Asian brands are the most numerous. As we have recalled on other occasions, Japan and South Korea have had to give part of their leadership to China. The great wall country It has been the birthplace of dozens of firms that, with better or worse luck, have tried to achieve a prominent place not only among consumers, but also among the firms themselves.
The emergence of many companies from countries that have emerged as technological powers has created a somewhat more complex context in which it is more difficult to occupy that privileged position. Today we are going to talk to you about OnePlus. After the official presentation of its latest device, we will not only tell you more about it, but we will also review the other terminals that it has launched in its approximately 4 years of existence. What are your flagship smartphones like and what have been the most talked about aspects of the company for both good and bad?
The beginnings
OnePlus is one of the most recent firms on the market. It was created at the end of 2013 and, as a curious fact, it stands out that one of its founders was until then vice president of another of those Asian brands that has landed strongly in recent years and has positioned itself as one of the five most implanted of the planet: Oppo.
The first member of the family: OnePlus One
Launched in 2014, this device boasted at the time of being one of the highest. Another factor that made it something more exclusive was its way of acquiring it: Invitation through other users who had previously obtained the terminal and which has been present until very recently. Among the most outstanding characteristics that it had, we found its 3 GB RAM, your maximum storage of 64 GB or its processor, manufactured by Qualcomm and which reached top speeds of 2,5 Ghz. Its screen reached 5,5 inches with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. The cameras, manufactured by Sony, were at 13 Mpx in the case of the rear and 5 in the front.
Different strategy from other Asian brands: Slower launches
One of the features that has defined OnePlus is its catalog, smaller compared to its Asian rivals. This means that between the launch of the first phablet of the firm and the second, the OnePlus 2, a little more than a year passed. However, there seemed to be advances in this new member of the family compared to its predecessor. The diagonal of 5,5 inches but the operating system is changed. The first terminal used the Cyanogen 12 customization layer, the second started to run with Oxygen. Both inspired by Android. At the same time, they launch Two versions different: One with 3 GB of RAM and another with 4. The battery increases its capacity, going from 3.100 mAh to 3.300. The cameras, despite maintaining the resolution of the OnePlus One, allowed, according to its creators, Record contained in 4K.
3. OnePlus 3
We continue moving forward in time and after the presentation of X, a conventional smartphone, the company launches OnePlus 3. This device, which runs on Android Marshmallow, already shows higher characteristics that follow the trend that other Asian brands have already incorporated into their models. . 6 GB RAM, processor able to reach 2,2 GHz, fast charging and optimization technology Dash Charge, NFC and a rear camera created again by Sony that reaches 16 Mpx. In terms of image we also see that other features continue to remain unchanged: 5,5 inches with resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. Made of aluminum like its predecessors, another feature it maintains is its storage capacity of 64 GB. A few months later another version of this phablet was launched: The 3T.
4. The latest terminal: OnePlus 5
By tradition and culture, it has been omitted to baptize this model presented a few hours ago as OnePlus 4. Among its most outstanding features we find its RAM, which in the case of the highest version reaches the 8 GB, its two rear cameras that reach 16 and 20 Mpx and an operating system nougat under the customization layer Oxygen OS 4.5. Again, it still shows no changes in terms of the size of its screen, 5,5 inches, and its resolution, 1920 × 1080 dots. The processor reaches frequencies up to 2,35 GHz and the fast charging technology is maintained.
A path with chiaroscuro
Asian brands, especially Chinese ones, have had somewhat different circumstances than their European or American rivals. The manufacturing past or the little innovation of its products have been two of the aspects traditional criticized. In this sense, the OnePlus 5 has already collected a multitude of comments that ensure that it has a great resemblance to the latest iPhone and that in terms of design, it does not end up offering something really new. On the other hand, the RAM of this latest model can also be the target of attacks due to the fact that there are more and more voices that question the usefulness of the 8 GB. However, the most notorious controversy could come from the side of the performance tests, where the OnePlus terminals would have tricked the results obtained in order to present them as faster.
What do you think about the trajectory of OnePlus? Do you think that it differs somewhat from the rest of Asian brands or that it ultimately falls into the same successes and errors? We leave you available more related information such as, comparative with other phablets that aspire to become the best of the year so that you can give your opinion.