OnePlus X Vs Oneplus 2 : Which smartphone should you buy?

Less than two years ago, OnePlus launched its first smartphone OnePlus One with great specifications. Since then, there has been no looking back for the company and it has established its niche in this competitive smartphone market.
OnePlus X, the classy and elegant successor of OnePlus 2 will be available for purchase on November 24 at Amazon through invites.
There is lot of hype created around OnePlus X and it is rumored to have powerful specifications like 3GB RAM, 5-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 801 processor. We will be discussing notable differences between OnePlus X and OnePlus 2 in this article which can help you in taking right decision.

  1. Build and Design : Both smartphones OnePlus X and OnePlus 2 have impressive build and sleek designs. Both of them come with aluminium casing and Gorilla Glass protection. OnePlus X uses Gorilla Glass 3 whereas OnePlus 2 features Gorilla Glass 4 protection against scratches. The two phones feature Android's alert notification slider to manage the notifications and 1080p display. There are two OnePlus X phones – OnePlus X Onyx and OnePlus X Ceramic. OnePlus X Ceramic is a limited edition and its takes 20-25 days to make it where ceramic panel is baked, crafted and polished to give scratchproof premium look to the body. OnePlus X Onyx has glass back instead of ceramic and both the phones have anodized metallic frame. Whereas OnePlus 2 can be customized in various back options - matte black, black marble, or wood-grain finish. OnePlus X features 5 inch screen opposed to 5.5-inch display supported by OnePlus 2. OnePlus X is lighter and smaller than Oneplus 2.
  2. Hardware : OnePlus X is packed with quad-core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 processor and an Adreno 330 Graphics whereas OnePlus 2 is powered with Snapdragon 810 chipset and quad-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 processor along with Adreno 430 GPU. OnePlus 2 comes in both the options having 3GB or 4GB RAM and 16GB/64GB internal storage whereas OnePlus X offers 3GB RAM along with 16GB in-built memory with an expandable option upto 128GB.
  3. Battery : OnePlus 2 has more powerful capacity 3300 mAH battery as compared to 2525 mAH battery offered by OnePlus X.
Features OnePlus X OnePlus 2
Screen Size 5 inch 5.5 inch
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with 2.3 GHz quad-core processor Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 with 1.82 GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 processor
Camera Rear 13 MP, Front 8MP Rear 13 MP, Front 5MP
Operating System Android 5.1.1 based OxygenOS Android 5.1.1 based OxygenOS
Internal Storage 16GB (expanded upto 128GB) 16GB, 64GB (with no expandable option)
RAM 3GB 3GB/ 4GB
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Weight 138 g 175 g
Price 16999 (Expected Price) 24999

Conclusion : OnePlus 2 may outshine OnePlus x interms of hardware and performance but OnePlus X is definitely more affordable option available in the market for the consumers.