OnePlus One Pro Reviews

There are only two, possibly three, bad things to say about the OnePlus One, if you are happy to buy online direct from OnePlus. We wish there was expandable storage, and it's bigger than other smartphones with similarly sized displays. And if we are being really harsh, we would hope for a better camera. But at the price the OnePlus One is an amazing deal. It's a flagship smartphone for a mid-range price

We can’t forget the OnePlus One’s 4G issue, and it is enough on its own to rightfully dissuade some people from buying one of these phones. The One is also no good if you’re after a phone on a contract, as it’s not available through traditional channels.If you can stump up the cash to buy one outright, and can live with being limited to certain networks if you want 4G, though, the OnePlus One is frankly a stellar bargain. This isn’t just a phone with good specs that has been cobbled together with no attention to detail.It’s a little large but the design is sound, and CyanogenMod will go down a treat with people who have some experience of using an Android, but no love for bloated custom UIs. The big problem at present is getting your hands on one.

In a world where the big league game is increasingly about rehashing designs in order to aid recognizability, the OnePlus One strikes us as a welcome distraction from the status quo. This is a fresh alternative, and mostly on account of the used materials with the back shell and the minty-fresh operating system. But it's not all about the exterior – the beastly hardware, along with the software on the inside, make the One what it is just as much. The lightweight CyanogenMod OS runs very fluidly, and, with some exceptions, proves to be a polished piece of software that can successfully compete with major manufacturers' custom skins. In fact, it probably has a hand-up over them, at least in the eyes of users who prefer Google's light approach towards Android. As for the hardware, it really does provide no-compromise performance, both on and off stage – the One offers excellent display, camera, and call quality, along with outstanding battery life. Add that low starting price of just $299, and you've got yourself one killer device, if you can get it.

There are only two, possibly three, bad things to say about the OnePlus One, if you are happy to buy online direct from OnePlus. We wish there was expandable storage, and it's bigger than other smartphones with similarly sized displays. And if we are being really harsh, we would hope for a better camera. But at the price the OnePlus One is an amazing deal. It's a flagship smartphone for a mid-range price. Bargain. Get them while they are hot.