More details about the replacement of the OnePlus 10 Pro, which chooses to give up the addition of the Pro in its name in the upcoming incarnation
The promising Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip has become official, and now it seems that there is a race between several significant smartphone manufacturers for the right to make the first real use of it – when in the right corner we received unofficial reports that Samsung may introduce all three Galaxy models S23 (with a slightly rushed version of the processing unit from Qualcomm, apparently) already during this coming January, while in the left corner is OnePlus, which declares on an official account on the Chinese social network Weibo that its OnePlus 11 device will be the first with the S8G2 that can be found in stores.
The OnePlus 11 is expected to be the replacement of the OnePlus 10 Pro, when it seems that the Chinese manufacturer is abandoning the use of the Pro suffix in the new era in which they prefer to focus on the launch of a single leading model at a time and not on the parallel launch of a pair (perhaps there is a plan to use the name Pro , or Ultra, in the updated version that will arrive later in 2023), with a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen and a QHD resolution that will offer an image refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, LPDDR5X memory of between 8GB and 16GB, fast storage of 256GB as the default, the latest Android 13 system Straight out of the box, a 5,000mAh battery with 100 watt fast charging – and a comeback to the beloved physical slider that allows entry into silent mode instantly.
The OnePlus 11 will be based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, of course, and is expected to include a fairly advanced photographic setup with branding from the Hasselblad company, which is also making a small comeback of its own – with a large 50 megapixel main unit (Sony’s IMX890 type, size physical 1/1.56 inch), a 48-megapixel sensor for wide-angle photography and a 32-megapixel sensor for telephoto photography with up to 2x optical zoom.
Does OnePlus’ statement for Chinese surfers indicate that we will receive an announcement about the model already at the end of this month, or at the beginning of next month at the latest – and does this mean a first launch for the Chinese market only, in fact, or a broad international launch that will precede all competitors? We promise to continue to follow closely and update on the matter.