OnePlus has been tipped to release on May 14 and now the CEO, Pete Lau, has announced that he will confirm the release date of the phone on April 23 i.e, Tuesday. This year OnePlus will be releasing OnePlus 7 along with a Pro version of the smartphone called OnePlus 7 Pro. The company is also expected to release a 5G ready variant of the OnePlus 7. Given how important of a player OnePlus has come to be in the smartphone market, all three of the devices, including OnePlus 7 5G, that the company is slated to release is highly anticipated by both the customers and tech enthusiasts. The phones, as is the case every year with OnePlus smartphones, will come with the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC.
Pete Lau revealed through his Twitter account that he will be confirming the actual release date of the OnePlus 7.
According to the leaked renders, OnePlus 7 may sport a OnePlus 6T-like waterdrop notch and a dual-rear camera setup. The OnePlus 7 is said to be 157.7×74.8×8.1mm in dimension, adding to that its camera bump, it would be 9.5m of thickness. The right side of the smartphone accommodates the alert slider along with a power button while the left side has a SIM tray and a volume rocker. At the bottom, there is a USB type-C port.
The OnePlus 7 Pro, on the other hand, is seen to have a pop-up selfie camera and a triple rear-mounted camera module. As per the latest rumors, the Pro version of the OnePlus 7 will have dual-edged display panel.
In terms of specifications, the OnePlus 7 is expected to come with a 6.4-inch flat display and dual rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel primary sensor. While the OnePlus 7 Pro is said to have a 6.64-inch curved display with a pop-up front camera, and triple rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel primary lens. The rear camera setup on the OnePlus 7 Pro is also touted to include a telephoto and wide-angle lens.
The OnePlus 7 Pro is also said to come with Quad HD+ Super AMOLED with a 90Hz refresh rate. This is unlike the FHD+ displays on previous OnePlus smartphones with a 60Hz refresh rate. The tipster also noted in his tweet that the OnePlus 7 Pro would have USB Type-C v3.1 and a 4,000mAh battery along with Warp Charge 30W fast charging tech. The smartphone is also claimed to have dual stereo speakers.
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