SpecEagle review · OnePlus

OnePlus 2 review: The "2016 Flagship Killer" — first phone with a USB-C port.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2015·$329
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#93 of 100
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A 2015 flagship-killer — and a USB-C pioneer.

The OnePlus 2 introduced USB-C and the alert slider, but the hot Snapdragon 810 and missing NFC held it back. A legacy device today.

01Display

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2015 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (401 ppi)
ProtectionGorilla Glass

02Camera

52/100

52/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2015 — 15 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP, f/2.0, OIS, laser AF
Selfie5 MP, f/2.4
Video4K @ 30 fps

03Performance

38/100

38/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2015 — 26 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 430
RAM3 GB / 4 GB
Storage16 GB / 64 GB

04Battery

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2015 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,300 mAh
Wired~10 W
WirelessNo

05Build

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2015 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

06Value

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 58-point average for flagship phones of 2015.

What works
  • One of the first phones with a USB-C port.
  • Signature sandstone finish; alert slider debuted here.
  • 4 GB RAM at a $329 price.
  • Clean OxygenOS.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 810 ran hot.
  • No fast charging or NFC; mono speaker.
  • Software ended at Android 6.
  • Discontinued.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel (1st gen, 2016)
$649 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 100-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .