The OnePlus One smartphone is a flagship device priced in the mid-range. But the company has had to cut some corners in order to keep the price low. Of course, cutting on advertising and margins helps, but there is a lot more to it. Here are five areas in which the OnePlus One could improve.
No Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS)
Flagship smartphones nowadays, especially the ones with big cameras, come with optical image stabilisation. With Samsung and Apple both going with OIS in their new flagships and Google adding the same to the Nexus 6, this is very important. The OnePlus One does suffer from the lack of OIS.
Image Quality
While it does use a Sony sensor, the OnePlus One's camera produces undersaturated images. The camera on this smartphone is actually its biggest weakness, as we've mentioned in the review.
Note: The image is cropped from the original, you can find the original image in the full review.
Display
The display on the OnePlus One is visibly dim. It doesn't feel as vibrant as other full-HD IPS displays.
Low number of available units
The only way to buy the OnePlus One right now is if you have an invite. The company doesn't produce a lot of units, presumably in order to cut down on surplus units. In addition, we don't know how the after sales support for the devices will be.
Slow charging
Phablets with big batteries really need the fast charging feature. The device takes a very long time to charge and that is an issue. In fact, multiple users have reported issues with slow charging on the OnePlus One.
Ghost Touches
We're not quite sure whether this is a software or hardware issue, but the OnePlus One often refuses to register your touches. The company had apparently solved this with an OTA update earlier, but that's not what our experience told us.