One of the co-founders of OnePlus, Carl Pei, recently made an announcement at CES 2015, claiming that the company is gearing up for the release of their new OnePlus Two (which will apparently now be called the OnePlus 2), and they are also going to give a discount on the OnePlus One once they have their new phone out on the market.
However, they will not manufacture any more copies of the OnePlus One at this point, so the discounted phones will be a limited offer until the stocks last. They still haven’t decided on an exact release date for the phone, but are considering it, and they’re aiming at either Q2 or Q3 2015, or in other words, roughly one year after the launch of the OnePlus One.
They’re also aiming at India as one of the first countries that will be given an insight into the OnePlus 2, and according to Carl Pei, the new phone is actually going to surprise people. Of course, the first one was already a pretty notable release in the Android world, and there are a lot of eyes firmly fixed on the company right now, patiently waiting for the release of the OnePlus 2. So if they actually manage to surprise people with that phone, it should definitely be something special.
April is a bit early to expect the new phone, given the statements made by Pei, but some publications see it as a possibility, especially if the company wants to stick to a more rigid annual release plan (though they haven’t really given any indications of that so far).
The specifications of the new phone are not known yet, but there are various rumors, and many are pointing towards a Snapdragon 810 processor, 4 GB of RAM, and a 3,300 mAh battery. The phone will also again come with a custom Android build, based on the Android 5.0 standard image.
Furthermore, the company is reportedly aiming to keep the screen size, although they will increase the resolution to bring the device in line with more recent trends. Rumors point towards a 2K resolution, and while that hasn’t been confirmed yet, it’s the most likely choice if they don’t want to make the phone too expensive for no good reason (as a resolution higher than that would have arguable merits for the phone’s screen size).
Last but not least, it’s also looking likely that the OnePlus 2 will be available with the same invite-only system in the beginning like the OnePlus One used, although the company will still accept preorders after the invite period is over. The model seems to be working out well for them so far.