The mid-range OnePlus Z smartphone, often dubbed the OnePlus 8 Lite, could be in line for a July release, according to one active Twitter leaker.
The handset was tipped to launch at the OnePlus 8 event earlier this month, leading to speculation over whether it’ll arrive at all, amid the ongoing global situation. However, a tweet from Max J (who has previous in this area) may be hinting at a July release for the company’s efforts to challenge the iPhone SE and forthcoming Google Pixel 4a.
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The tweet features a graphic showing a large ‘Z’ in the centre of the phone with the words ‘July’ and ‘2020’ either side. While he doesn’t explicitly mention the OnePlus Z, the inference is obvious.
— Max J. (@MaxJmb) April 28, 2020
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard the July window floated either. The young whippersnapper of the Twitter leaker world Ishan Agarwal predicted a July release way back on March 4.
So what should we expect from the first mid-range entry in recent OnePlus history? It’s thought the price tag may hover somewhere around the £400 mark, making it significantly more affordable than the OnePlus 8, which starts at £599.
OnePlus will indeed launch a lower end phone, but we don't know its name yet. What we do know is that it will priced around £400 in the UK, have a Mediatek Chip and will launch by July in most countries. It will also feature 90hz Punch Hole Display!
Link: https://t.co/rN7cToMMdJ— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) March 4, 2020
A 6.4-inch AMOLED display with an under-display fingerprint sensor has also been tipped, along with a 90Hz refresh rate. The latter feature would be quite surprising given the expected price point.
Reports have also suggested a dual camera model with a 48-megapixel main sensor combined with a 12-megapixel secondary camera. If you’re expecting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 flagship processor, you might want to temper those expectations because a mid-range MediaTek processor has been mooted.
Elsewhere we might get a 4,000mAh battery that can be replenished by WarpCharge 30T technology. We’d be surprised to see 5G here though.
Do you think the OnePlus Z could take on the iPhone SE with its A13 processor? Or outsell the Pixel 4a? Let us know @trustedreviews on Twitter.
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