OnePlus One Pre-Order Today

If you have been toying with the idea of getting the Cyanogen-based OnePlus One smartphone, then you need to get online and in line today as OnePlus is opening pre-orders for only 1 hour across the world in about 2 hours time. If you haven’t come across the OnePlus One before, then you need to take a look as you get a great deal of smartphone for not much money. The 16 GB model will set you back US$299 (GB£229) but the 64 GB one is only US$349 (GB£269).

The specs are impressive – here’s a quick rundown

• Operating System CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4
• CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.5GHz Quad-core CPUs
• GPU Adreno 330, 578MHz
• RAM 3 GB LP-DDR3 @1866MHz
• Storage 16/64 GB eMMC 5.0, available capacity varies
• SIM 1 slot – Micro SIM
• Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity and Ambient Light
• GPS + GLONASS, Digital compass
• 3100 mAh LiPo battery
• Screen size 5.5″
• Resolution 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 401 ppi
• Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• Rear camera 13 Megapixel – Sony Exmor IMX 214
• Front camera 5 Megapixel
• Frequencies GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• WCDMA: Bands 1/2/4/5/8
• LTE: Bands 1/3/4/7/17/38/40
• Wi-Fi Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 b/g/n/ac
• Color Silk White/Sandstone Black
• Dimensions 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
• Weight 5.71 oz / 162g

If that tickles your fancy, you can prepare your basket in advance of the window – follow the guidance here. It’s not entirely clear from reading exactly when the phones will ship after pre-order closes.

The window times are:

• 23:00-midnight HKT
• 16:00-17:00 CET
• 15:00 – 16:00 GMT
• 11 am -12 am EST
• 8 am – 9 am PST

I’ve been thinking about ordering a OnePlus One to replace my Nexus 4 but I’m going to wait and see what Android 5 does for the Nexus 4. My only real problem with the Nexus 4 is the battery life. But then again…