The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are definitely on
the horizon and in fact, approaching pretty fast. As per the latest industry
insider info, we can expect to see the pair some tine in late March or in
April. Basically, just as soon as the annual MWC storm cools down and the air is
clear. A fresh new leak claims to have a render of the upcoming OnePlus 8 Pro,
alongside a few specs points. Some of these pretty obvious and easy to deduce,
while others rather interesting.
Looking at the render first, since it
ended up offering that last little convincing we needed to at least give this
otherwise rather suspicious leak the benefit of the doubt. The back of the
OnePlus 8 Pro, as pictured, actually matches an earlier set of renders from a
different source. Only, this time, the color is different. Granted, not
necessarily the most believable, but whoever created the render still did their
homework one way or another. The 3D ToF and supporting camera sensors are in a
little strip to the left of the main triple camera. At least on the surface,
things check out.
Moving on to the specs sheet then, we have
the fairly obvious Snapdragon 865 and Android 10 bits. The memory options are
neither here nor there, honestly. 128GB or 256GB with 8GB of RAM is a perfectly
valid guess. Perhaps 12GB is a possibility as well. OnePlus could even jump on
the increasingly popular train of showing-off with a 16GB tier. That sounds
like a perfect match for a new McLaren edition. Our point being that memory is
relatively easy to bump up or down even at a very late development stage.
Things do start to get interesting in the
display department. 6.5 inches sounds believable, but previous leaks have also
suggested 6.65 inches on the Pro and 6.5 inches for the regular OnePlus 8. Then
again, that particular source is rather old and also mentions a 90Hz display,
like on the current OnePlus generation. Since then, we have had a multitude of
leaks and even official teasers suggesting that the OnePlus 8 Pro will feature
120Hz refresh rate display. Better still, one that can achieve the high refresh
rate at a QHD resolution. The new source seems to get that part right, even if
the information is already out there and pretty-much confirmed at this point.
And last, but not least, we have the 4,500
mAh battery - which sounds perfectly believable, alongside 50W charging.
Presumably Warp Charge 50, if current branding is used. Honestly, that part is
absolutely plausible as well and quite exciting. We first saw a 50W charging
solution from OnePlus' parent BBK Electronics group all the way back in 2018 on
the Oppo Find X Lamborghini. And, more recently, the Realme X2 Pro actually
ships the feature to users.
