Ever since the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro are announced, there are quite a lot of rumors and speculations around the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. The company is all set to unveil this latest flagship series on April 14. OnePlus will be live streaming the launch event on the OnePlus official website and on YouTube as well. Although we are two weeks away from the official launch, we are very certain of what OnePlus is hiding under their sleeves! Here is everything you need to know about the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro.
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Recently, in a new post on the OnePlus Community forums, the CEO of the company — Pete Lau has discussed some key specifications of the two phones. Under the hood, both OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865 SoC which offers 25% increased CPU performance compared to the old generation. This latest SoC is power-efficient as well. Also to complement this powerful SoC both the devices will come equipped with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 Storages.
Pete in his post, also mentioned that the LPDDR5 RAM boasts the transfer rates of 6,400 Mbps at a bandwidth of 512 GB/s. It is also efficient compared to the LPDDR4x standard. Apart from that, these upcoming models will have UFS 3.0 Storages instead of the new UFS 3.1 standard. However, OnePlus says that they have added Turbo Write and Host Performance Booster to help to enhance the capability of RAM and boost its performance. In addition to this impressive hardware, Pete says that the company’s FSE team (Fast, Smooth, Efficient) team has worked hard on the software optimizations to ensure the phones can deliver the “fastest and smoothest experience possible.”
OnePlus has previously confirmed that the OnePlus 8 Pro will boast a 120Hz Fluid AMOLED display and also stated that both these devices are 5G enabled.
According to the previous leaks, it seems that the major changes are coming to the OnePlus 8 Pro while the OnePlus 8 seems to be a spec bump from the OnePlus 7T. A few days ago, the popular and renowned leaker Ishan Agarwal has revealed the entire specifications of the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro.
Exclusive: They're coming! Here is the full specification list of the #OnePlus8 & 8 Pro. Seems like #OnePlus8Pro is gonna be a beast with 6.78" 120hz QHD+ Display and 48+48+8+5MP Camera Setup. Will have 30W Wireless Charging & IP68 Rating too. I'm so excited! #OnePlus8Series pic.twitter.com/j1AAo19q4J
— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) March 25, 2020
Also, there seem to be two new color variants — Ultramarine Blue and Glacial Green. Among these two, the Ultramarine Blue is said to be an exclusive variant color. For the vanilla OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will be made available in the traditional Onyx Black color and the new Glacial Green color variants.
OnePlus 8 Pro
According to the rumors, the OnePlus 8 Pro features a 6.78 inches Fluid AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440 x 3180 pixels. The display refresh rate here is 120Hz. The display itself is expected to be almost bezel-less with a screen to body ratio of 90.24%. The aspect ratio is said to be 19.5:9. The OnePlus 8 Pro will be powered by the latest and greatest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC coupled with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of onboard storage. The higher variant is expected to come with 12 GB of RAM and 256/512 GB of RAM to choose from. Adreno 650 handles the graphic duties here!
As for the optics, OnePlus 8 Pro is going to pack a quad rear camera setup. The primary unit is 48 MP Exmor-RS CMOS sensor with f/1.78 aperture with 0.8 um pixel size. The secondary unit is also said to be a 48 MP unit but an ultra-wide angle sensor with f/2.2 aperture. There is also an 8 MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture. The last sensor is expected to be a 5 MP depth-sensing unit! The selfie camera is housed in a punch-hole notch. The selfie shooter is said to be a 16 MP unit.
OnePlus 8 Pro runs Android 10 out of the box with Oxygen OS on top. Oxygen OS offers near to Stock Android experience with various customizations and features. The fingerprint sensor is expected to be faster than the previous generations. All this will be backed by a 4510 mAh battery which supports the 30W Warp charge.
OnePlus 8 
The smaller OnePlus 8 boasts a 6.55 inches Fluid AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The display refresh rate here is 90Hz. The aspect ratio is 19.5:9 but with a screen to body ratio of 88.69%. The pixel density of this display is 402 PPI. The display will be protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass. The OnePlus 8 Pro will be powered by the latest and greatest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC coupled with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of onboard storage. The higher variant is expected to come with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of RAM. The same Adreno 650 handles the graphic duties here!
Unlike the OnePlus 8 Pro, the OnePlus 8 is said to come with the triple rear camera setup. The primary is the same 48 MP Exmor-RS CMOS sensor with f/1.78 aperture with 0.8 um pixel size. The secondary is going to be a 16 MP wide-angle unit. The third sensor is a 2 MP depth-sensing unit. The 16 MP punch-hole selfie shooter also takes an account here!
OnePlus 8 runs Android 10 out of the box with Oxygen OS on top. Oxygen OS offers near to Stock Android experience with various customizations and features. The fingerprint sensor is expected to be faster than the previous generations. All this will be backed by a relatively smaller 4300 mAh battery. Although OnePlus 8 Pro is likely to get an IP68 rating as well as 30W Warp Charge, OnePlus 8 is unlikely to get any of these features. Like every time, these features are mostly reserved for OnePlus 8T, which will be released later this year.
Will OnePlus Z launch on April 14th?
There are a few leaks and speculations around OnePlus’ mid-range smartphone. OnePlus is rumored to be working on the successor of OnePlus Z. According to the previous rumors it is said to release as OnePlus 8 Lite. As mentioned earlier, this is expected to be released as a mid-range or upper mid-range smartphone. OnePlus Z is said to include an in-display fingerprint sensor and a triple rear camera setup with 48 MP + 16 MP + 12 MP sensors.
The device itself is expected to be powered by MediaTek 1000 processor and to be backed by a 4000 mAh battery. The main reason for OnePlus Z is that it will be cheaper than the OnePlus 8 series and expected to compete with the upcoming Apple iPhone 9. As of now, we do not have a lot of information around OnePlus Z
