OnePlus will be announcing another device before the year is out and this is looking like an affordable compact device. Dubbed as the OnePlus mini, it is said that it would be aesthetically focused instead of having top notch specs like the OnePlus 2.
According to a new source, the OnePlus mini will be launched sometime in November/December with an estimated price tag of US$250, which is about RM1,091 in our current exchange rate. As expected with a “mini” model, it is a notch down with a purported 5″ Full HD IPS display and is powered by MediaTek’s Helio X10 processor mated with 2GB of LP-DDR3 RAM.
On-board storage seems to be decent at 32GB and guess what, it even comes with a microSD slot. For the front, it gets a more polished 2.5D Gorilla Glass which makes it smoother to touch around the edges. Keeping the lights on is a decent 3,000/3,100mAh capacity battery which is non removable.
The rest of the features appear to be an improvement over its “2016 Flagship Killer”. The anonymous source claims that NFC will be present along with an IR Blaster, front facing 1.2W loud speaker and a USB Type-C connector which supports fast charge.
The camera is said to be a 13MP f/2.0 IMX258 Sony Sensor that supports 4K videos while the front gets a standard 5MP shooter with Full HD video capabilities. Like the current OnePlus devices, the back is removable allowing you to customise with a variety of shells and word has it, that it could feature IP67 dust and waterproof capabilities.
At this point, these are just speculations and while the specs are no way top notch like the OnePlus 2, the feature list seems to be quite compelling. However for the price tag, it faces cheaper alternatives like the Redmi Note 2 that’s priced at 999 CNY (about RM684). Even if you want it, buying it would be difficult as it would go through its rather limited invitation system.
