The Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has been working on its third flagship smartphone for months now and the latest rumors suggest an April 7 release date for its latest model. There have been no updates until now about what to expect from the new mobile but a leaked AnTuTu benchmark testing has finally revealed information regarding the specifications of the upcoming OnePlus 3.
The Antutu listing shows a OnePlus 3 handset with model number A3000, featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC carrying a quad-core CPU and Adreno 530 graphics bundled with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in storage. The in-built storage from 16GB to 32GB is a significant upgrade to its base storage since currently, OnePlus had been providing only options for 16GB and 64GB storage variants.
The 2016 flagship also is shown to be supporting a 5.5 inches Full HD screen with a screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels. The benchmark listing suggests that OnePlus may skip a QHD display in its OnePlus 3 flagship smartphone. In terms of camera, the new phone features a 16-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera that are significant upgrades compared to its older model. The phone comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow onboard with Oxygen based OS covering it.
However, rumors about the new phone debuting on April 7 were denied by the company in response to earlier reports that the OnePlus 3 model was scheduled to be released in a Beijing event.
"The April 7 event is focused on the China market," the company said in a statement issued to Android Authority. "We will not be launching our next device then."
The company also refused to confirm the latest specifications that were leaked by the benchmark testing site.
"The only thing we can confirm is that [it] will be an awesome product."
According to CNET, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei revealed that the OnePlus 3 is expected to launched at the end of the second quarter of this year. Pei declined to disclose any more details about the upcoming smartphone other than the fact that the new model will "captivate" users as much as its first flagship model, the 2014 OnePlus One, did. He also added that the phone will feature a "new design" implying it will depart from its predecessor, the OnePlus 2.
Furthermore, he said that the upcoming mobile will be arriving in the US and other markets as an unlocked smartphone and will be directly sold by OnePlus. OnePlus will ship the handsets free of cost and will also be accepting payments via credit card, rather than only PayPal payments.
The company now has reportedly come up with a "better buying process" for consumers, however, details of which were not disclosed.
That doesn't necessarily mean the company would be abandoning its system of selling phones which is by invitation only method. OnePlus currently relies on an invitation-only system to sell its devices rather than buy advertising on mainstream media, a system that has not been appreciated by people who have to wait long to get their hands on the phone.
Source: OnePlus 3 Smartphone: Design, Specs and Release Date
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