On March 23rd, OnePlus has an upcoming event and it will be unveiling the OnePlus 9, and OnePlus 9 Pro. It seems all a lot has leaked about these phones a head of the launch. The company has been in the habit to leak its own upcoming smartphone details in order to build up suspense for its events. Here’s what we’ve learned from them so far:
50W wireless charging
OnePlus Pro will come with a 50W wireless charging compatibility and will reportedly be able to charge the phone from 1 to 100% in 43 minutes. If you prefer charging with a cable, both the Pro and regular 9 will support 65W wired charging as well. To put this into perspective, the wireless charging for this phone will be faster than Samsung’s s21 Ultra’s 25 W wired charging
In the box
Apple and Samsung have recently taken out changers from their latest smartphones. OnePlus’s CEO, Pete Lau, has confirmed on a forum post that the company will be including a charger in the box with the 9-series phones.
OnePlus 9 series design
Thanks to Input, there is a collection of all the images that OnePlus has posted of the 9 Pro on Twitter, and there’s not a ton left to the imagination. It does, in fact, look like a smartphone, with USB-C port on the bottom, and a camera bump.
Hasselblad cameras
It is no secret that legendary camera company Hasselblad will be working on providing “color expertise” for the phones’ cameras. OnePlus has been dropping subtle hints about the collaboration.
When it comes to the capabilities of those cameras, we can look at an interview Pete Lau did with TechRadar. He talks about the phones working with Sony to make a custom IMX789 sensor (something he’s also tweeted about), and mentions that they will be capable of shooting 4K at 120FPS.
What the camera capabilities of the 9 Pro versus the regular 9 are will probably have to wait for the official announcement — but the pictures released by OnePlus show that the Pro seems to have four cameras, where the regular only has three. As with past OnePlus phones, at least one of the cameras will be ultra-wide.
More Specs
The OnePlus 8 series had 5G, and the 9 series will too and will be powered by Qualcomm’s flagship-class 888 Snapdragon processor, according to tweets from Pete Lau.
When it comes to the display, it will have an LTPO display that can run at different refresh rates depending on the content being displayed just like the Galaxy s21, meaning that the OnePlus 9 screens should be able to sip power when displaying static images, but still provide smooth animations at 120Hz when you’re actually using the phone. PCMag has already seen in-depth testing results from the Pro’s screen, showing its power usage, and 360Hz touch-polling rate, which should lead to improved responsiveness.
