The OnePlus 8T made its global debut earlier this month as the company's latest flagship for the year, but new information suggests that its successor may not be too far away and will launch early. from 2021. The OnePlus 8 series was introduced in mid-April this year, followed by the OnePlus 8T exactly six months later. Both were already released a month earlier than their respective predecessors in 2019. It looks like this trend will continue in 2021 for the OnePlus 9 series. According to sources speaking to Android Central, the OnePlus 9 will launch in mid-March 2021. That's four. weeks ahead of schedule. While an exact release date has yet to be determined, the move should keep OnePlus up to speed with the competition. Interestingly, even the Samsung Galaxy S21 series is scheduled to launch in early January, a good six weeks ahead of the usual mid-February schedule. Take all of this information with a pinch of salt, as none of this has been confirmed by OnePlus. Typically, OnePlus lets flagships from Samsung, Oppo, LG, and Xiaomi take the lead with their flagship launches in the first quarter of the year before catching up in the months that follow. A shorter refresh cycle should help you compete with them early on, which could lead to better sales. It's not clear if this also implies an earlier release of the OnePlus 9T series or if the OnePlus 9 will be on sale for longer. The current information does not confirm whether there will also be a OnePlus 9 Pro or just one phone in the series. Based on previous releases, we expect the OnePlus 9 series to have the new 65W Warp Charger, a refresh rate of at least 120Hz, and plenty of cameras on the back. It could also follow the new design language that debuted on the OnePlus 8T due to its practicality. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 5nm is also pretty much guaranteed to power you with tons of RAM and fast storage. Before that, we're also expecting two more affordable Nord-series devices, but they may not be available worldwide.