OnePlus 9 series gets over 2 million reservations in China ahead of launch

Jed John Ikoba — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 12:50:47 +0000

It is no longer news that OnePlus will officially announce the OnePlus 9 series on March 23 while it will be launched in China on March 24. What’s news is that the models are already up for pre-order in China from March 9. OnePlus has now officially shared a poster that reveals that the number of reservations for the OnePlus 9 series has exceeded 2 million across all the retail channels where it is up for reservation.

This is said to be the highest number of reservations garnered by an upcoming smartphone in OnePlus’ entire history. There is no doubt that the number of innovative features that have been teased to be onboard the OnePlus 9 has contributed to this high level of interest in the model. Although all of the reservations won’t translate to actual sales, they are indicators that the device will be an extremely popular one.

The OnePlus 9 series promises several top-of-the-pack features in all aspects such as design, screen, camera, and performance. The series will emerge as the world’s first model to feature a Samsung LTPO display. The display will come with up to a 120Hz refresh rate but also supports automatic adjustments that can take down to as low as 1Hz. This will have a huge effect on the battery consumption of the device.

In terms of the camera, OnePlus had earlier announced that it is in cooperation with German camera maker Hasselblad which will see the company tune the OP9 series cameras. Although OnePlus had hinted earlier on that it won’t send a review unit to DXOMark, we expect the camera to be topnotch on all the models.

As for the performance aspect, the OnePlus 9 series, being a flagship series, will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset paired with LPDDR5 RAM and the phone will pack UFS3.1 flash storage. It will also come with a new cooling system which can further improve its performance.

The OnePlus 9 series is expected to go on sale in China for the first time on March 30. That is after the official announcement in China on March 24.

You can read our OnePlus 9 rumor roundup here.

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[Updated]OnePlus 9 series Rumor roundup: Expected Specs, Features, and Price ahead of launch

Balaji S — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:48:07 +0000

The OnePlus 9 series is said to debut in multiple countries on March 23 at 10:00 AM ET and March 24 at 2 PM Beijing Time in China. The launch event will include four products – OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, OnePlus 9R(for India), and the OnePlus Watch. Let’s take a look at the expected specs, features, and prices of the OnePlus 9 devices ahead of launch.

Left: OnePlus 9 Pro, Right: OnePlus 9

OnePlus 9 series- What’s New?

Unlike the past, OnePlus has built quite the hype for the OnePlus 9 series cameras with the announcement of the Hasselblad partnership. The company will jointly develop natural color calibration with the Swedish camera maker. This partnership will continue for the next three-years as OnePlus invests about $150 million in its R&D labs situated around the world.

Talking about the design, high-quality renders show a revamped camera layout. We see the Hasselblad branding on both the models suggesting that the above-mentioned software tech could be available for both.

Either way, the camera layout gets a more refined finish as compared to the OnePlus 8T. Specifically, it looks like OnePlus has taken inspiration from the OPPO Reno series of smartphones.

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However, unlike OPPO, the camera lenses inside are stacked in varying sizes. The OnePlus 9 Pro has quad-cameras while the non-Pro is said to stick with the triple-camera setup. The devices will launch in the following colors:

OnePlus 9
- Colors- Arctic Sky, Astral Black, Winter Mist.

OnePlus 9 Pro
- Colors- Stellar Black(sandstone-like finish), Forest Green, and Morning Mist(Silver)[2]*

As for the OnePlus 9R, the third device would be a first in the series [5](and launch in countries like India) as the OnePlus flagship lineup traditionally featured a standard and a Pro variant (if we exclude the special editions). The device is expected to feature a Snapdragon 870 chipset and provide a flagship experience at a more affordable price.

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Not just the press renders, the static and live wallpapers of the devices have also been leaked. As you can see in the renders above, the wallpapers have a mix of color variants in them.

OnePlus 9 series Specifications and Features(Expected)

Below are the expected specifications for the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro. This time, OnePlus is likely to separate the above-mentioned devices in Display, and Wireless charging but unite it in Camera department. Let’s take a look at them below:

OnePlus 9 Specifications

Weight, Thickness:192 grams & 8.7mm(Global), 183 grams & 8.1mm(India)
Display: 6.55-inch FHD+ flat AMOLED top-left punch-hole display, 120Hz refresh rate, Gorilla Glass 5
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cameras:
- Triple-cameras with 48MP Sony IMX689 main lens, 50MP ultra-wide, 2MP monochrome sensor
- Front: 16MP selfie shooter
- Camera features 4K and improved HDR video recording, PDAF, Nightscape.
Battery: 4,500mAh with 65W Warp Charging, 15W Wireless(Indian variant might skip this).
Memory: 8/12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128/256GB UFS 3.1 storage
Other features: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GNSS
OS: OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11, ColorOS 11(China)[4]

However, it’s hard to believe this leak and we think it will be more of color calibration on the non-Pro. Either way, let’s take this with a pinch of salt and wait for official info.

OnePlus 9 Pro Specifications

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*[2] OnePlus 9 Pro Morning Mist

Weight, Thickness: 197 grams & 8.7mm
Display: 6.7-inch QHD+ curved AMOLED top-left punch-hole LTPO display, 120Hz refresh rate, true 10-bit, 1300 nits brightness, Gorilla Glass 5 protection, 360Hz Touch sampling rate, 8192-level brightness adjustment, DisplayMate rating- A+[2]*.
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cameras:
- Quad-cameras with 48MP Sony IMX789 main lens, 50MP ultra-wide 140-degree FOV Sony IMX766, 8MP Telephoto(3.3x Optical), 2MP monochrome
- Front: 32MP selfie shooter(possibility)
- Camera features:4K video at 120FPS and 8K video at 30FPS, dual-native ISO, full-pixel Omnidirectional AF, Freeform lens for minimal distortion(ultra-wide), 12-bit RAW support, Digital Overlap HDR, Nightscape. Camera samples- [2]*
Battery: 4,500mAh with 65W Warp Charging, 50W wireless charging[1]*, Reverse wireless charging
Memory: 8/12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128/256GB UFS 3.1 storage
Other features: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GNSS, IP68-rating for water and dust resistance
OS: OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11(Global), ColorOS 11(China)[4]

OnePlus 9 series- Price, Availability

The OnePlus 9 series is expected to begin at $699. Specifically, the OnePlus 9 will likely cost around 699 euros for 8/128GB while the ‘Pro’ variant could begin at 899 euros for the base model as per WinFuture.de[3].

As for availability, registrations have already begun in China despite the launch being a day later than the global one. We can expect the global variants to be available across the majority of Europe, the USA, and Asia.

OnePlus 9R is launching for the Indian market and along with it, the entire pricing for the series has been leaked.

Updates– [1]-Mar. 13- 50W Wireless charging leaked; [2]-Mar. 16 – Color, Display, Camera details officially confirmed;[3]-Mar. 23- Price;[4]-Mar. 23- ColorOS;[5]- OnePlus 9R;