Although OnePlus may have annoyed some buyers with their invite system and some marketing gaffes for their inaugural smartphone during 2014, the company succeeded in creating quite a bit of demand for their OnePlus One. That success has led many to watch the company to see what 2015 will hold for a successor. Sources have revealed some information about the name for the next device and some release schedule projections that feed into the issues swirling around the Snapdragon 810 processor.
On the naming front, OnePlus has apparently decided to switch from a text-based naming convention to one that uses digits. This means the next version of their smartphone will be the “OnePlus 2″ instead of “OnePlus Two”.
The bigger news that sources have revealed is that OnePlus is pushing the release date for the new OnePlus 2 into the third quarter of 2015. That in itself may not be considered a major change in an industry which has seen devices delayed, but the reason is sure to stir things up a bit. According to the sources, OnePlus is delaying the new smartphone while Qualcomm works on “manufacturing challenges with the Snapdragon 810.”
This move by OnePlus is only going to feed the controversy surrounding the Snapdragon 810 and whether it suffers from an overheating problem. Already Samsung has reportedly dropped the Snapdragon 810 for use in their Galaxy S 6 smartphone, opting to go with their in-house Exynos chip. The move by OnePlus appears to support the theory that there is a problem with the Snapdragon 810.
On the other hand, both LG and Xiaomi have announced devices using the Snapdragon 810 and in the case of LG, the company has come out and said overheating is not an issue.
source: Forbes
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