OnePlus 7 will be the first smartphone equipped with the Snapdragon 855

In a startling revelation, OnePlus was the first company to confirm that its next smartphone would use Snapdragon 855, Qualcomm's newest processor unveiled yesterday (4) at an event . (19659004) The confirmation of OnePlus on Wednesday (5) surprised everyone, because it is generally Samsung or Sony who are the first companies to announce that their future smartphones will use the latest Qualcomm processor.

It is not known yet what will be the name of the device, but according to the naming history of the brand, it seems reasonable to bet that it will be called OnePlus 7. Another interesting point of the announcement is that it may mean that the new OnePlus model will be marketed sooner than expected: according to the manufacturer's normal schedule, the product is expected to come out in April (since it usually launches a new smartphone every six months), but the fact that it is the first company announcing the use of Qualcomm's new processor could indicate that the device should be launched as early as 2019.

In addition to using the Snapdragon 855, the CEO of OnePlus, Pete Lau, also revealed that the company would be the first to launch a 5G smartphone in Europe, thanks to a partnership with EE (Everything Everywhere), a British telephone company. This device with the 5G will probably be this OnePlus 7, because the support of 5G networks is one of the main features of Snapdragon 855.

Source: TechRadar