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OnePlus is launching the next version of its flagship smartphone starting today at 11 am ET / 8 a.m PT at Pier 36 in New York.
The company is livestreaming the announcement on its site and YouTube channel. You can watch the embedded stream above.
The news so far:
- The OnePlus 6T will be available in T-Mobile stores, the company's first deal with a US wireless carrier. (CNET reported this back in August).
- Snapdragon 845 processor
- 3,700mAh battery
- 16- and 20-megapixel dual camera
- In-screen fingerprint reader (CNET reported this in September)
- 6.41-inch display
The 6T will be the first OnePlus smartphone without a 3.5mm headphone jack. Pictured here: the current generation OnePlus 6.
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The new OnePlus 6T is expected to have a handful of compelling features dual SIMs, most notably, a fingerprint scanner embedded beneath the display
This is a developing story. What follows is our future story, which is well known in the world, along with rumors. Stay tuned for more details after the event ends.
In these days of exhaustive leaks and relentless phone rumors, OnePlus just wants to tell you about its new phone. OnePlus 6T, it has some exciting new features – and it's coming on Oct. 29. (Yes, it another company unveiling new products on that same day.)
Every year, Chinese phone maker OnePlus further refines its formula for delivering Android smartphone at a competitive price. The latest edition, the OnePlus 6, picked up a CNET Editor's Choice in May 2018 on the strength of its excellent cameras, speedy performance, slick design and starting price of $ 529 – less than the Google Pixel 2 XL, Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus gold Apple iPhone X.
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Camera showdown: iPhone X vs. OnePlus 6
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This year, OnePlus will deliver a mid-cycle "T" upgrade that has intriguing new features including a fingerprint scanner that's buried beneath the phone's rumored 6.4-inch AMOLED display. Tea scanner part has been confirmed, but many other specs – such as the display size and technology – have not been announced.
OnePlus effectively co-opted the supply-chain rumor mill that made a cottage industry out of subverting the carefully choreographed product announcements of secretive companies like Apple and Google. In fact, publishing its own teasers, Q & As, and in-depth features of aplus OnePlus' marketing strategy. (OnePlus founder Pete Lau recently confirmed several details about the forthcoming 6T in his interview with CNET's Lynn.)
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6 most wanted features for the OnePlus 6T
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And yet the leaking Persists. In addition to the wealth of information we have about the OnePlus 6T, industry sources and industrious leakers have filled the gaps with purported photos and renders. And German retailer Otto has been filled in by GSMArena:
- 6.4-inch AMOLED display with 1080p resolution
- 16-megapixel / 20-megapixel dual rear camera
- 16-megapixel front camera
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip
- MicroSD support
- Dual-SIM compatibility
- 3,700-mAh battery
- USB-C v3.1 port
As we count down on the official introduction on Oct. 29, we'll continue to collect the best news and rumors about the OnePlus 6T here. So check back often.
Editors' note, Oct. 29: This post was originally published on Oct. 16 and will be updated with news about the OnePlus 6T.
Confirmed: The OnePlus 6T launches Oct. 29
OnePlus 6T revised its launch day after Apple shouldered in on Oct. 30.
Screenshot by Josh Goldman / CNET
Back on Oct. 8, OnePlus announced that it would unveil its new phone at Pier 36 in New York at 11 am ET on Oct. 30. Then, a few weeks later, Apple invited to a special event scheduled for 10 am ET that same day. Ouch.
Because of this, OnePlus rescheduled to Oct. 29 – one day earlier. The company will once again lives on the site and YouTube channel.
Read: Apple forces OnePlus to move its OnePlus 6T launch up a day
Confirmed: In-screen fingerprint sensor
The upcoming OnePlus 6T will be an in-display fingerprint reader, the company confirmed to CNET. A few Chinese manufacturers have experimented with the technology before – the Vivo X21 and the Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS are two examples – but the OnePlus 6T will be available in the US.
OnePlus told CNET that it was only about onePlus 5T. Because "the technology was not mature enough to meet [OnePlus’] However, it was delayed until the 6T.
Read: OnePlus 6T will have an in-screen fingerprint sensor
The Type-C Bullets.
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Confirmed: No headphone jack
In an exclusive interview with CNET, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau said the 6T will not have a headphone jack. The USB-C headphones, the $ 20 Type-C Bullets, back in September.
Read: OnePlus give up sinking headphone jack ship
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The OnePlus headphone jack dilemma
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Confirmed: 'A whole new UI'
In September, OnePlus released OxygenOS 9.0 with Android Pie for the OnePlus 6. Since then, the company used its own forum to reveal a newer user interface for the upcoming 6T. New features include an advanced "Do not Disturb" mode, new navigational gestures and a new shortcuts for toggling between recently used apps and summoning the Google Assistant.
Report: In the US, only at T-Mobile (and maybe Verizon)
T-Mobile is expected to be the exclusive US carrier partner for the OnePlus 6T, and it will be optimized for T-Mobile's new 600 megahertz spectrum band network, according to several people familiar with the launch plans. That noted, PCMag reports that the 6T may also work on Verizon's network – the first OnePlus phone to do so. And OnePlus will also sell an unlocked global version that is compatible with AT & T, T-Mobile, and other international carriers networks.
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OnePlus 6T teams up with T-Mobile
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Rumor: The OnePlus 6T will have a mini-notch
In September, a user on the Chinese social media Weibo website published photos of an alleged OnePlus 6T retail box. A sketch of the phone on the box shows a handset that's nearly all-screen – with a tiny teardrop on the front and a slim bottom bezel.
Read: The OnePlus 6T may have a supersmall notch
Rumor: OnePlus sticks with the Snapdragon 845
Corroborating the specs published by German retailer Otto, the OnePlus 6T has appeared on Geekbench – an online benchmark data repository. Listed under the codename "FSFS P8801," the specs show that some configurations of the OnePlus 6T will come with the same 8-core Snapdragon 845 currently onboard the model 6 (and a slew of other current phones including Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Note 9, Google's Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, and LG's V40) and 8GB of RAM.
Read: Midrange phones are boring, but here's why they're important, too
Rumor: The OnePlus 6T will cost about $ 550
Doubling down on the industry-wide, OnePlus has the highest rate of increase of all major manufacturers. The price of the OnePlus has risen to 33 percent in the US and 43 percent in the UK. We have no reason to think we will change our game with the 6T, which we expect to cost between $ 550 and $ 570 (£ 420 and £ 435, AU $ 770 and AU $ 800). That noted, according to German retailer Otto, the price may be even higher – closer to $ 660.
Read: Why iPhone and Android phone prices will get even higher
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Why phones are getting even more expensive
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