After a lot of rumors, OnePlus now started a teaser on its new affordable smartphone product line. The Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus said that many people want a really solid smartphone that meets their everyday needs, and for a more accessible price.
It also says that this new product line by first introducing in Europe and India, and shortly will expand to North America. This new product team is led by Paul Yu, who has headed product hardware development for many of our previous flagship devices over the past 5 years. These are also assembled a team of young, creative, and enthusiastic OnePlus staff from all over the world, who have been working tirelessly over the past few months to bring this product line to life.
Every story has a beginning. And this one starts somewhere on Instagram 😉
— OnePlus (@oneplus) June 23, 2020
OnePlus has also started a new Instagram page with the name OnePlusLiteZThing and this page is private, but there is not post about the phone. The company says the followers will be the first to know about its features and the OnePlus Z might be the final name of the phone.
OnePlus Z Specifications (Rumors) -
| Display | 6.55-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) Full HD+ 402 PPI 20:9 Fluid AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, HDR 10+, 3D Corning Gorilla Glass protection |
| Processor | Octa-Core (1 x 2.4GHz + 1 x 2.2GHz + 6 x 1.8GHz Kryo 475 CPUs) Snapdragon 765 7nm EUV Mobile Platform with Adreno 620 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 6GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage |
| OS | Android 10 with OxygenOS 10.0 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano) |
| Rear Cameras | 64MP rear camera with LED flash, EIS, 16MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture |
| Front Camera | 16MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.45 aperture |
| Features | In-display fingerprint sensor |
| Connectivity | 5G SA/NSA Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C |
| Battery/Charger | 4300mAh battery with Warp Charge 30T Fast Charging (5V/6A) |
Based on earlier rumors, the price of the phone will be Rs. 24,990 for 6GB RAM with a 128GB storage version and is expected to be announced in July. OnePlus has already confirmed to launch its new affordable OnePlus TV series in India on July 2, so it could be announced OnePlus Z alongside.
