OnePlus, Shenzhen- based Chinese smartphone manufacturer is all set to unveil OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone in the second quarter of 2018-either this month or next month. The rumors and specifications of upcoming flagship smartphone have been rendered on the internet for past few months which suggesting the possible design, specifications, and price of the upcoming smartphone. The recent reports are suggesting that the smartphone is likely to come in three color variants - White, Black, and Blue.
According to a recent report posted by CNMO which was earlier spotted on Chinese website Weibo, new leak indicates OnePlus 6 new color variants which is likely to come in three color options - White, Blue and Black, whereas the previous variants of OnePlus have come only in two colored options - Black and White, but this is the first time that the company could offer new Blue color option in its flagship smartphones. The previous report claims that OnePlus 6 is likely to feature a notch on the top of -the -display similar to Apple iPhone X and later it was confirmed by Co-Founder of OnePlus Carl Pei.
Carl Pei has officially confirmed that the next flagship smartphone will come with a notch on the display which looks identical to Apple iPhone X. The images of OnePlus 6 has appeared on the internet which claims that the upcoming flagship smartphone will come with a notch on the top of the display.
The notch on OnePlus 6 would house the front camera, earpiece, ambient light sensor, and LED notification light. In a blog post, CEO of OnePlus, Pete Lau has mentioned the reasons to implement a notch on OnePlus 6, initially it was implemented by Apple iPhone X as the notch on the top of the display is trending these days in the smartphone industry.
He said that notch on the top of the display is one of the feasible solutions for flagship smartphones. Lau stated, "The space occupied by the notch typically goes unused in standard use."
Lau stated in the post, “Since our components no longer require the entire width of a top bezel, we focused our efforts on maximizing the amount of screen real estate. It's easy to get caught up in a debate on aesthetics, but to us, this decision was simply about pursuing optimal phone design.”
The company reported that the display chosen for the OnePlus 6 is optimized for a "notch-based design". It offers several impressive features such as better quality in terms of brightness levels, chromatic accuracy, and color range. Scalability of the display is the essential requirement for the small smartphone manufacturer like OnePlus as they also think about the financial capital they hold. They are trying to integrate a display from those having a strong supply in the market - a warm thanks to OEMs such as Asus and Huawei - was one of the reasons for opting a notch on the top of the display.
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Apart from the new color variants- OnePlus 6 specifications, features and design has been appeared on the internet in the past. The previous leak report suggest that the OnePlus 6 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SOC, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage. The previous leak image suggest that the flagship smartphone is likely to feature a wood design on the back panel.
OnePlus upcoming flagship smartphone is likely to come with its own wireless charging earphones dubbed as ‘Bullet Earbuds’, the information regarding this was appeared on Bluetooth Certification Website on 4th April 2018. OnePlus has not made the announcement officially regarding the wireless earphones so there is still no exactness on whether the smartphone will have wireless earphones or not.
Also the company has previously announced that the OnePlus 6 will have a 3.5 mm headphone jack so it is not unclear that an upcoming smartphone will come with wireless earphones.
Additionally, the company previously announced that it is partnering with Marvel Studios to offer an Avengers- based theme in OnePlus 6 variant, though the release date of the movie is scheduled on 27th April - we are anticipating a launch imminently.
In terms of pricing, it is anticipated that OnePlus 6, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB variant are likely to be available at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 34,000), CNY 3,799 (roughly Rs. 39,200), and CNY 4,399 (roughly Rs. 45,300) respectively. All the specifications of flagship smartphone are based on rumors, whereas actual specifications will be revealed by the company at the official launch event