When the OnePlus One Came out, it was received quite warmly by the Android market and established a solid, stable name for itself among fans of Android devices. And while the phone has been enjoying good success throughout 2014, fans have already been asking for a possible successor. It’s known that the company is working on a new phone, and while it was expected to be announced and released soon, that might not quite happen.
According to recent reports, the phone has been hit by a delay, and won’t be coming out for its planned launch date – instead, interested buyers will have to wait until the third quarter of 2015, when OnePlus will hopefully have resolved their manufacturing difficulties and will be ready to release the device to the market. The company has confirmed that they’re using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 as their processor of choice, although it’s not clear if that’s the reason behind their manufacturing problems, or something entirely unrelated.
However, it should be noted that Samsung have also been having issues with their Galaxy S6, and it’s been reported that their problems are actually tied to the device’s processor, so it could be possible that the new OnePlus phone is also affected by similar problems.
Another piece of information about the device came out that was a bit of a surprise to some – it seems the new phone won’t be called the OnePlus Two as previously reported, or rather, it won’t be spelled in that way. The device will now be named the OnePlus 2, as the company has switched to a digit-based branding model for unknown reasons.
The OnePlus 2 is expected to take a slightly different design approach than its predecessor, as the company is aiming for better longevity and performance in an increasingly competitive Android market. Phones are becoming irrelevant at a more and more rapid pace nowadays, so if the company wants to make a successful release, it will have to come out with very impressive hardware.
Not only that, but the OnePlus 2 should get good post-release support for its operating system, something that’s usually a dealbreaker for Android devices when not done well. It’s not rare that a company would release a phone with a relatively recent version of Android, only to stop updating it frequently soon after it’s released. Or, even worse, release it with an outdated Android version with the promise of an update shortly after the device is out on the market, only for that to never happen. The OnePlus One was handled remarkably well in terms of its software support, so there should be a bright future ahead of the OnePlus 2 – whenever it comes out.