It’s Official: The Next OnePlus Flagship Is Coming in January

OnePlus could have misplaced its steam this yr in comparison with different Android cellphone makers—particularly Google with its spectacular Pixel 6—however the firm has a brand new smartphone up its sleeve.

OnePlus cofounder and CEO Pete Lau just lately teased the OnePlus 10 collection on the Chinese social community Weibo. Lau posted the identify “OnePlus 10 Pro” as a hashtag, then, “see you in January.” As you would possibly count on, followers are excited.

What’s fascinating is that Lau solely talked about the Pro mannequin of the following OnePlus. A famous tipster tweeted rumblings from the rumor mill that it’s possible there’ll solely be one product within the OnePlus 10 collection. Typically, OnePlus launches two variations at a time—an everyday and a Pro—adopted by a third “T” mannequin that tends to be geared towards energy customers. However, OnePlus canceled the 9T this yr.

It’s additionally value noting that it is a tad early for OnePlus to be introducing a brand new flagship system. Previously, the model launched its new merchandise proper after Samsung completed with its Galaxy showcase, within the March/April timeframe.

The OnePlus 10 Pro can be the primary OnePlus launch underneath the Oppo model umbrella. OnePlus has been linked to dad or mum firm Oppo since its inception, but this yr, the corporate introduced that “deeper integration” with Oppo was within the works.

While it spells excellent news for OnePlus’s enterprise, because it has one in every of China’s main smartphone producers serving to foot the invoice, it’s been a little bit worrying to Android followers, particularly round impending changes to the OnePlus Oxygen OS interface as it really works to consolidate it with Oppo’s ColorOS. I additionally puzzled if we would see the tip of OnePlus’s play because the “enthusiast’s” Android system—a place held beforehand by Google’s Nexus.

The final query is whether or not the OnePlus 10 Pro can supply an edge to Google’s refined Pixel 6 Pro, particularly when it comes digicam efficiency. The specs which were rumored give us cause to be excited.

We’ve seen unofficial renders of the following OnePlus exhibiting a stove-top digicam array with three lenses and a flash, together with the return of the Hasselblad partnership the corporate launched with its OnePlus 9. The OnePlus 10 Pro’s show is pegged at 6.7 inches with a QHD+ decision and a 120Hz refresh price. It would possibly help 80W fast charging, and according to its CEO, it’s going to have the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip.

The OnePlus 10 Pro could debut abroad first after which arrive on the market within the U.S. early springtime.