After globally debuting the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro smartphones, the Chinese company launched both the devices in the home market on 16th April. The devices were made available for purchase last week, managing to sell units worth 100 million yuan in just one minutes.
Recently, all the models of the OnePlus 8 series went out-of-stock in China and Pete Lau, CEO of the company said that they didn’t expect such popularity for the phones and are working hard to bring back the devices to the market.
Well, now it seems that the company is on-track with the production. Today, the company started the sell of the Ultramarine Blue variant of the OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone for the first time in China at 10:00 AM local time. However, it seems to have been sold out now.
The smartphone comes in two variants based on memory configuration — 8GB RAM + 128GB storage costing 5,399 yuan (~$763) and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model which is priced at 5,999 yuan that roughly converts to $848.
The OnePlus 8 Pro features a 6.78-inch Fluid AMOLED display from Samsung, offering 3168 x 1440 pixels screen resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate and HDR10+ support. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor along with X55 model for the new-age 5G connectivity support. The device comes with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 internal storage.
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As for the camera department, the company has introduced two high-resolution cameras on the Pro variant, one of which is the new IMX689 48MP Sony sensor while second 48MP lens is the IMX586 for ultra-wide-angle shots. It also comes with an 8MP telephoto sensor and a 5MP special color filter sensor.
On the front side, the device features a 16MP selfie punch-hole shooter with f/2.4 apertures respectively. The smartphone runs the latest Android 10 operating system out-of-the-box with the OxygenOS on top. The device is powered by a 4,510mAh battery with 30W fast charging and 30W Warp Charge 30 Wireless. The company says that it can go from 3 percent to 55 percent in just 30 minutes of wireless charging.
While the company is now making the flagship smartphone available for purchase, some of the users who have already got their hands on the OnePlus 8 Pro are reporting issues regarding the device’s display, with problems ranging from crushed/clipped blacks to a green-coloured tint on the screen.
The list of issues also include low brightness irregularities, clipped blacks, image retention on the screen, and even lines appearing around the punch hole selfie camera cutout. OnePlus has officially acknowledged the problems and has confirmed that the company is already working on a fix that is expected to be released soon.
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