Fans of OnePlus are anticipating the launch of the OnePlus 9 series and rumors have revealed that we will be getting three models this year rather than the two we got for the OnePus 8 series. An earlier leak had revealed that alongside the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, there will be a third variant called the OnePlus 9E but a different source said that the device will actually launch as the OnePlus 9 Lite. Now, another source has corroborated the latter and has also provided more details.
According to TechDroider (@techdroider),
the OnePlus 9 Lite will have two models with model numbers LE2100 and LE2101.
OnePlus will announce the phone in China and India but there is no information
on a European release or a North American release. However, there is a
possibility that the phone may arrive later in these markets. The source also
confirms an earlier report that the OnePlus 9 Lite will have a Snapdragon 865
processor and not the Snapdragon 888 like its siblings.
Details about the design and other
specifications are unknown but we expect more leaks will surface in the weeks
leading up to the official announcement of the phones. Nevertheless, we expect
the OnePlus 9 Lite to have an AMOLED display, a high refresh rate (at least
90Hz) and have support for at least 30W fast wired charging. OnePlus will most
likely not add wireless charging support which has been confirmed for the
standard model and is also expected to be available on the OnePlus 9 Pro.
The OnePlus 9 Lite should also have inferior
cameras compared to its siblings and should miss out on an official IP rating.
All three phones will ship with OxygenOS based on Android 11.
