Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has revealed that the company will be hosting an event on 7th January 2020 during CES in Las Vegas. It has confirmed that the company will unveil its OnePlus Concept One smartphone at the event.
While nothing is known about this concept smartphone coming from OnePlus, reports indicate that the device in question could be a foldable smartphone. Now, just a couple of weeks before the event, a new OnePlus smartphone has passed through the radio certifications process.
As per the information released through the certification process, the smartphone supports both SA and NSA dual-mode 5G connectivity and covers a range of 5G frequency bands including N1, N41, N78, and N79.
Reports indicate that the OnePlus will be launching three smartphones in its flagship lineup next year, which could include OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, and 8 Lite. As per the reports, the smartphone certified is expected to be the OnePlus 8 Pro.
Last month, an alleged product diagram of the OnePlus 8 Pro has been leaked online, which showcases the quad-camera setup on the smartphone’s back panel. It shows camera module that sits at the top-center position, with all the sensors aligned vertically. Along with the triple-camera setup we saw on the OnePlus 7T Pro, the company will be adding a ToF sensor as the fourth one.
On the front side, the company will be ditching the pop-up camera mechanism and will instead opt for the punch-hole design. From the leaked image, it look like OnePlus 8 will have a cut-out in the top-left corner of the display for a single camera sensor while the Pro variant will have two front-facing cameras.
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Coming to the specifications, the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are rumored to be equipped with 6.4-inch and 6.7-inch S-AMOLED E3 curved dual punch-hole display that supports 120Hz refresh rate. As for the resolution, the 8 Pro is expected to produce quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 3140 pixels while 8 and 8 Lite will offer full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The OnePlus 8 Lite may house a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED E2 display with 90Hz refresh rate. All three phones will sport an in-screen fingerprint reader.
The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 865 mobile platform and X55 5G modem that brings support for 5G connectivity. Both models are expected to come in 8/12 GB LPDDR5 RAM variants and USF 3.0 storage options such as 128/256 GB. On the other side, the OnePlus 8 Lite is expected to feature the Dimensity 1000 SoC, 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 3.0 storage of 128/256 GB.
The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro may feature 32-megapixel (Sony IMX616 Iens) + 3D ToF dual camera system. The OnePlus 8 Lite may feature a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel (Sony IMX471) housed inside a single punch-hole on the screen.
The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Lite may come with a 4,000mAh batteries that support 30W fast charging while the Pro model may come with a larger 4,500mAh battery with 35W fast charging. The pricing for this series is expected to start at 2,999 yuan (~$428).
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