The OnePlus 2 isn’t even the fastest affordable smartphone out there

With a good majority of Android devices launching with some version of a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor inside, it’s tough to know exactly how other processors compare. For many of you, Snapdragon is all you know. This year we’ve seen a sort of resurgence in the affordable, but still kind of high-end smartphone market. While all have attractive price points, the problem is many of these devices don’t feature the same kind of processor. There’s the ASUS ZenFone 2 with an Intel chip, Motorola Moto X Pure with a Snapdragon 808, OnePlus 2 with a Snapdragon 810, or even the BLU Pure XL with a MediaTek Helio X10 — all with varying amounts of cores and clock speeds, but roughly around the same price. The question on your mind is whether or not there’s a noticeable difference in real-world speed on these phones. Thankfully Beau HD over at PhoneDog was able to put a few of these devices through their paces, pitting them against one another in a quick speed test battle. The three devices going head-to-head are the OnePlus 2 ($300), Moto X Pure Edition ($400), and that BLU Pure XL ($350) we showed you guys a few weeks back. The results are actually quite surprising and could change any preconceived notions you had about the MediaTek Helio X10. Take a look.