OnePlus One Pre-Launch Rumor Roundup

[CafeKampuchia]

Often there's a big difference in how a phone looks in pictures vs in person. This OPO is going to look awfully long since it's approx 5mm narrower than a Note 3.

It looked pretty good in the videos posted by Android Authority to me.

 

[SAL8116]

I'm liking what I see.

 

[mikedt]

pricing! this is unreal!!!!!
OnePlus One 16GB Silk White - $299 USD, unlocked and without contract. no info about black.

being sarcastic about ipone pricing..
How much is fair to charge for 64G?

Actually about pricing, apparently it does cost Apple around $200 for each iPhone that Foxconn makes for them. And that's in very large quantities. Who's manufacturing the One, is that Foxconn or another OEM? - although I suspect the costs could be similar, including bill of materials and labour. And with other overheads as well, admin, development costs, logistics, etc. I do wonder if OnePlus would be making any profits at all.

 

[akmsr]

i think in the first round like any other newcomer they will pursue to break even and brand recognition.

 

[CafeKampuchia]

I found another reason the Oppo Find 7 and 1+1 seem to share DNA: they actually do!

I checked with OnePlus, who told me the phone is being made at Oppo's facilities.

This is probably not a marketing problem since Oppo has primarily targeted China and had difficulty breaking into Western markets, where the 1+1 is largely headed for the West.

Source

 

[mikedt]

I found another reason the Oppo Find 7 and 1+1 seem to share DNA: they actually do!This is probably not a marketing problem since Oppo has primarily targeted China and had difficulty breaking into Western markets, where the 1+1 is largely headed for the West.

Source

Was thinking about that. If it was largely headed for the West, yet they did the launch in Beijing and not New York or London or whatever, at a completely inconvenient time for the West, the live feed was only on a Chinese website, and in Mandarin as well.

Thing with Western markets, i.e. US or UK, unless you're in with the carriers, most people are not going to be buying your phone. Google Nexus being a notable exception.

 

[CafeKampuchia]

Three quick thoughts

1. They will sell far more unlocked GSM phones in Europe than in N. America.

2. They don't have money to throw around for a big shindig in the US or Europe.

3. It was morning in Europe.

 

[SAL8116]

Will I (If I choose) still be able to run Nova launcher?

 

[Hadron]

Will I (If I choose) still be able to run Nova launcher?

Why not? It's just another app.

I've used CM before but always used an alternative launcher.

 

[SAL8116]

Why not? It's just another app.

I've used CM before but always used an alternative launcher.

Okay. Was just curious. Thanks!

 

[CafeKampuchia]

One of those days I wish I could read Chinese. Here's a quote in english:

Its painted skeleton made of magnalium alloy, its gold-plated rear-end cover, a bolted rubber cover to keep the phone intact, a plastic and metal-molded protector, new processing chip, etc.

 

[CafeKampuchia]

This definitely goes in the rumor category. Phone Arena has had a look at the owners manual which reports support for SD cards up to 32GB. (Link) Yet in a recent post at reddit, David from OnePlus writes:

For instance (and comparing the One with the Find7), we don't have MicroSD card slot because it adds little value and generates a lot of problems to developers and users and our battery is non-removable so we can offer more juice without having to add thickness to the phone.

I'm guessing the owners manual was a copy/paste operation from the same document for the Oppo Find 7 which does support SD cards.

 

[CafeKampuchia]

The OnePlus One does NOT have a microSD slot

Thanks to Phone Arena for clarifying.