We have more OnePlus 11 news to bring you: OnePlus has announced that the flagship phone will debut on Wednesday, January 4 in China, and official photos of the phone in two different colors have also been released.
This all comes from the Chinese social network Weibo (Opens in a new tab) (via Engadget (Opens in a new tab)), noting that it will likely be a fairly regionalized launch event. That being said, it will be the same phone everywhere you buy it.
As we previously reported, a OnePlus global launch event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, where we'll no doubt hear more about international availability and pricing, though everything else about the phone will have been revealed by now. .
Spec appeal
OnePlus hasn't been shy about sharing OnePlus 11 specifications, features, and promotional images on its Weibo page (opens in a new tab). In fact, not much will remain to be revealed during the official launch events that will take place in January and February.
As expected, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset will do the show, while memory configuration options will start from 12GB; that starting point is 8GB with the OnePlus 10 Pro that launched earlier this year.
As for the appearance of the phone, the official images match the leaked renders that have already surfaced. OnePlus says it's a "black hole-inspired design aesthetic" (according to Google Translate), with a large cutout in the rear camera module.
Analysis: 2023 on phones starts here
If you count the January 4 launch event in China as an official unveiling, the OnePlus 11 will be the first flagship phone to hit the blocks in 2023. There's some value in being first, but it also means other manufacturers have more. time to refine and develop their phones before launching them.
According to the latest rumors, Samsung will introduce the Galaxy S23 family of phones on February 1, which is a Wednesday. Three premium phones will be on display: Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra.
The Google Pixel 8 is expected to follow in October, as that's when Pixel smartphones normally appear. Before that though, we may see a foldable phone and a mid-range Pixel 7a from Google.
Android flagships will be the iPhone 15. If Apple sticks to its usual schedule, we'll see several iPhone 15 models appear sometime in September, and we've already heard that the camera is ready for a substantial update. and some models in the range may come with solid state buttons.