Apparently, OnePlus is planning to launch its next-generation flagship mobile phones earlier than usual. According to a leak, both the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will be announced in late March or early April instead of May, which is when the company usually launches its devices.
Interestingly, even the rumored OnePlus 8 Lite could be announced the same day, although that is not confirmed yet.
The Oneplus 8 for the end of March
The leak further says that both the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro may come in a green version, but note that the OnePlus 7T was even rumored to launch in an olive green avatar, though that never quite materialized.
Either way, there's currently no word on whether the OnePlus 8 Lite will also have a green option of any description, so we might have to wait a while to find out. In the meantime, there is no new information on any of the three devices, but we hope to get more details in the coming days.
Rumors about the Oneplus 8
Just to recap, multiple leaks, rumors, and speculation in recent weeks have revealed many key details about the upcoming OnePlus 8 lineup, including the existence of a mid-range OnePlus 8 Lite.
As for the expected flagship, the OnePlus 8 Pro, a Geekbench listing a couple of weeks ago apparently revealed some of its key tech specs, including the Snapdragon 865 SoC (originally developed under the codename 'Project Kona'), up to 12 GB of RAM and Android 10 ready to use.
Previous rumors suggested that the OnePlus 8 Pro may have a quad camera setup on the back and a hole-punch design on the front. It is also rumored to feature a 6.65-inch panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, connectivity 5G and a 4,500mAh battery with 50W fast charging.
The latter should make it one of the fastest charging mobile phones available in stores, after the Reno Ace with Oppo's SuperVOOC 65W charging. However, that may change with Nubia's upcoming Red Magic 5G, which promises to bring 80W fast charging to mobile phones of this model.
OnePlus recently announced plans to make major upgrades to camera and video features on its current and future smartphones.
Additionally, OnePlus recently became a "full member" of the Wireless Power Consortium. This suggests that wireless charging could be one of the key features of the OnePlus 8/8 Pro. We'll see.
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