OnePlus’ big launch for the second half of the year turned out to be for its affordable flagship model, the OnePlus 9 RT. The new model brings its R-series smartphones closer to its more expensive siblings, with a powerful Snapdragon 888 chipset and an upgraded camera setup. Basically, the OnePlus 9RT feels like a twin of the OnePlus 9.

The almost identical appearance of all three models reflects the continuity of the OnePlus design, but we do agree that this similarity can be boring at times. But silver 9RT has a ceramic glazed material and doesn’t get fingerprints easily. So there’s no doubt that this is our favorite color among the two other options available for this device (Black and Green).

The sub-200gram weight, rounded corners, and good weight distribution makes for an excellent hands-on experience on the OnePlus 9RT. Features such as NFC and stereo dual speakers are not missing either. If I could sum up the design of the OnePlus 9RT in one sentence, it would be: the color looks fancy, and it feels comfortable to hold.

The OnePlus 9RT features a 6.62-inch E4 OLED flat display with 120Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and up to 600Hz touch sampling response.

As for its buttons, the phone continues OnePlus’ layout for its 9 series. So the new model features volume buttons on the left, an alert slider and power button on the right, a microphone and antennas on top, and a SIM card tray, Type-C port, and a stereo speaker grille at the bottom.

The OnePlus 9RT comes with an upgraded 50MP primary shooter, along with a 16MP wide-angle and a 2MP macro camera. The new cameras look promising, but we’ll check them out in detail in our review later.

As for the battery, the phone features a 4500mAh capacity one with a 65W charger bundled inside. It will charge the phone to 100% in just half an hour.

We are looking forward to checking out its camera and performance in detail, so stay tuned for our detailed OnePlus 9 RT review that’s coming in the next few days.

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