The OnePlus 8T is making the rounds and
collecting the necessary certifications and some info leaked out in the
process. It seems that the phone will use the vanilla Snapdragon 865 chipset,
just like the current OnePlus 8 (previous T models upgraded to the Plus
version).
Earlier, the 8T passed through Geekbench
running Android 11 on 8GB of RAM, but that left inconclusive evidence of which
chip is used. While it will be powered by the older chipset, the T may upgrade
to a 120Hz display. Also, the camera department should be more reminiscent of
the 7T, featuring a tele camera (8MP). That's not all, the main module is
expected to switch to a 64MP sensor (up from 48MP).
The 8T duo may be the first OnePlus phones
to support 65W fast charging. If that’s the case, we should see a certificate
for the new power brick soon as well. Besides the 8T, BIS also certified what
appears to be the OnePlus Watch as well as a power bank. The watch will be
round, unlike its Oppo Watch cousin (and may be similar to another cousin, the
Realme Watch S Pro). Unfortunately, BIS is more secretive than the FCC, so we
don’t get any photos or specifications of either device.
A bit of OnePlus trivia: the company
released its first power bank in 2015 and also had plans for a round smartwatch
that year (Carl Pei tweeted design sketches). However, the watch project was
mothballed.
