OnePlus 2 News Rumor roundup : Release Date, Leaked Renders, Fingerprint sensor, Cardboard 2.0, Snapdragon 810 and USB Type-C Port

 Join us for the world's first product launch in VR, July 27, 7:00pm PT. Welcome to the future: http://t.co/Ks6ARY1FLz pic.twitter.com/EJ0icETrC5

— OnePlus (@oneplus) June 25, 2015

Now it has been 1 year since Oneplus One was released it took the smartphone market by a storm and has been a massive success depicted as Flagship Killer. Well its Successor Oneplus 2 was rumored to be coming this quarter. Now it's official the Oneplus 2 will be unveiled on July 27 which is barely a month away from now. Oneplus 2 will be expected to be better, if not best device in the flagship-killer arena, alongside it's Chinese counterpart Xiaomi.

The company on Thursday confirmed not only a release date but surprisingly teased OnePlus Cardboard  VR headset, making it 1st ever Product Launch experienced through a VR. The pricing and availability may be revealed in coming days. The event will kick off at 7pm PT (7:30am IST) on July 27 and will be live streamed around the world.

OnePlus 2 RAM and Battery

The company confirmed that the Oneplus 2 will have a LPDDR$ 4GB RAM which will be running alsongside 64BIT Snapdragon 810 CPU. The information was reveled in Forums Titled "OnePlus 2 RAM: LPDDR4" which stated.

"Why did we choose LPDDR4 for the OnePlus 2? Another notable benefit is lower power consumption for better battery efficiency. That means you’ll be able to use your favorite apps (and more) without draining the battery. With LPDDR4, you get twice the bandwidth performance as the LPDDR3 at the same power consumption profile. The RAM of the OnePlus 2 uses a lower operating voltage than its predecessor, decreasing from 1.2V to 1.1V. And with speeds up to 32 GB/s, it is also twice as fast as the LPDDR3." 

OnePlus has confirmed that the handset comes with a 3,300mAh battery. A few OnePlus team members took to reddit today to conduct an AskMeAnything or AMA session and during that they revealed that the OnePlus Two will feature a 3,300mAh battery.

OnePlus 2 Renders

Just after Peter Lau, CEO of OnePlus teased on his Weibo account that the OnePlus 2 may in fact come with an all-metal design, another piece of information that may back up that rumor, thanks to an alleged leaked render of the new smartphone on Weibo. The renders of OnePlus 2 make it clear that the device is similar to HTC One M8. Though the render is not of the greatest quality we can confirm that a rear facing Camera with Dual LED flash, 3.5mm Jack at the top and volume rocker on the right-hand side.
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Fingerprint Sensor

The OnePlus 2 will sport a fingerprint sensor, something that's been featured more and more on high-end Android devices lately. So this isn't a big surprise, but nice to see nevertheless. The details were revealed on Oneplus Forums by one of its staff member, Pete. He stated that "In the past, fingerprint sensors were great in concept, but the technology was just not quite there yet. They could be inaccurate and often times took longer than it would take to just enter a password manually."

The Oneplus 2's Fingerprint scanner is promised to be faster than the Apple Touch ID, thats quite a bold statement to make. Previously the technology was not accurate enough to employ it but now since it is more refined and "lightning quick" it will be equipped with the Oneplus 2. The fingerprint sensor can remember upto 5 Fingerprint profiles.
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OnePlus Cardboard 2.0

"A VR launch lets you stand right next to our team and our fans as we unveil our new flagship. You'll be able to look around as you check out the phone in a new way and maybe even find a few hidden Easter eggs. It's a new way of thinking about a product launch. We aren't talking at you; we are talking with you," said Carl Pei,Co-founder of OnePlus.

He also clarified that the OnePlus Cardboard has been tailored perfectly to fit the One smartphone and is easy to assemble. Pei went on to suggest that with the release of OnePlus Cardboard, the company isn't making money. "We didn't cut any corners on production, and we're definitely losing money on this. But, we want to share them with everyone," he added.

The OnePlus Cardboard looks similar to Google's Cardboard initiative and the company's offering somehow adds to it. "We applaud Google Cardboard for advancing the dream of bringing VR to homes around the world, but we believe it could be even better. Even more accessible," notes the OnePlus Cardboard listing. "In addition to the Cardboard 2.0 features, we've made a few more improvements."

The cardboard despite Being 20% smaller than Google's cardboard they visual experience will be same and is designed for OnePlus one but can be used for devices up to screen size of 6 inches.
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USB Type-C Port

The company 3 days ago confirmed that Oneplus 2 will have a USB Type-C port, with this user will not have to worry which way the cable is facing and it allows faster transfer speed for media and finally may also support faster charging depending on the companies interest.

Snapdragon 810

The company had been trying to frequently tease the details about the upcoming device. The first piece of information about the mobile came out was that Snapdragon 810SoC would be used in the phone. After the news was out many of rumors like price of the 2 and overheating concerns were speculated. But company was quick to respond in a forum post stating
"The 810 is much more powerful than its younger counterpart, the 801, and is a much more expensive component. We can tell you now that the price of the 2 will certainly be higher than $322......"
"...Snapdragon 810 chipset runs the same eight cores for stability, but at 1.8 GHz for cooler temperatures. We’ve taken precautions to make sure none of our users have to settle."

Key Specififcations

Screen	5.5-inch QHD resolution (2,560x1,440 pixels, 534 ppi)
Processor	Snapdragon 810, octa-core, 1.8 GHz
Operating System	Android 5.1 Lollipop, Oxygen OS v2.0
RAM	4 GB LPDDR4
Internal storage	32 GB (64 GB version TBC)
GPU	Adreno 430
Camera	13 MP (rear), 8 MP (front), laser auto-focus
Battery	3,300 mAh
Extras	Finger scanner, dual-SIM, USB Type-C