The OnePlus 10T will go official on August 3, which is next Wednesday, but in true OnePlus fashion we’re getting plenty of official details even before then. Today we saw a photo of the two color versions side-by-side, and the Chinese company also spoke to The Virgin on the missing alert slider, while showing a new set of official images.
For any OnePlus fan, it’s hard to look at them and not instantly focus on what’s missing: the iconic alert slider, a clear inspiration from Apple initially, but then a feature that went away properly associated with OnePlus in the Android world, as it was practically the only company that uses it consistently.
And then came some cheaper Nord devices that didn’t have it, then the India-exclusive 10R, and now, for the first time in years, a numbered global-release OnePlus will ship without the alert slider. It’s clear that OnePlus knows how big this point of contention will be, preemptively revealing the reasons for the removal ahead of launch.
If you’ve been around the removal of the headphone jack from most phones, the reasoning will certainly feel like deja vu. According to OnePlus chief designer Hope Liu, the slider had to go so that the 10T would have enough internal space for other components, which are needed for “high-power charging, a large battery capacity and a better signal of antenna”.
The fast charging system needs two charging pumps on the 10T compared to just one on the OnePlus 10 Pro, as the 10T will charge even faster. There’s also a new 15-antenna system in the upcoming model, which should improve the signal when holding the phone horizontally.
The alert slider may look small, but it takes up 30mm square of motherboard area according to Liu, so if it had stayed, the company would have had to stack the motherboard, which would have made it thicker (and probably more expensive, we venture). guess, although this is not mentioned). So removing the alert slider was the compromise the company decided to make.
OnePlus seems to think people will appreciate the faster charging than 80W and the slightly better signal when gaming rather than the alert slider. what do you think Is the company right about this, or has it made a mistake that will further alienate its user base?
Finally, you may have missed it, but the Hasselblad brand is also gone, and it seems that this happened because OnePlus “wanted to offer a top-performing flagship smartphone at the price of the device,” according to Liu. Licensing the Hasselblad name seems to be anything but cheap.
The OnePlus 10T will use the Sony IMX766 sensor for its main camera and support 10-bit color photography as well as “enhanced HDR photography”. Liu has also confirmed a 6.7-inch display, and the rest of the specs have also been leaked by a prolific Twitter leaker.
This display is said to have a 120Hz refresh rate. Unsurprisingly, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 powers the phone, paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. There’s also an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera on the back and a 2MP decorative sensor of some sort (monochrome, depth, or macro). Selfies are taken care of by a 16MP shooter, while the battery capacity is rumored to be 4,800mAh and the charging 150W. Naturally, the phone will run Android 12 with OxygenOS 12.1 on top.
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