OnePlus 8 Series Could Have an Early Launch Date This Year

The next series of OnePlus smartphones could also be the first from the brand to support wireless charging.

OnePlus could have an early surprise for buyers this year, as the company is likely to launch its latest series smartphone much earlier. A recent post from tipster Ishan Agarwal suggests OnePlus 8 could launch around March or April in 2020.

Got some #OnePlus news to share with you all! The OnePlus 8 & 8 Pro (Who knows, maybe the 8 lite too) will be launching sooner this time! Expect a launch in Late March or April. Also, there will be a new Green colour for both the phones. Are you excited for these phones? pic.twitter.com/ceUjcWOzm4

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) February 7, 2020

This launch time frame bucks the trend set by the company, which usually announces two set of phones in May, and then another couple of them in September. OnePlus is likely to launch a slew of phones in the coming months, with an 8 Lite to be added to its line up.

With the 8 series, OnePlus is expected to launch three phones, making a comeback in the mid-range segment as well.

OnePlus has now confirmed that its upcoming phone series will sport a display with 120Hz refresh rate. OnePlus 8 will be available in varied screen sizes, starting from 6.6-inch and support the highest available refresh rate on them.

The company emphasizes that the new display features “smoother video playback, a QHD+ resolution (1440 pixels), a better colour accuracy and 4096 – a level of automatic brightness control, four times that of average Android flagships.

The phone is most likely to be powered by Snapdragon 865 processor, with up to 12GB RAM and storage offerings of 128 and 256GB. In terms of the camera, OnePlus 8 will come with a triple sensor set up of 48 megapixel, 16 megapixel and 2 megapixel and a front-facing camera.

It'll get a battery unit bigger than 4000mAh and expected to support 50W charging, but for the first time, OnePlus phone will be chargeable wirelessly. This comes after the company was the latest to join the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), opening up the gates for OnePlus phones to finally get wireless-charging support.

Having said that, these new additions could bump up the price of the OnePlus 8 phones this year and we’re intrigued to see if the company can manage to charge a premium and still retain its market share in the coming months.