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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Iseek1 - Friday, November 21, 2014 - link
@Joshua Ho a lot of people are amazed / confused over the battery test results, the incredible high numbers for screen on time and battery life in general per these tests, would you possibly be able to go into more detail as to how these tests are done?dragospascu - Saturday, November 22, 2014 - link
glad that my irk with benchmarking in balance mode was addressed ; also the size "issue" :)i have it for 2 months now and can't let it rest.....my nexus 7 is full of dust :)
i just hope they'll manage to ramp up production so all other manufacturers will be forced to reconsider their profit margins. i think everybody should cheer them up :)
shainawilliams1992 - Saturday, November 22, 2014 - link
OnePlus One is now on sale only at http://tinyurl.com/mrq34ostheduckofdeath - Saturday, November 22, 2014 - link
" While contrast with viewing angle changes isn't as good as AMOLED panels, I don't see any color shifting with viewing angle changes. This seems to remain an advantage of IPS panels for now."You know you're reading a review on iAnandtech when the writers tries to find every little scrap to be able to pretend LCD is on par with AMOLED in 2014.
Socius - Saturday, November 22, 2014 - link
IPS displays are actually superior to amoled with the exception of black levels and contrast...theduckofdeath - Thursday, November 27, 2014 - link
The extreme difference in dynamic range (by a factor of 1000 to 1) makes the theoretical minute differences in "colour accuracy" that Anandtech WRONGLY finds in their comparisons, completely irrelevant.Anandtech's flawed tests has often been openly criticized by professional display testers as being inaccurate. For instance by Displaymate, which all manufacturers use to test and calibrate their displays.
AnnonymousCoward - Saturday, November 22, 2014 - link
The color white is still better on LCD than OLED. And OLED phosphors age.theduckofdeath - Thursday, November 27, 2014 - link
I have never, ever had any issues with aging of AMOLED displays. I really think you need to update your sources. The absolute first generation of OLED had aging issues. That was 6-7 years ago.LCD displays age and bleach, too. My old laptop (which is around 4 years) with an LCD has issues showing the difference in low contrast areas, which is a big problem with all these modern/material themed sites and apps these days.
AnnonymousCoward - Friday, November 28, 2014 - link
> you need to update your sourcesMy source is myself! My 2.5 year old Samsung phone has faint spots all over that are marginally visible when the whole screen is a dark color.
pliablemoosethebanned - Saturday, November 22, 2014 - link
I've had a couple of OPO's, and thought they were a great phone, particularly when you factor in the price.