Xiaomi has finally officially announced the launch date for the Xiaomi 12 series this morning, which will take place on December 28th. While everyone is busy discussing this topic, OnePlus also quietly announced the release date of the next generation flagship – OnePlus 10 Pro. The head of OnePlus and VP of Oppo Pete Lau wrote on his Weibo page: “OnePlus 10 Pro, see you in January.”
It would be an exaggeration to say that this was a big surprise. And then the insiders were right and quicker. They were the first to announce that the company will rush to announce a new generation of flagships and present them in the first month of next year. True, according to their information, the release of OnePlus 10 Pro will take place only for China; and the new product will appear on the global market with a delay of two months.
Rumors indicate that the OnePlus 10 Pro will feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform, 6.7” curved AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and QuadHD + resolution, up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, up to 512GB UFS 3.1 flash. a 5,000mAh battery with 80W fast charging and should offer support for wireless charging.
For selfies, a 32-megapixel module will be offered and a set of three sensors will be installed on the back side. 48 megapixels + 50 megapixels (ultra-wide) + 8 megapixels (telephoto lens, 3.3x zoom).
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OnePlus 10 Pro
Recently, a reputable insider known as OnLeaks released the first renderings of the flagship OnePlus 10 Pro. Those images only showed the design of the main camera module. Now the insider has shared a new batch of high-quality renders of the smartphone, which show it from all angles.
According to fresh images, the screen of the device will receive extremely narrow bezels. The edges of the display will slightly go to the side edges of the smartphone. There will be a small circular cutout for the front camera in the upper left corner of the screen.
According to the images, the 10 Pro main camera unit will bear the logo of the renowned camera manufacturer Hasselblad; indicating that the companies will continue to collaborate to develop cameras for flagship smartphones.
Despite the 6.7-inch screen size of the OnePlus 9 Pro, the OnePlus 10 Pro’s body will be slightly shorter; wider and thinner than its predecessor.
OnePlus 10 Pro as an interface connector, as expected, will use USB Type-C, located on the bottom edge. But there won’t be a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The OnePlus 10 Pro will run Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 898 chipset. One of the most interesting features of the device will be its support for an incredibly fast 125W charging.
