Missed out on your chance to get the OnePlus drone? AndroidArea.com has you covered

This week, OnePlus unveiled their very own micro drone. It super small, super affordable, and, just like everything OnePlus, super hard to snag before selling out. Don’t worry, though. AndroidArea.com has you covered with the Skeye Nano Drone.

The Skeye Nano Drone is identical in construction and functionality to OnePlus’ DR-1, down to the six-axis controls and included remote transmitter. It is preprogrammed for three different flight modes covering beginner through advanced pilots (with stunt capabilities). The only difference between the the Skeye Nano Drone and the OnePlus Drone? The paint job. Just check out the images for comparison.

OnePlus’ drone was priced at a very affordable .99, and the Skeye Nano Drone isn’t much more expensive at .99. Is that the sound of the OnePlus hype train grinding to a halt? Get your fix now at AndroidArea.com.

The $2,500 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge covered in 24K gold (or platinum) is what dreams are made of

London-based Goldgenie has been offering their luxurious gold plating services for awhile now. We’ve seen their handy work on Android devices dating all the way back to the original HTC One M7. Now, it seems both the upcoming Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will be receiving the same treatment.

It’s not exactly what we had in mind when we asked for a metal version of the phone, but the super premium metal-clad Galaxies will be up for pre-order this Friday, March 20th, for the reasonable price of only £1,664 excluding VAT (around ,453 US dollars). The phone’s will be offered up either 24K gold, rose gold, or platinum finishes. Of course, we all know metal plating a device can take some time, but Goldgenie says that you can expect to receive the blinged out version of the Galaxy S6 around 14 to 21 days after its global April 10th launch date. So you wont have to wait too long.

While we’ll never be able to justify a purchase like this, clearly this is being marketed towards the world’s wealthy 1%. The phones will arrive in Goldgenie’s trademark cherry oak display case and come with all the original accessories. We can’t help but wonder how the metal plating will affect the Galaxy S6’s wireless charging (it could potentially meddle with some things), so that’s something to consider.

Pre-orders are available only until April 7th.

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HTC One M9 will be covered against accidental damages, even carrier switching [RUMOR]

The battle between the next-generation of Android flagships is heating up. While it’s increasingly becoming harder to compete on raw hardware alone, OEMs are now forced to get a little more creative, looking to software or other services to gain that edge.

Last year, we saw HTC introduce the “HTC Advantage” which — aside from promising to deliver major Android releases for flagship devices — also offered a free, 1-time replacement of the display for the HTC One M8. It was a nice gesture, even if it was only limited to the first 6 months of the device’s life. For the One M9, HTC could be 1-upping that service on every level.

As Android Central is now reporting, HTC could be planning to introduce their new “UH-OH” Protection service (this is more than likely what HTC was planning on announcing during tomorrow’s event). The service will cover a new HTC One M9 purchase for up to 1 year from date of purchase and not just the display — even water damage.

Probably the most interesting addition is carrier switching is also covered, meaning if you change carriers during this year, you’ll get a free replacement to a compatible One M9 wherever your travels may lead you.

Suddenly, those early “overheating” reports don’t sound like the end of the world after all, right?