making high-quality phones that undercut their rivals in pricing… although prices have crept up in recent years as features have. So it’s not exactly surprising that the new OnePlus 7 Pro is the company’s most expensive phone to date. But with a starting price […]
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OnePlus 7 Pro to have triple cameras, including 3x zoom
Phone maker OnePlus plans to unveil its next flagship in May, but the folks at Wired got a chance to try one out a few weeks early in order to evaluate the phone’s 3x zoom camera. So that’s one thing we know about the upcoming OnePlus 7 Pro: the phone will have a 3x zoom […]
The first OnePlus 5G phone could cost $800 or more
OnePlus plans to launch one of the first smartphones with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and 5G network support (although it won’t necessarily be the first as implied during Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 launch event). But the technology that goes into a 5G phone isn’t cheap… and neither will be the next flagship phone from OnePlus. According […]
OnePlus launches the OnePlus 6T with bigger screen, smaller notch
Less than half a year after introducing the OnePlus 6 smartphone, Chinese phone maker One Plus is back with the OnePlus 6T. The new model has more RAM and more storage than its predecessor, but the first thing you’ll probably notice is the new design: the OnePlus 6T has a smaller notch and a bigger, […]
Will the OnePlus TV have a headphone jack?
OnePlus has been selling smartphones since 2014. Next year the company plans to launch its first television. Details are scarce, but the move isn’t a huge surprise. A lot of the technology behind smartphones and smart TVs is similar. Both are internet-connected devices designed to run a series of apps, for example. And companies including […]
Smartphones with headphone jacks are a dying breed (OnePlus, Apple the latest to kill them off)
8 Comments on Smartphones with headphone jacks are a dying breed (OnePlus, Apple the latest to kill them off)Apple wasn’t the first company to release a smartphone without a headphone jack, but the company certainly jump started the trend with the launch of the iPhone 7 in 2016. You can probably make a pretty strong case that the Android phone makers that did it first were just trying to claim bragging rights by […]
Lilbits 328: Amazon Fire DVR?
Amazon Fire TV devices let you stream internet video on a TV… and if you buy an Amazon Fire TV Edition smart television you can even use Amazon’s interface to watch live television. But Amazon’s Fire TV ecosystem doesn’t currently support recording TV shows you want to watch later. That may be changing. According to Bloomberg, […]
OnePlus promises 2 years of OS updates, 3 for security updates
One of the advantages of buying a Google Pixel smartphone or an Android One device is the guarantee of regular software and security updates for at least a couple of years. While Apple regularly offers at least some support for phones that are as old as 4-5 years, things with Android are a bit of […]
Oneplus to roll out fix for OnePlus 6 bootloader bypass vulnerability
If you’re the sort of person that likes to load custom ROMs on your smartphone, the ability to load system software without unlocking the bootloader might sound like a good thing. But it also means that anyone with physical access to your device might also be able to load malware. So when OnePlus was alerted […]
OnePlus 6 hits the streets May 22nd for $529 and up
The OnePlus 6 smartphone goes on sale next week with prices starting at $529 for a model with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. As expected, the phone features the kind of specs and design you’d expect from a 2018 flagship, including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, dual rear cameras, a water resistance chassis, […]