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TL;DR
- OnePlus has confirmed that it’s launching a foldable cellphone within the second half of the yr.
- The machine can be a flagship with the “signature OnePlus quick and easy expertise.”
OnePlus took to MWC 2023 to showcase a brand new idea machine, however that’s not it for the corporate’s bulletins on the occasion. After years of rumors, OnePlus has lastly confirmed it should launch a foldable cellphone later this yr.
OnePlus shared only a few particulars about its upcoming foldable cellphone throughout a panel dialogue hosted at MWC 2023. For one, it stated that the cellphone will launch within the second half of this yr. The corporate beforehand teased a serious announcement for Q3 2023. That narrows down the OnePlus foldable cellphone’s launch to someday between July and September. The corporate could possibly be targetting the identical launch timeframe as Samsung’s subsequent Galaxy Z foldables.
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As for specs, OnePlus says its first foldable cellphone can have the “signature OnePlus quick and easy expertise.” It will likely be a flagship cellphone, the corporate confirmed. Which means you possibly can anticipate a top-of-the-line Qualcomm Snapdragon chip to energy the machine. A tipster just lately claimed the OnePlus foldable will characteristic a big display screen with a 2K show decision. This implies we’re taking a look at a Galaxy Z Fold-style cellphone. It additionally factors out that OnePlus could not copy its mom model Oppo’s Discover N2 foldable, since that one isn’t outfitted with a 2K show.
“We need to launch a tool that goals to be on the pinnacle expertise of right now’s foldable market,” stated Kinder Liu, President and COO of OnePlus, commented through the panel dialogue. The corporate will reveal extra details about the OnePlus foldable within the coming months.
