A leaked image of the OnePlus Open (Image credit: Evan Blass) OnePlus is all set to unveil its first foldable smartphone — OnePlus Open, at a launch event held in Mumbai. The event kickstarts at 7:30 PM and will be live-streamed on the company’s official YouTube channel.
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During the “Open for Everything event”, the company will present the keynote, highlighting various features and capabilities of the product. According to OnePlus, their first foldable phone “challenges the conventional norms” and “seeks to eliminate the trade-offs that often plague most foldable devices.”
As per the leaks, the OnePlus Open is based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The phone carries up to 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. On top of that, the company also claims that OnePlus Open offers the same “fast and smooth experience” as the previous OnePlus devices.
OnePlus has already confirmed that the Open features a new hinge system that’s made out of premium materials, with just 69 components. The company also confirmed that the device will include an alert slider, a staple feature on OnePlus phones and will ship with highly optimised third-party apps like Facebook. The smartphone is expected to launch in at least two colour variants and is also likely to boast some sort of ingress protection for water resistance.
OnePlus will share more details about the phone, including the sale date, and pricing details at the launch event. You can also catch our live blog of the OnePlus Open to get all the latest updates about the company’s first foldable.