OnePlus remains willing to reveal official information about the new OnePlus 2, even with several weeks to go before its launch. This time, OnePlus has confirmed that the new OnePlus 2 will have a starting price that will be increased due to the cost of the processor. The Asian company even dares to talk about official figures, and mentions that the OnePlus 2 will cost more than 322 dollars, which translated into the European exchange would become a price higher than 300 euros.
This confirmation - unusual in the mobile phone sector - has its origin in the debate that has been generated after OnePlus has announced that its next smartphone will incorporate a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor (in version v2.1). The Snapdragon 810 is a processor that has starred in many controversies related to overheating, and as much as OnePlus tries to deny it (here we can read the official statement), the truth is that users have sufficient reasons to distrust it performance that the successor to the current OnePlus One could offer.
Still, OnePlus believes it has compelling reasons to defend its decision to use the Snapdragon 810. First, the Asian company mentioned that this processor " is the highest level in its class , " and added that " it is what the OnePlus 2 deserves ". OnePlus ensures that the version of the Snapdragon 810 that they are using in the OnePlus 2 also works under eight cores, with the only difference that the clock speed drops to 1.8 GHz (the previous version was capable of reaching up to 2 GHz) to avoid any problem with excessive temperatures.
But, at the same time, the renewal of the Snapdragon 810 processor represents a significant increase in processor costs for OnePlus. OnePlus ensures that the cost of this processor is 60% higher than that of the Snapdragon 801, which is the processor that the OnePlus One incorporated. Hence, the company confirms that the new OnePlus 2 will cost more than $ 322, although at the moment they cannot give a definitive figure. Recall that the first smartphone of this company landed with a launch price of 300 and 350 euros (depending on the internal storage capacity), so we will have to wait for the launch of theOnePlus 2 to know if its launch price will be still higher.
Currently, it is provided that the OnePlus 2 incorporates, in addition to the processor Snapdragon 810 in the version of v2.1, a screen of 5.5 inches with resolution Quad HD (2,560 x 1,440 pixels), four gigabytes of RAM, 64 gigabytes of internal memory (expandable know if it will be), a main camera of 16 megapixels, a front camera of five megapixels, a battery with 3,330 mAh capacity and an operating system Oxygen OS.
