OnePlus is due to launch an upgraded version of its flagship smartphone soon. Here is everything you need to know about the OnePlus 6T.
Chinese manufacturer OnePlus has built its reputation on delivering smartphones that are nearly half the price of their competitors, but comparable in terms of design, features and specifications.
OnePlus is preparing to launch its second phone of the year, the OnePlus 6T, and looking to sweep in more than just a minor tweak over the OnePlus 6. Here’s everything we know about the new handset. OnePlus 6T release date and price 30 October launch event confirmed At least $529 / £469 Will be widely available
OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 6T event will be held on 30 October in New York. The event will take place at 3pm GMT.
It will be livestreamed so you can follow the action and we’ll be hosting the video here on Pocket-lint.
In terms of price, we wouldn’t expect the OnePlus 6T to be cheaper than the OnePlus 6, meaning a starting price of at least £469 or $529.
What we do know, because it’s been confirmed by OnePlus and a number of networks, is that OnePlus will no longer be an O2 exclusive in the UK. The OnePlus 6T is going to be available from EE and Vodafone, as well as being stocked at more retailers for SIM-free purchase, including John Lewis and Carphone Warehouse. Best OnePlus 6 deals
OnePlus 6T design Around 155.7 x 75.4 x 7.8mm, 177g likely Gorilla Glass 5 front and back likely In-display fingerprint sensor confirmed No 3.5mm headphone jack confirmed
The OnePlus 6 switched to a glass design, offering four colours that all differ in finishes and looks. Despite the differences in finish however, each has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and rear with a metal core, and we’d expect the OnePlus 6T to continue down this path.
We’d also expect the same, or certainly a similar, footprint. One leak has suggested 157.5 x 75.7 x 8.2mm for the 6T, which would make it the same width but slightly taller and thicker.
There is no official IP rating for the OnePlus 6, though it does offer a degree of waterproofing. Perhaps the OnePlus 6T will give us a number though, given this is fast becoming the norm.
On the side of the OnePlus 6, there is an alert slider, something we have seen on OnePlus devices since their beginning so we’d expect this to remain for the OnePlus 6T. The company has confirmed the 3.5mm headphone jack will not be present on the 6T though. Many other flagship smartphones have ditched the headphone jack but OnePlus made a point of keeping it up until now. The extra space will allow for a bigger battery though.
We’re also expecting that notched display to take precedent on the front and a dual camera on the rear. OnePlus released an official render on Twitter but it only shows the side of the device so none of the leaked design details have been confirmed from it. 1/6 Weibo
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There have been rumours to suggest the OnePlus 6T might take some of its features from the Oppo R17 (OnePlus and Oppo are owned by the same company), more specifically the smaller notch on the display and an embedded fingerprint sensor, the latter of which has now been confirmed by OnePlus itself. The OnePlus 6T will have a feature called Screen Unlock, a technology that allows the user to press their finger on the screen to unlock the device, but facial recognition will also be present.
In an interview with Cnet, CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the 3.5mm headphone socket had to be removed to accommodate the in-screen fingerprint scanner.
Supporting the waterdrop notch rumour is a retail box leak of the OnePlus 6T shown above, as well as a separate press render leak, a 3D CAD render from OnLeaks and MySmartPrice and another leak on Weibo, all shown in the gallery collection below. 1/4 Onleaks / MySmartPrice
The retail box shows an outline of what appears to be the OnePlus 6T, featuring a water drop notch like the Oppo R17, along with a fingerprint at the bottom with the tag “Unlock the Speed”. The smaller water drop notch is then very much present on the other leaked images too and there is no physical fingerprint visible either, supporting their legitimacy.
That said, the leak on Weibo shows a device with three camera lenses on the rear and we don’t think this will be the case for the OnePlus 6T. OnePlus 6T display Waterdrop notch? Optic AMOLED likely Quad HD resolution? 19:9 ratio probable
The OnePlus 6 has a 6.28-inch Optic AMOLED display with a notch at the top. It offers an aspect ratio of 19:9 and a resolution of Full HD+, which translates to 2280 x 1080 for a pixel density of 401ppi.
Chances are, the OnePlus 6T will continue down the same path though if the box leak, press render and CAD render are anything to go by, that notch will be reduced and the screen size may increase to 6.4-inches. We’d love to see it ditch the notch at the top completely like some others have done, but reducing it would still be welcomed.
We’re expecting the OnePlus 6T to stick with AMOLED too, though it would be great to see the resolution increase to Quad HD. OnePlus has traditionally avoided increasing the resolution in order to keep costs down, but Full HD+ is starting to feel very dated and even Sony switched things up in its latest device – the Xperia XZ3 – despite also being a Full HD+ fan in the past.
We’d also like to see HDR support added to the 6T but whether this will happen or not is unclear for now. OnePlus 6T hardware and specs Snapdragon 845 processor 6GB or 8GB RAM 64/128/256 GB storage options likely Bigger battery Wireless charging?
OnePlus is one of Qualcomm’s most loyal fans. The company typically uses Qualcomm’s flagship processor inside its devices, which for the OnePlus 6 was the Snapdragon 845. This chipset isn’t due an update until 2019 so we’d expect the SD845 to be inside the OnePlus 6T too.
There are three models of the OnePlus 6 available: 64GB with 6GB of RAM, 128GB with 8GB of RAM or 256GB with 8GB of RAM. None offer microSD support so we don’t expect to see a slot on the OnePlus 6T either.
It could be plausible to suggest the OnePlus 6T might ditch the 64GB/6GB model altogether and possibly add a more expensive 512GB storage option but for now, we’d say at least a 128GB/8GB and 256GB/8GB are safe bets for the next device.
The OnePlus 6 offered the same 3300mAh battery capacity as the OnePlus 5T but with the removal of the headphone jack confirmed, the company has said there is more space inside the chassis of the phone for features like a bigger battery. Dash Charge will also be on board no doubt, offering 60 per cent battery in 30 minutes but we’d hope to see wireless charging too, something the OnePlus 6 doesn’t offer despite its glass rear.
