The OnePlus 10 Pro made its official debut in China today. The new flagship is a big improvement over its predecessor, bringing Qualcomm's latest chipset, faster charging, and a second-generation LTPO screen with even more flexible adaptive refresh rate. The 10 Pro comes with a 6.7" LTPO 2.0 AMOLED screen of 1440p resolution. The panel supports an adaptive refresh rate anywhere from 1Hz to 120Hz and the second-generation LTPO panel allows it to decrease the frame rate in even more cases, boosting the battery savings.
The phone's chipset is Snapdragon 8 Gen 1,
which is hardly a surprise. It will be coupled with 8GB or 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and
128GB or 256GB UFS 3.1 storage,. The OnePlus 10 Pro camera was once again
developed jointly with Hasselblad. The main sensor is the 48MP Sony IMX789 with
1.12μm pixels, 1/1.43" size and f/1.8 lens in front of it. The 50MP
Samsung JN1 sits behind the 150-degree lens of the ultrawide shooter.
The third camera is an 8MP telephoto unit
with 3.3x optical zoom. The selfie camera has a 32MP Sony IMX615 sensor behind
and an f/2.4 lens. The Hasselblad partnership brings Natural Color Optimisation
2.0, which promises the colors will be even closer to real life. There is also
Pro Mode 2.0 RAW shooting mode. OnePlus 10 Pro comes with ColorOS 12.1, based
on Android 12 in China, but we expect its global version to still be running
OxygenOS.
The company spent nearly 20 minutes of the
event talking about a feature called Hyperboost. It allows you to push the
hardware to the limit for gaming purposes, and there are some tools for
"overclocking" the CPU, which simply means locking all eight cores at
their maximum frequency. To prevent overheating issues OnePlus has improved the
cooling system, which is now said to be "55% the size of an A4 paper
sheet", or about 340 sq.cm.
The cooling will also come in handy for
charging as the 5,000 mAh battery comes with 80W fast wired charging - fastest
ever for the brand and nearly 25% increase from the standard in the
predecessor. Even if not new, wireless charging remains impressively fast at
50W. OnePlus 10 Pro is launching first in China with two color options - Black
and Green. The panels have sandstone finish like some classic OnePlus phones.
One thing is for sure - they are not your regular glass backs.
Prices start from CNY4,699 for the base
8GB/128GB version, which translates to US$ 737 or € 650. The top 12GB/256GB model
asks the equivalent of US$ 831/€ 733. There are just two days for pre-orders, as
the first flash sale is scheduled for January 13. OnePlus did not reveal the
specifics of a potential global launch, while local landing pages say
"open sale starts this spring" and "stay tuned".
