OnePlus 6: All you need to know about this next flagship smartphone
Chinese technology giant OnePlus is preparing its next-generation OnePlus six smartphone for launch. It appears that we are only a few weeks away from the official start of the upcoming smartphone. Ahead of the introduction, there have been numerous leaks and speculations about the next-generation OnePlus handset. The Chinese company also releases occasional holes, thereby adding to the excitement of its fans. Recently, the company inked a tie-up with Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’ It appears that one of the smartphones will end up being home to bringing the theme onto itself. The smartphone will be directly competing with other flagships of the market including the Samsung Galaxy S9, Apple iPhone X and Xiaomi’s Mi 7.
The company’s founder Pete Lau has gone on to confirm that the device will be home to a first notch. He also explained as to why the first groove will appear on the model. Furthermore, the smartphone will gain its power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip with a powerful piece of silicon inside. Following given are all the details that you need to know about the upcoming smartphone:
PRICE
The next smartphone will carry the price-tag of around CNY 3,299 (approximately Rs. 34,200) for the base 64GB variant. On the other hand, the 128GB and 256GB variant of the smartphone will cost buyers CNY 3,799 (roughly Rs. 39,300) and CNY 4,399 (about Rs. 45,600), notes an online report.
DESIGN
Thanks to the numerous screenshots, we have a fair idea of what to expect from the upcoming OnePlus 6 design. The smartphone will end up featuring a taller 19:9 display, which further goes on to pair with an 18:9 full-screen aspect ratio. The smartphone’s design will be much like most other Android devices in the market at the moment as it will be featuring the front notch. The company’s founder Pete Lau has gone on to confirm that the invention will be home to a first notch. He also explained as to why the first groove will appear on the model. A teaser from OnePlus went on to reveal that the upcoming smartphone will sport an Alert Slider as well. The slider moves from the left edge to the right corner for the purpose. The Alert Slider will further go on to add a never-seen-before feature to the flagship offering.
SPECIFICATIONS
On the power front, the smartphone will gain its power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip with a powerful piece of silicon inside. The device will further pair up with 6GB and 8GB of RAM options along with 64GB and 256GB of inbuilt memory storage respectively. The smartphone will probably end up running the latest version of Oxygen OS on top of the Android 8.1 Oreo software operating system. We can end up expecting the Android P upgrade much later this year. The smartphone will further be home to a 3,300mAh battery capacity – the same as what had appeared in the OnePlus 5T smartphone. Further reports suggest that the smartphone will go on to support downlink speeds of up to 1.2Gbps and uplink speeds of up to 150Mbps, thus bringing Cat. 16 Gigabit LTE to users. There might be an under-the-display fingerprint scanning option. However, the same has not yet been confirmed by the company as yet.
FEATURES
The OnePlus six smartphone will end up featuring a Face Unlock feature. It is among those that appear in most of the upcoming flagship handsets. The smartphone will further be compared to its alternatives such as OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 5. The device will feature support for Dash Charging technology. It will also be one of OnePlus’ USPs and selling point.
