OnePlus is revamping its product lineup by offering mid-range and budget smartphones. Pete Lau, the co-founder and CEO of the brand revealed it first in May. Then, in July, the company launched OnePlus Nord as its first mid-range smartphone in years. Followed by that, leaks started pouring out information about OnePlus’s other budget handsets. Now, today, codenames of some of these handsets emerge.
Just yesterday, we had our first look at OnePlus 8T with a flat display and slimmer bezels. Now, today, codenames of four OnePlus smartphones leak on Twitter, courtesy of tech influencer Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings).
He shared a picture of a code snippet, which revealed the following codenames associated with what seems to be their marketing name.
- billie2 – OnePlus Billie 2
- billie2t – OnePlus Billie 2T
- billie8 – OnePlus Billie 8
- billie8t – OnePlus Billie 8T
This is not the first time we are hearing about the codename “billie”. These devices leaked in a rendered video earlier in August. Max J, the person behind that leak did confirm that there will be multiple phones. The above-listed devices could be the ones he mentioned.
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Also, according to him, they are also known as “Aurora” and they can launch under the “Nord” branding. Hence, it is not sure if these handsets will be indeed called OnePlus Billie.
One of these devices could come powered by either Snapdragon 662 or Snapdragon 665. Whereas, another model from the list above could be a mid-range 5G smartphone powered by Snapdragon 690 like the Oneplus Nord but with a more affordable price tag.
Additionally, OnePlus will be also launching a phone codenamed “clover”, which could be the brand’s cheapest smartphone with feature like Snapdragon 460, 720p display, 6,000mAh battery, 4GB + 64GB storage configuration, microSD card slot, fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm headphone jack, 13MP + 2MP dual-camera setup, 18W fast charging, and around $200 price tag.
That said, most of the upcoming OnePlus budget and mid-range smartphones will probably debut first in India as hinted by the CEO back in May.
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