OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro Rumor Roundup: All You Need to Know Ahead of April 14 Launch

Fifty-fifty though the whole world is currently battling the COVID-19 pandemic, OnePlus has started gearing upward to launch its upcoming OnePlus 8 flagship series on 14th April. The company has already shared with us some of the key hardware specs such every bit the new 120Hz AMOLED brandish, Snapdragon 865 chipset, and more than. Merely, information technology's cheers to noted tipster Roland Quandt over at WinFuture that nosotros now know most everything well-nigh both the OnePlus eight and OnePlus 8 Pro.

So, if you've been wondering what the OnePlus eight series volition have in shop for usa, and then hither's a quick rumor roundup of both the upcoming flagships:

OnePlus 8

Starting off with the design, OnePlus may exist looking to refine its flagship lineup with the launch of the OnePlus eight and 8 Pro. It will adopt a Samsung-like arroyo going forrad. It will offer you the exact same pattern with its two flagship phones but with minor differences in the brandish, camera or battery section.

The design will now exist the same as the OnePlus 7 Pro phones from terminal year, with a dual-curved display and vertical photographic camera setup, minus the pop-upward selfie camera. The pop-up mechanism will be swapped out for a dial-hole-style selfie snapper, as per the reports. It's expected to a 16MP sensor, which is okay.

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro Rumor Roundup: All You Need to Know Ahead of April 14 Launch — Prototype Courtesy: WinFuture

Moving to the front, OnePlus 8 is expected to sport a 6.55-inch Full-Hard disk+ Fluid AMOLED brandish with a 90Hz refresh rate. It's the same as the previous-gen 7T telephone, no upgrades for the not-Pro variant here. The panel volition back up HDR10+, have improve color accuracy, a faster in-display fingerprint sensor, and more. That'south pretty much everything nosotros know most the OnePlus 8's display for now.

The latest Snapdragon 865 chipset from Qualcomm will power this smartphone. Yous will also notice the Snapdragon X55 modem onboard for 5G support (dual-mode 5G, SA and NSA support). The rumors advise there will be two OnePlus viii configurations – 8GB+128GB and 12GB+256GB. The visitor will use the faster LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 storage, forth with Turbo Write, as revealed officially.

In the camera department, OnePlus viii will stray away from the circular bump seen on its predecessor and include a vertical setup that we've already seen on the Pro models. Information technology's rumored to be a triple camera array with a primary 48MP (f/1.8) sensor, a 16MP ultra-broad lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. Aye, it looks like the company will ditch the telephoto lens (nowadays aboard the OnePlus 7T) in favor of a depth sensor for, maybe, better portrait photography.

OnePlus 8 volition most likely come up equipped with a 4,300mAh battery merely weigh just around 178 grams – less than OnePlus 7T at 198 grams. The company won't upgrade the charging speeds on the non-Pro, so expect to see the existing 30W Warp Accuse 30T adapter in the box. The standard variant won't support wireless charging, as per the leaks. You lot can bank check out the wireless charging details for the Pro variant downward beneath.

OnePlus 8 will go far in iii attractive colorways – Glacier Green, Interstellar Glow, and Onyx Black.

OnePlus 8 Pro

The overall design and construction of the OnePlus eight Pro will exist exactly the same as the not-Pro variant. The key areas of differentiation will exist the brandish and cameras.

On the front end, OnePlus 8 Pro will feature a larger 6.78-inch 2K+ Fluid AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate. This is a notch higher up the OnePlus 7T Pro. The panel is also expected to have permanently-activated ten-scrap HDR back up and 1300 nits of tiptop effulgence, as per the leaks.

All of this has officially been confirmed, along with the presence of a dedicated MEMC chip onboard. It will enable the device to upscale 24fps content to 120fps to offering you a far more immersive experience. Y'all tin check out the apps that will back up the MEMC chip right here.

oneplus 8 pro cameras

OnePlus eight Pro is rumored to feature a quad-photographic camera arrangement with ii 48MP sensors. It's going to incorporate a chief 48MP (f/i.78) Sony IMX689 sensor that we recently saw make its debut on the Oppo Find X2. This will be coupled with an ultra-wide 48MP (f/2.two) Sony IMX586 sensor with a 120-degree FOV, an 8MP telephoto lens with 3x optical magnification, and finally, a 5MP depth sensor.

In the official marketing epitome above, you lot can discover that at that place's too a dual-LED flash and laser autofocus next to the three-cameras on the dorsum. There'due south currently no info on which lenses are optically stabilized. Further, OnePlus is said to have invested heavily in the camera department but it's something nosotros will be able to exam out once we get our hands on the device.

OnePlus viii Pro volition probably exist the company's showtime smartphone with an official IP rating. The device is said to carry an IP68 rating, which means information technology will officially exist more water and dust resistant than earlier. The non-Pro variant is expected to accept an IP53 rating.

OnePlus 8 - wireless charging — Image Courtesy: Twitter/Max J.

Finally, the device volition exist backed by a 4,510mAh battery with a Warp Charge 30T adapter – aforementioned every bit its predecessor, the 7T Pro. This may come up as a thwarting for some as nosotros had expected OnePlus to finally debut its own version of SuperVOOC with this lineup.

Only, you would be elated to know that OnePlus will finally embrace wireless charging. OnePlus 8 Pro will most likely likewise be the first OnePlus to support wireless charging. Information technology is said to feature 30W wireless charging, along with 5W reverse wireless charging support.

OnePlus 8 Pro will besides be bachelor in three colorways – Glacier Green, Onyx Black, and Ultramarine Blueish.

OnePlus Z

Apart from the two flagship OnePlus 8 devices, the company is also rumored to revive its mid-range lineup. What was earlier identified as the OnePlus 8 Lite is at present expected to be launched every bit the OnePlus Z.

It'due south expected to exist a 5G-backed mid-range phone, taking on the likes of Nokia 8.iii 5G and Mi x Low-cal 5G. OnePlus Z is rumored to be backed by either the latest MediaTek Dimensity chiliad or Snapdragon 765G chipset, coupled with upwardly to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.

The device will characteristic a apartment AMOLED brandish with a center punch-hole and a 90Hz refresh rate, as opposed to the curved display on the flagship models. You lot will observe a triple camera assortment on the rear, including a 48MP principal sensor, a 16MP ultra-wide lens, and a 12MP telephoto lens.

OnePlus Z may come up equipped with a iv,000mAh battery with 30T Warp Charging support. Since this will be a mid-range device, we don't expect information technology to back up wireless charging but it's the one thing that may set information technology apart from competitors if included. All three phones will obviously run the latest version of OxygenOS x based on Android 10. It will most likely come with a new Always-on Display (AOD) feature out-of-the-box.

Price and Availability

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has already confirmed that even the top-end versions of the new OnePlus eight series won't cost over $ane,000 in the United states. The phones volition definitely be priced a notch college than the previous-gen model, cheers to the exorbitant price of Qualcomm'south Snapdragon 865 chipset (including the 5G modem) and IP rating.

Y'all can look the OnePlus viii to beginning somewhere around $600 (effectually Rs. 45,000) while the 8 Pro will about likely be priced starting at $850 (around Rs. 65,000) in the Us. There is currently no official word on whether OnePlus Z volition debut alongside the OnePlus 8 lineup or not. Hence, there are no pricing leaks bachelor for this mid-range device just if it's priced rightly – effectually the $350-$400 (around Rs. 27,000) and then information technology could be 'the' flagship killer to beat. What are your thoughts on the OnePlus eight and 8 Pro? Allow us know in the comments below.