OnePlus is working on the Ace 3 Pro, and upper-midrange smartphone that should slot in its portfolio right underneath the flagship OnePlus 12. This is likely to only launch in China, but it could end up being released internationally under a different name - after all, the already available Ace 3 is sold in global markets as the 12R, while the Ace 3V is rumored to be rebranded as Nord 4 for international markets in the coming weeks. The Ace 3 Pro will have a whopping 6,100 mAh battery according to prolific and generally reliable leakster Digital Chat Station. That will be paired with support for 100W fast wired charging, and according to the leakster in question, such a pairing will remain unique for a long time to come.
Other devices may have similarly-sized
batteries, but they won't charge as fast. And others still will (and do
already) have similarly fast charging, but smaller batteries. So it looks like
the Ace 3 Pro might be one of 2024's kings of battery life, based on this
information - that is, if it pans out of course. Previous rumors talked about
the Ace 3 Pro getting the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, and up
to 1 TB of storage, which would make it an interesting competitor to the
OnePlus 12. Then again, if it launches closer to October, it will serve as a
slight step down from the upcoming OnePlus 13, which is expected to have the
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 at the helm.
The Ace 3 Pro's main camera is rumored to
have 50 MP resolution and it will use Sony's IMX890 sensor, and the device will
not have a telephoto camera at all (which is one more point of differentiation
compared to the 12). It will get an 8 MP ultrawide and a 2 MP macro camera. It
will have a metal frame and will be available in glass, leather, and ceramic
back options. Its screen will be 1220p, and the Ace 3 Pro could sport a very
different design to that of previous OnePlus handsets apparently.
