In the slow drip run up to their July 27th Virtual launch of the OnePlus 2, OnePlus has already announced the processor they’ll be using and why, now they’ve announced that the phone will come with 4GB of RAM.
The OnePlus 2 will have a 64-bit CPU, so with the ability to address higher amounts of RAM, OnePlus is taking advantage of it. With DDR4 RAM the OnePlus 2 will be able to launch games and apps faster (up to twice as fast as DDR3 RAM), or in OnePlus words:
Another notable benefit is lower power consumption for better battery efficiency. That means you’ll be able to use your favorite apps (and more) without draining the battery. With LPDDR4, you get twice the bandwidth performance as the LPDDR3 at the same power consumption profile. The RAM of the OnePlus 2 uses a lower operating voltage than its predecessor, decreasing from 1.2V to 1.1V. And with speeds up to 32 GB/s, it is also twice as fast as the LPDDR3. It offers optimal support for power-saving low frequency mode that brings clock speeds down when performing those everyday and necessary tasks.
There’s not a lot of time left between now and the actual launch, but with OnePlus still not telling us anything about that Camera, Screen and Radios, we can expect them to ramp up that slow-drip to a slightly faster drip shortly.
