OnePlus shares a new OnePlus 11 launch date and official images
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We have moreOnePlus 11news to bring you: OnePlus has announced that the flagship phone will actually make its debut on Wednesday, January 4 in China, and official photos of the handset in two different colors have been pushed out as well.
This all comes from Chinese social networkWeibo(viaEngadget), emphasizing that this is likely to be a launch event that is pretty extensively regionalized. That said, it’s going to be the same phone wherever in the world you buy it.
As wepreviously reported, a global OnePlus launch event has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, where we’ll no doubt hear more about international availability and pricing – even if everything else about the phone will already have been revealed.
Specs appeal
OnePlus hasn’t been shy about sharing specs, features and promo images for the OnePlus 11 onits Weibo page. In fact there’s not going to be a whole lot left to reveal at the official launch events that are coming in January and February.
As expected, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset from Qualcomm will be running the show, while the memory configuration options are going to start from 12GB – that starting point is up from 8GB with theOnePlus 10 Prothat was launched earlier this year.
As for the look of the phone, the official images match the leaked renders that have previously emerged. OnePlus says that it’s a “black hole-inspired aesthetic design” (according toGoogleTranslate), with a large rear camera module cut-out.
Analysis: 2023 in phones starts here
If you count the January 4 launch event in China as an official unveiling, the OnePlus 11 is going to be the first flagship phone out of the blocks in 2023. There’s some value in being first, but it also means other manufacturers have got longer to refine and develop their handsets before launching them.
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