Even after nearly one month since the OnePlus 2 made it to the market, its very hard to get hold of an invite to buy the flagship. There’s still a huge waiting list for the invite alone, making it extremely hard to get hold of the device even in the coming few months. Agreed, the phone is available via third party retailers, however, that’s still costly as compared to the official price.

But our partner, Giztop has come up with a great solution. The idea here is simple. You’ll get a discount equal to the no. of customers who purchase the OnePlus 2. So, as you figured it out, the more the no. of buyers, the more discount each customer gets. The maximum amount of discount is $70, which will naturally require at least 70 buyers.

If we manage to get up to 70 buyers for the OnePlus 2 flagship in the next few days, we will release a special $70 OFF Coupon for buying the device. We know that storage is important for our buyers, hence, we decided to offer the 64GB variant for just $429 with free shipping worldwide. Yes, that’s the cheapest price at which you can purchase the device at the moment. You don’t have to wait for an invite or get in line to buy this flagship. So, please inform your friends, family and colleagues about this offer. The more buyers who avail this offer, the more discount you get.

Here is the our full review video of Oneplus 2:

Of course there are limited stocks available right now. So, if you are really interested in buying this device, please post a comment down below saying that you are interested. You should also fill out the contact form [given down below], so that we can send you the coupon once we reach the required amount of buyers to activate the deal.

For this to work and everyone to benefit, we will count just one comment per customer. If you are going to purchase more than one unit, you can mention that in the form. Only those who have filled out the form will get the exclusive coupon.

TO SUM UP:

In order to avail up to $70 OFF the OnePlus 2.

1. Comment below saying that you are interested.

2. Fill out the form from the link given below.

 FILL OUT THIS FORM 

Once you get the coupon, just head over to Giztop and use the coupon to avail the discount.

If this one turns out to be successful, we will try to bring more products in the coming weeks with such big discounts.

More details about the Oneplus 2, please visit it on Giztop: Oneplus 2

Update: There is 117 buyer requests, and we have sent the coupon code via email. Coupon Code:  GIZM70D, The COUPON IS VALID ONLY FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. So, remember to avail this discount coupon as soon as possible.

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OnePlus 2 is now finally official. The company has made some great upgrades in the new flagship device, however, if you want to purchase the device, you would still need an invite. Yes, the company has decided to continue with its invite system, although its a bit improved now. But still, its quite irritating that you have to wait for the company or someone else to send you an invite in order to buy your favorite smartphone.

This is where e-commerce websites like OPPOMART comes to the rescue. And it looks like they were quite fast in listing the device on their website. The website has listed the OnePlus 2 for $349 which is slightly higher than the official price tag of $329. However, you won’t have to wait for an invite this way and hence, you can purchase the device directly from the site.

Of course, the OnePlus 2 is still not officially available to purchase. And hence, unsurprisingly, the device is listed as out of stock on the website. The flagship will most likely be available for sale sometime after August 11, when OnePlus starts shipping the OP2.

OPPOMART has also listed some accessories for the device, like a leather flip cover, and a tempered glass screen protector. You can check them out from this link here.

Meanwhile, we will be keeping a close eye on the website and will let you guys know when the phone finally becomes available for purchase. So, stay tuned.

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The OnePlus 2 Launch event is finally over and it was quite an experience. Those who managed to watch it in VR would know how immersive the overall experience was via the app. The company revealed all the details we wanted to know about the new device.

OnePlus has made some subtle changes in the design, but in the first glance, it does look like the next generation OnePlus flagship. This is because you get a similar design and the same sandstone black back. What’s new is the sturdy magnesium alloy frame, slightly flatter design and a dedicated action slider to toggle notifications (standard, priority & DND modes). And yea, like we saw in the pictures a few hours back, there’s the physical home button with fingerprint ID right below the display. Well, its not really a clickable button but rather a touch pad. You can even customize what a long press or double tap on the button does, like opening up the camera or launching Google Now.

OnePlus 2 Flagship Gallery

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As confirmed by the company earlier, the OnePlus 2 will come with a Snapdragon 810 processor under the hood. This will be the third generation version v2.1, which is also found on the Mi Note Pro. Given that its the flagship chip from Qualcomm, it supports even 4K recording. We hope that the company managed to fix the over heating issues associated with the chip.

OnePlus 2 Design

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Next up is the RAM, which was once again confirmed earlier by OnePlus. The flagship will come with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, making it one of the few smartphones with 4GB RAM in the market. This is more than enough to tackle any tasks that you throw at it, making it truly a flagship device.

One thing we were not quite clear about the OnePlus 2 was the camera. And finally, the company has confirmed that it will be a 13MP camera with a large 1.3 microns sensor. This sensor size is reportedly 35% larger than the standard smartphones in the market. This also means better low light photography. Further, the sensor is supported by OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) which helps reduce camera shake to a considerable extent. Finally, the camera is supported by the awesome Laser Focus, which translates into faster (less than 0.3 seconds) focus. Overall, its a great improvement from the standard 13MP sensor found on the OnePlus One.

The display remains the same, 5.5-inch with full HD 1080p resolution but with contrast ratio of 1500:1 bringing blacker blacks and better colors. It will be brighter than the OPO’s screen, making it much more visible outdoors. Coming to the battery, well, we knew that already. The OnePlus 2 will have a 3300mAh, which is once again an improvement from the previous generation. This coupled with the same sized display should essentially provide you somewhat better battery life than the OnePlus One.

Now, coming to the new features. First up, there’s the fingerprint sensor which is faster than the iPhone’s sensor and can reportedly store up to 5 unique fingerprints. Then there’s the new Action Slider button, which can be used to switch between notification settings. Finally, there will be the famous USB Type C port on board. But the company claims that even the other side is reversible (patented). You can even buy a special connector for the cable to use it with regular chargers.

Next up is the StypeSwap covers. The standard version comes with the much loved sandstone black cover, but you can replace that with any of the following four StyleSwap covers: Bamboo, Black Apricot, Rosewood, and Kevlar. We expect more options to be available later.

Now coming to the OS, the OxygenOS v2.0, its going to be quite clean and near stock Android. However, it does come with a few additional features such as color/ dark modes, custom icon packs, custom icon grid size and notification lights. You get a special apps permission page (like in that of Android M) too in the OxygenOS where you can manage the permissions on the apps installed on your OnePlus 2.

The OS also comes with a new camera app which comes loaded with special features. For example, there’s a Super-Resolution Mode which can click pictures in up to 50MP resolution (remember Gionee?). You have other options such as time lapse, slo-mo shooting etc.

Now coming to the best part, the OnePlus 2 starts at just $329 for the 16GB variant. Yes, even with the flagship specs like 4GB RAM, you can get it for as low as $329. And if you want the 64GB variant (which most of you would want due to the lack of MicroSD), you have to shell out just $389. Once again, it looks like OnePlus nailed it with its pricing!

However, avaialability has always been a concern for OnePlus, and this time too, you will have to rely on invites and other contests to get hold of a OnePlus 2. However, the company promises that there will be much more invites and they will be sent out faster than before.

The OnePlus 2 will be available for sale in different regions like US, Europe, China and India starting August 11. The company adds that the phone will hit the South East Asian markets in the fourth quarter of 2015.

So, what do you think about the OnePlus 2 flagship? Impressed or not?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76EX7ogiOCg&feature=youtu.be

HERE’s A QUICK SUMMARY:

• $329 for 16GB and $389 for 64GB.
  Snapdragon 810 v2.1
  3300mAh battery
  Fingerprint sensor
  OxygenOS v2.0
  1080p 5,5″ screen with newer panel (401 ppi)
  16/64GB ROM (No MicroSD)
  4GB LPDDR4 RAM
  13MP with OIS, 1.35 sensor size and fast laser focus (0.3sec focus time)
  5MP front-facing camera
  USB Type-C
  Dual SIM
  Dedicated Action Slider button
  Styleswap Covers – 4 variants: Bamboo, Black Apricot, Rosewood, and Kevlar
  Available from August 11th

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Now that the OnePlus 2 unveiling is less than a week away, not a day goes by without any significant news about the new flagship. And once again, today, we have some very interesting news about the OnePlus 2. The device has just hit TENAA revealing a bunch of pictures. This will be the first time we are going to see the handset’s design.

One of the interesting things revealed by these images is the presence of the physical home button. You can clearly see the oval shaped home button right below the display. It will also harbor the fingerprint ID sensor.

OnePlus 2

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At the back, you can see that the placement of the camera unit is a bit lower than usual. There’s also the laser autofocus below the camera sensor. According to the camera review by MKBHD, this helped focus at tremendous speeds, in most cases less than a second. On the left side, you will also find a new button, which could be a customizable function key.

Unfortunately, the TENAA listing didn’t reveal much about the specifications. But then, we already know so much about the device, that it hardly makes any difference. We expect the OnePlus 2 to come in two variants. Inside, there will be Snapdragon 810 v2.1 on board (check out the recent AnTuTu benchmark!), 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB storage, 13MP camera with Laser AF, USB Type-C port, 3300mAh battery and 5.5-inch 2K display. The price is confirmed to be below $450.

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Yesterday, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had released a few pictures of the OnePlus 2 which were directly compared with the iPhone 6. The photos specifically focused on the night time camera performance of both the handsets and in most cases, OnePlus 2 did a pretty good job of capturing more light, less noise and clicking better pictures. This was basically done to show off the impressive low light performance of the new OnePlus flagship.

OP2 vs iP6: Night Time Performance

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OP2 (left) & iPhone 6 (right)

Now, a new set of OnePlus 2 camera samples have been posted on the Chinese OnePlus forums. These images been directly compared with the Samsung Galaxy S6. This time, the company has focused on the macro shooting capability of both the devices.

When we compare both the images, you can see that the OnePlus 2 manages to take better macro shots. The colors look a lot brighter and realistic and the images turned out to be less blurry too. In the end, the macro shots of the OnePlus 2 (on the left) come with more detail and sharpness as compared to the S6.

OP2 vs SG6: Macro Shots

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OP2 (left) vs GS6 (right)

So, it looks like the company may have put a lot of efforts in upgrading the camera on the new OnePlus 2. The low light images turned out to be impressive and so did the macro shots that were released today. As for the actual camera specs, we are still not quite sure. Some say that the OP2 comes with a 13MP sensor and PDAF, while others say that there will be a 16MP rear camera. Whatever the case maybe, it looks like the camera performance will be much better than the current generation OnePlus One.

We hope to receive more details pretty soon, so stay tuned to the website.

Meanwhile, you can check out the leaked AnTuTu benchmark of the OP2, where the phone scores over 63,700 points!

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Remember yesterday we revealed an AnTuTu benchmark score of the OnePlus 2 with model number A2001. The scores posted on the benchmarking app was less than impressive, which led us to believe that OnePlus may have throttled the Snapdragon 810 inside the new flagship.

However, earlier today, we came across another AnTuTu benchmark of the same OnePlus 2 A2001 model. This time it managed to score over 63,700 points! Yes, finally, we can see some powerful scores posted by the octa-core Snapdragon 810 chipset, which is even above the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro top version.

But what does this mean? One possibility is that the 51K score was posted by a prototype model, which was throttled to a great extent. Even though 51K on AnTuTu is not a bad score, Snapdragon 801 was powerful enough to post the same score. So, a new generation chip like Snapdragon 810 is expected to at least beat this score by a nominal margin.

What we can take from this score is the performance capacity of the new Snapdragon 810 chipset. However, this does bring back the issue about overheating. Given that OnePlus has promised that it won’t happen, we will have to wait and see whether the chip inside OnePlus 2 is throttled to a great extent or not.

Stay tuned for more details.

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We all know for sure that OnePlus will announce its new flagship, the OnePlus 2 on July 27 (July 28 in China). While the phone comes with pretty good specs, enough to compete with any other smartphone in the market right now, the company is apparently marketing the phone as the 2016 Flagship Killer.

Yes, it looks like the company is too enthusiastic about its upcoming flagship, enough to be calling it the flagship killer of 2016. Given that we already know a lot about the new OnePlus 2, thanks to the teasers and confirmations from the company, the specs aren’t good enough to compete with 2016 flagships. In fact, in a few months time, even Snapdragon 810 would be replaced by a much faster and efficient (hopefully) Snapdragon 820.

So, why would the company be calling it a 2016 Flagship killer? Well, either we still don’t know a lot about the OnePlus 2 (a high-end edition?) or its all a hype to get fans excited. But then, the phone is going to cost less than $450, so what all high-end features could they have incorporated in such a limited price tag? I guess, we will have to wait for the official launch day to get these answers.

What the company did reveal is a bunch of partners who have supplied components for the new flagship. The list of brand names include Texas Instruments, Samsung, Qualcomm, JDI, Toshiba, Mitsumi etc.

Whatever the case maybe, we just have to wait for a couple of weeks more to get official details. Until then, stay tuned for more updates.

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OnePlus One was a well balanced device, but it did have some drawbacks. The flagship killer came with a single SIM card slot, which could have been a deal breaker for many. Given that most smartphones come with at least or sometimes even three SIM card slots, limiting to one SIM slot wasn’t a great idea.

But it looks like the OnePlus 2 will feature dual SIM dual standby. The company CEO, Liu Zuohu confirmed on Weibo that the new flagship will support dual SIM card slots. Unfortunately, we still don’t know whether there will be a microSD card slot too. We will even be happy to see a 3 in 2 Micro SIM + Nano SIM/ MicroSD card slot. But we are not sure of that at the moment.

Almost all the other specs have been confirmed, except for the display size and resolution. The OnePlus 2 will come with Snapdragon 810 v2.1, 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 13MP rear camera with laser autofocus, USB Type-C port, fingerprint sensor and a new designed body (probably all metal).

The company will unveil the flagship on July 28, but expect a few more info before the launch. Meanwhile, you can check out all the things we know about the OnePlus 2 from this article. 

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We already know a lot about the OnePlus 2 such as the CPU, RAM, Battery etc. However, there were still some questions unanswered like the storage, built quality and the camera as well. Now, it looks like MKBHD has revealed a few details about the OnePlus 2’s camera.

Yesterday, Mr. Brownlee revealed that OnePlus 2 will come a 13MP sensor at the back with Laser Autofocus. If you remember, this tech was first debuted by LG on its G3 flagship and improves focus times to a great extent.

According to the camera review, OnePlus does have a decent rear camera. The 13MP manages to capture clear and sharp pictures with almost accurate color reproduction. The focus times in particular were impressive, thanks to the laser autofocus tech. There are a number of camera options such as Clear-Shot, HDR and Beauty mode. As for the video shooting, the phone is capable of recording videos in up to 4K resolution. You can even take slo-mo videos at 720p.

Overall, it looks like OnePlus 2 will have a capable rear camera. Nothing out of the ordinary, but good enough to satisfy your camera needs.

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Source

You can check out the full review of the Oneplus 2 camera from MKBHD from the video down below.

This kind of solves the mystery of the OnePlus 2 camera, but there are still things we don’t know like the built quality and material, storage etc. Hopefully, we will get more info before the launch event on July 27.

Meanwhile, you can check out all that we know about the OnePlus 2 from this article. 

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