OnePlus has announced the first details of its future flagship smartphone, confirming another tie-in with big chipmaker Qualcomm.
The OnePlus Two will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, but while that will dismay users who have seen the poor thermal performance in other flagship phones like the HTC One M9 and Sony Xperia Z3+, OnePlus reckons it's solved the problem:
"Although there have been reports that the 810 runs warmer than its predecessors, we assure you that we have taken all the necessary precautions and beyond to prevent this from occurring in the 2.
"We worked very closely with Qualcomm's engineers to integrate an improved version of the chipset (v2.1) in the OnePlus 2, and fine-tuned both hardware and software. The 2 will be 'cooler than ever'."

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OnePlus has also worked to redesign its proprietary user interface - OxygenOS - to work more efficiently with the chip, allowing it to 'intuitively know which processor should be used for what task, and it avoids using two or more processors that are right next to each other.'
While the 810 chipset has got all the top-end specs you'd be hoping for - 64-bit octacore design, support for 4K video recording and improved charging and battery management - phones that have been using it so far haven't excelled in battery or performance.
The link in the forum post points to a web page on Qualcomm's own site from February this year, which would likely reference an earlier version of this chip.
Still, OnePlus seems pretty bullish that this improved 2.1 version of the admittedly powerful 810 chipset will solve the problems with overheating - and if it can come with the same high-end specs and low price as the original One, then the brand could well have another hit on its hands.