When making a phone, manufacturers usually play with several design iterations before finally settling for one. Sometimes, we get a look at some of these concepts, and it is always a delight to see what could have been. An example is a now published photo of a concept OnePlus 7 that shows a very different design from what was eventually announced. What is more interesting is that this shelved design is very similar to that of the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
The photo of the concept OnePlus 7 phone was shared on Weibo by a user that goes by @工业设计师-浩然, an industrial designer at OnePlus. According to him, the concept OnePlus 7 was made following the launch of the OnePlus 6 in 2018.
As seen in the image, the concept OnePlus 7 has a camera bar that runs across the width of the back of the phone. The bar has a metallic silver color while the area around the cameras is black. There are four sensors lined up horizontally, double the number of cameras the OnePlus 7 launched with. There is also a dual-tone LED flash on the far right. The concept phone has the same Silky White finish that the OnePlus 6 was available in.
Google confirmed the design of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro earlier this week and the two phones will have a rear design similar to what OnePlus experimented with a few years ago. However, the bar is thicker and houses fewer camera sensors. Google is also going with a dual-color finish for its phones.
The Pixel 6 series will arrive this fall but we do not expect the design to remain exclusive to Google for long. We should see other manufacturers adopt the design soon albeit with little or no modifications.
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