OnePlus One

OnePlus One is a device that one cannot afford to look down. The device comes with mindboggling features at an attractive price. The Android based smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch LCD display with (1920 x 1080 pixels) screen resolution which boasts an effective pixel density of 401 PPI. The capacitive screen supports 10 point multitouch and features Corning's Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The OnePlus One is available in Silk White and Sandstone Black colour variants. HTC One (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with similar features but OnePlus One stands out if one takes his budget into consideration.

The brightness levels on the device is good and the viewing angles are better than LG G3 so is the colour contrast. The CyanogenMod 11S allows the user to customise the display by self-adjusting the hue, saturation, contrast and intensity. In terms of memory, the device has 3 GB LP DDR3 RAM paired with an internal storage capacity of 64 GB. Unfortunately, the smartphone does not house a microSD card slot to boost the storage option.

Under the hood the device is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Krait 400 processor with Adreno 330 GPU. The smartphone features ceramic power and volume buttons like the Nexus 5 which are placed at comfortable positions for easy access. The device also ships with a tangle-free USB cable with exposed pins and a unique strap. Dual loudspeakers and the microUSB port come at the bottom of OnePlus One.

The device is compatible with 4G LTE bands and also features Dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.1, GLONASS A-GPS, NFC and microUSB 2.0 port. The Wi-Fi Direct mode allows it to connect wirelessly to other devices without requiring a wireless access point. The DLNA mode on the smartphone allows the user to share data over a home network with other DLNA compatible devices. The 13-megapixel Sony Exmor rear camera captures dynamic images and has the capacity to record 4K videos at 63 Mbps. High Frame Rate (HFR) videos can also be recorded in Full HD resolution. The 5-megapixel front camera clicks distortion free images and can record high definition videos. The notification bar on the device can also be customised, one can set a number of toggles and re-arrange them as per your liking. The device is powered by a non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery which lasts really long and keeps your device functioning throughout the day. Sadly the device is not IP67 certified which means that it is not dust-proof and water-resistant.