Chinese regulator gives us first glimpse of OnePlus Two

Leaks of the OnePlus Two and its design have been circulating for a while now. But as was suspected, those were all just fakes. We now get a closer look at what the device looks like thanks to Chinese regulator TENAA (the Chinese equivalent of the FCC). The device looks rather similar to a Samsung one with its physical home button with silver accent, which we know will serve as a fingerprint scanner. The OnePlus One didn’t have any physical buttons before. There doesn’t seem to be a metallic bezel this time around so you get glass all the way in front. The device itself seems narrower and taller.

It seems the rear-facing camera has been moved further down with its dual-LED flash. There also seems to be a second sensor of sorts, which Cult of Android speculates could be something of a laser autofocus system like the one in the G3 and G4. There also seems to be a small groove on the bottom left of the device, which hopefully means the OnePlus Two’s back cover can be removed easier than its predecessor. There also seems to be a button placed at the left side of the device, it’s not clear yet what that additional button could be. Because it seems the power button might be under the volume rocker located at the right side.

Source: Cult of Android

Sketches of the OnePlus Two surface

OnePlus’ next flagship device, the OnePlus Two, is set to make its debut real soon. And while we know it’ll reportedly have a metal build and fingerprint scanner, not much is known about the device’s design. Business Insider was able to get their hands on leaked sketches of the smartphone. One of it shows the stainless steel bottom portion, USB Type C connector, dual lens camera, and the fingerprint sensor. It looks rather similar to the OnePlus One so it would seem they focused more on upping the specs and boosting marketing for this one.

Source: Business Insider | Via: Android Community

OnePlus claims fingerprint scanner on new device will be ‘faster than Touch ID’

When it comes to the accuracy of fingerprint scanners on smartphones, Apple’s Touch ID is still top-notch. Upstart OnePlus claims its upcoming OnePlus 2 device will have a fingerprint scanner that’ll be “faster than Touch ID.” They aren’t releasing specifics yet on what fingerprint scanner they’re using.

Some have speculated that they might use Qualcomm’s Sense ID scanner technology. Sense ID makes use of ultrasonic waves to penetrate the outer layers of the sin. It doesn’t just get a detailed 3D image of your fingerprint; it also takes note of your sweat pores and ridge flow. Again, this is speculation at this point. What we do know is OnePlus has to meet high expectations with its new device. It’ll be unveiled on July 27.

Source: OnePlus | Via: Cult of Android

OnePlus teases June 1st announcement of their "Two" flagship

At long last, OnePlus is finally shedding some light on their next sure-fire hit, the Two flagship. Oppo (makers of the OnePlus) has set the launch to Q3 of this year and will offer the same invite-only availability guidelines.

In true new media form, OnePlus took to Twitter to tease us at the aforementioned announcement is sooner than we think. Along with the not-so-subtle "it's time for change" verbiage, OnePlus announced that they are “always looking for ways to shake up the tech industry” and posted an image of what could be its forthcoming device.

While the details are sparse, OnePlus says that the official availability announcement will come on June 1st.