The OnePlus One Review
by Joshua Ho on November 19, 2014 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Video Performance
On the video side of things, we see a relatively standard array of formats and bit-rates. For 1080p video, one can choose between 30 and 60 FPS for 20 and 38 Mbps baseline H.264, respectively. There's also 4K DCI and 4K UHD video recording, which are at 24 and 30 FPS respectively. In the case of 4K DCI (4096x2160) it seems that the bit rate is at 62 Mbps while 4K UHD (3840x2160) is at 60 Mbps. Like both 1080p formats, this seems to be also encoded in H.264 baseline instead of high profile, which is a bit strange. The 720p120 format ends up being encoded as a 30fps file for 1/4th time slow motion, and uses 14 Mbps H.264 baseline.
In the case of 1080p30, quality is relatively good although there continues to be a great deal of noise present throughout the video. There isn't any obvious macroblocking though. The EIS performance is definitely a bit disappointing, as there really isn't much in the way of compensation for hand-shake or other unintended motion.
Similar to the 1080p30 sample, it's clear that the quality of the encoded video is quite good with relatively few obvious artifacts. Unfortunately, the sensor is being pushed a bit far here as the amount of noise present is significant. In addition, EIS seems to be completely absent here as it's pretty much impossible to see what's happening unless I'm standing still. Overall, quality should be great but the Galaxy Note 4 and other phones with OIS will be much better for video.
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tipoo - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
That last part wouldn't make sense either, the M8 and 6 Plus have longer battery life during the test too.tipoo - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
Oh yeah, and I'm pleasantly surprised this phone is getting a review at all, having much less mass consumer knowledge than some others despite a strong enthusiast following (yay, us!).JoshHo - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
Compared to S801 devices the OnePlus One throttles relatively little.tipoo - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
Ah, thanks for explaining. Any idea why this is? Just a big chassis, or the heat spreader on it, or software?jjj - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
You need to at least specify what NAND the iphone you tested are using,All the iphone 6 and 6 plus numbers are compromised by Apple's usage of both MLC and TLC. You got major NAND perf and RAM usage differences and that should impact pretty much all the numbers.
ziangc - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
thanks for the review :) that mentioned, would a comparison with the Oppo Find 7 yield a similar review conclusion? being a user of the Find 7, i would be interested to hear your 2 cents' worth on it as well.jjj - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
"the first to kill the concept of a 650 USD"Hilariously how little you know and understand the market.
tipoo - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
Go on? If you're thinking subsidized prices, you're still paying for that one way or another. The cost of the phone is included in the bill. Besides that, most carriers will take some percent off your bill if you bring your own phone. And besides *that*, some carriers just have plain crappy phones.tipoo - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
Also for someone like me, I like having a smartphone, but since I'm in a wifi zone for so much of my life I don't bother paying for data. Bill is so much cheaper.Flunk - Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - link
That's funny, I thought I bought a Nexus 5 for $350 without carrier of any kind last year.