Monday 20 April 2015

One plus two needs silicon valley funds to launch Q3 in 2015

OnePlus and Xiaomi were the two top Chinese mobile companies that grabbed most tech-headlines in 2014. OnePlus One received a lot of love from the tech community, even with their 'invite-only' model for sale of phones. OnePlus One offers powerful hardware and software for an attractive price point and their relationship with Cyanogen lead to a breakup that resulted into OnePlus developing their own custom, Android powered firmware called 'Oxygen OS'. Ever since, the geek community has been waiting for the next phone from OnePlus.

Carl Pei, the co-founder and CEO of OnePlus had promised that they will launch the next OnePlus phone, we call it OnePlus Two, Q2 or Q3 of 2015. The latest reports in the media point at possible launch of OnePlus Two phone in Q3, 2015. Pei is in talks with the venture capitalists in the Silicon Valley to raise funds. The funds will be utilised to up the headcount in the company to about 1500 by the end of the year. 

OnePlus-Two. ​

Pei, only 25 years old, revealed to Bloomberg that OnePlus lacks the experience to grow a step further. One of the important part of the growth will be to hire experienced and senior-level talent to scale the company. OnePlus one got founded in 2013 with six people and has already sold over a million phones globally. Not bad for a startup company that now plans to ship over 3 to 5 million phones in this year. 

We've no idea what hardware or software OnePlus Two will ship with, but we hope the company keeps everyone impressed with their new product launches. We promise to keep you posted about all the latest developments. 

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