OnePlus 8 Pro

powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and up to 12GB of RAM. The device will come with proprietary fast charging. Camera-wise the phone will have multiple rear cameras as well as a front camera for clicking selfies. It will run on the company’s proprietary OxygenOS based on Android 10. Connectivity options included on the OnePlus 8 Pro are Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, and USB Type-C. The OnePlus 8 series is expected to be launched in March or April. Meanwhile, the company has hinted that it will be revealing some more details on March 3, 2020, of the upcoming phones.

Design

The leaked renders of the OnePlus 8 Pro reveal that the smartphone looks similar to the OnePlus 7T Pro. The camera layout, including the left-of-center ToF sensor, is similar to the 7T Pro. A leaked hand on the image of the phone reveals that the upcoming phone will have a punch-hole cutout design that will house the front selfie camera. OnePlus 8 Pro could be the first IP-certified smartphone from OnePlus.

OnePlus had confirmed during the CES 2020, that the OnePlus 8 series will feature 120Hz display refresh rates. The new display will be from Samsung. This is a significant increase over the 90Hz display refresh rates present on the OnePlus 7 series. Silver, Blue

Camera

OnePlus 8 Pro could have Samsung’s new 108MP sensor as a primary lens. The sensor is expected to be found in most flagship devices of 2020, and since OnePlus usually opts for the latest camera sensors, it is also expected to be on the same its upcoming flagship device. It has a punch hole design that will house the front selfie camera.

Powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset can capture up to 10-bit colour depth video capture, and slow-motion video capture up to 720p at 960fps, and HEVC Video Capture.

Performance

The phone will come with a dedicated MEMC chip, which stands for Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation that is available on televisions. The technology inserts new frames between existing ones in a video to decrease motion blur. If the technology is incorporated in the upcoming phones, then they could have much better gaming experience.

The OnePlus 8 Pro will feature the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset which makes the device 5G-ready. The smartphone will have a minimum of 6GB of RAM. It will run on Android 10.0 based OxygenOS 10.0 OS.

Storage and Battery

The smartphone will have 128 GB of internal storage for all your movies, pictures, games, etc. Rumours suggest that the OnePlus could finally offer wireless charging with the 8 series. The phone maker is a member of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) now, so it’s likely to offer wireless charging on its upcoming smartphone. The smartphone will have a Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery with a Fast battery charging support of 50W.

Connectivity

Connectivity options included on the OnePlus 8 Pro are Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, and USB Type-C. The phone will also support 4G and 5G networks. The dual sim with dual standby phone will support the 4G network on both SIM’s. It will have NFC connectivity to transfer files with compatible devices.

Configuration

The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 processor which is made with 7 nm+ technology. It has an octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) processor and Adreno 650 GPU. The phone will have 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage and could be launched in multiple memory variants.

Platform

Powered by a Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) processor the device has an on octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) chipset. Snapdragon 865 is a high-performance 64-bit ARM system on a chip designed by Qualcomm and was launched in 2019.

Made on TSMC's advanced 7nm (N7P) process, the chip has four Kryo 585 Silver high-efficiency cores, three high-performance Kryo 585 Gold, and a prime Kryo 585 Gold core. The Snapdragon 865 chip integrates the Adreno 650 GPU operation at 600 MHz and offers support up to 16 GiB of quad-channel LPDDR5-5500 memory.

Technology

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chip is designed to be paired with Qualcomm's 2nd generation 5G modem. The processor houses the Snapdragon X55 5G modem which is an external 7nm baseband chip produced by TSMC. The chip has an RF front-end interface chip (RFFE) to bring 5G NR, sub-6 GHz and mm-Wave, support.

Multimedia

The chip supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and HEVC. It has 4K video capture with simultaneous 64 MP photo capture. The processor can capture up to 10-bit colour depth video capture, and slow-motion video capture up to 720p at 960fps, and HEVC Video Capture. It has a loudspeaker.

Sensors

Sensors on the phone are rumoured to include an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, a compass/ magnetometer, an in-display fingerprint sensor, a proximity sensor, and a fingerprint sensor. The OnePlus 8 Pro will come with face unlock for added security.

Rumours suggest that OnePlus will not stick to its usual launch timeline of June for its flagship devices. Rather the upcoming OnePlus 8 series could launch as soon as March or April. We will confirm more details once the launch date is confirmed by the company.