
The increase in app availability on other devices meant that BBM quickly became old news.

The general public ended their love affair with blackberry a few years ago. While for the price this is a great buy, many feel that it’s not as substantial in its offerings, and many great features from the OnePlus One have not been carried over. Here are a few things that are prominently different about the OnePlus 2 – USB-C reversible charging connection, it’s like the Apple Lightening port and you see more phones with this connection in 2016 MaxxAudio enhancement when music is played through wires and wireless headphones dual SIM tray. The 5.5 inch screen is not only bigger than the iPhone 6s, but it has a higher PPI at 401, and while there is a fingerprint scanner you can’t currently use the it to log into apps to pay for items. The battery life is good, the adaptive brightness is noticeable and its design has been upgraded to one with an edging that is made from sturdy metal and a removal back with plenty of alternative options. It’s stable and simple – which means no major bugs (some niggles) to report but also means not too much on the ‘customizable’ front, limited widgets and no special features. The new OS (Oxygen) is a lightweight version of Android Open Source with some extras. The design is slightly softer with rounded edges and much less fragile thanks to its upgraded aluminium casing – great news for anyone that’s ever gone through the expensive pain of dropping an iPhone! Performance wise, despite the competition boasting quad or even octacore chipsets and 3GB of RAM the iPhones 1.4GHz A8 chipset runs quickly and effortlessly.ĭescribed as one of the best android phones on the market, you can pick up a 64GB model for £289 – by invite only, maybe a bit gimmicky? Let’s face it, Apple never fail to disappoint and when they do, they work hard to resolve bugs and issues to retain their devoted fans.Īpple have increased the screen size to 4.7 inches and the great news is, you can still use it with one hand! The screen resolution is low, but is still meets the ‘Retina Display’ benchmark of 326 pixels per inch, displaying bright and vibrant images with great angles.

From operating systems, screen size, memory capacity and the all-important cameras knowing where to start can often be an overwhelming experience.

The smartphone market is forever being disrupted which goes on to drive further innovation and can become a real minefield. With them being such a personal part of tech in 2015, we will use this blog to round up some of the best offerings from 2015. Smartphones have slowly integrated themselves into our everyday lives, to the point that most of us will admit to feeling cut off from the rest of the world if we don’t have it to hand.
