Youtuber Marques Brownlee seems to have got hold of the OnePlus 2 smartphone, he has revealed that the OnePlus 2 has a 13MP camera with laser autofocus. A new video shared by him on youtube gives us glimpse of the image quality captured by the OnePlus 2. Apart from the camera, almost all major specification of the phone were revealed by OnePlus themselves in the last couple of months. However, three major specs were left out — Display, Camera and Storage, we now know about the camera. OnePlus will be launching the OnePlus 2 later this month on 27th July in VR.
According to the video shared by Marques, OnePlus will not use the stock Google camera application but a custom one instead. Another main feature is the laser autofocus, which will make focusing faster. Here have a look at the video.
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The 13MP camera sensor do come as a surprise since rumors suggested that the phone will have a 16MP sensor or at least OIS. Moreover, the 13MP camera on the OnePlus 2 shares the same specifications of the OnePlus One. Both offer a similar resolution while capturing images and offer a f/2.0 aperture. However, According to images taken by Marques, the camera quality looks better than the OnePlus One but still lacks behind the 16MP cameras from Samsung Galaxy S6 and LG G4.
As for the rest of the specs, here is a rundown of what we know so far. The OnePlus 2 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC with countermeasure to keep the heat in check, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, a 13MP camera with laser autofocus and a 3300mAh battery. Other features like USB Type-C, fingerprint sensor and OxygenOS have also been confirmed. While the OnePlus 2 is expected to have the same 5.5-inch screen size, the device is expected to be more compact than the OnePlus One. It's resolution and storage options are not yet confirmed. However, company CEO Pete Lau, confirmed that the new phone will be priced below $450 (Rs. 30,000 approx). OnePlus 2 is expected to launch in India on 28th July.