It’s that wonderful time of the year, that time where the brand new line of next-generation smartphones get announced, and it looks like we’re starting things off with the OnePlus 11.
The company has just revealed on their website that they will be holding a “Cloud 11” launch event where they will be showcasing their upcoming global flagship smartphone. This event will take place in New Delhi, India, and will feature both the OnePlus 11, as well as the OnePlus Buds Pro 2.
Now, there’s not a whole lot of official information out about these devices right now—for obvious reasons—but the website does tease a couple of key features. For starters, the camera will continue to feature Hasselblad technology. However, I believe the thing fans will look forward to the most is the return of the Alert Slider—an iconic feature that went missing when the company launched the OnePlus 10T.
The rest, will probably have to wait for the official release to be revealed. But, as with most smartphones these days, the leaks have already been coming out about this upcoming device. For starters, a Geekbench benchmark was spotted by MySmartPrice that they report confirms the fact that the smartphone will likely be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and should feature up to 16GB of RAM.
Obviously, this isn’t too surprising that OnePlus’ flagship smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm’s new flagship processor. What I thought was more interesting was the fact that it looks like the company is also dropping their Pro moniker from the lineup. There could very well just be one OnePlus smartphone launching in February.
Besides that, reports have also surface about the phone being spotted on China’s 3C certification database, indicating the presence of a 100W fast-charging support. This is a little surprising considering the fact that the OnePlus 10T launched with 150W fast-charging, but sometimes charging speed isn’t all about the peak wattage achieved.
Other rumours have hinted at the fact that the phone will probably come with Android 13 out of the box, and also feature a 6.7″ display with a 120Hz refresh rate—standard stuff for a top-of-the-line flagship these days. On a more personal note, I am liking what I’m seeing with the rumoured updated design, because I was already a big fan of the Oppo-OnePlus organic-looking glass back, but I am a little concerned about durability.
The OnePlus 10T was honestly one of the most fragile phones I’ve used in recent memory—and not in a good way—and it doesn’t really seem to hold up super well to stress tests or Jon’s accidental drop. I just hope that with the OnePlus 11, the company plans to make this device a little more robust than last year’s 2H refresh. In any case, all will be revealed next year.
