Renders of the OnePlus 9 Pro leaked over the weekend, revealing a phone with a similar design to the Galaxy S20 FE, albeit with a curved display that has a punch hole at the top left corner. Now, OnePlus’s CEO, Pete Lau has made a comment on the design.
The top executive of the Chinese brand took to Twitter to post a not-so-cryptic tweet which we can tell is related to the design of the OnePlus 9 Pro.
No design is ever set in stone. Because if it were, it wouldn't be a very lightweight smartphone.
— Pete Lau (@PeteLau) November 23, 2020
The first part of Mr. Lau’s tweet’s “No design is ever set in stone” can be translated to mean that the OnePlus 9 Pro will probably not look like the renders have portrayed. Truth be told, the source of the leak, Steve Hemmerstoffer did say that the design may change, most especially the rear camera design.
The second part of the tweet mentions the weight of the smartphone. He even emphasizes that the phone will be very lightweight. The OnePlus 8 Pro weighs 199 grams, which means that its successor will definitely be lighter, probably less than or about 180 grams.
We are eager to see the final design of the OnePlus 9 Pro but with the recent leak, we won’t be surprised to learn that OnePlus has taken precautions to plug the source of the leak and keep the design a secret. We also won’t be surprised if OnePlus itself reveals the design of the phone. Lately, we have seen a number of manufacturers including OnePlus control the narrative when it comes to leaks.
The OnePlus 9 Pro and its standard version, the OnePlus 9, are expected to launch in March. The two phones will come with Qualcomm’s flagship processor, the Snapdragon 875. They will also run OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 out of the box.
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