TL;DR
- OnePlus has confirmed that the 10T will skip the alert slider and Hasselblad branding.
- The company says it had to make room for more important components instead of the alert slider.
- Hasselblad integration won’t come to 10Q due to pricing reasons.
OnePlus is ditching the alert slider for its next flagship – the OnePlus 10T. Although the move has already generated some controversy, it is not without reason. In an interview with The Verge, OnePlus chief designer Hope Liu revealed why the company decided to remove the fan-favorite element.
According to Liu, the alert slider was simply too big to fit on the OnePlus 10T, ruling out that it was necessary to make enough internal space for other components such as “high-power charging, a large battery capacity and a better antenna signal.”
Some would argue that the alert slider is a small switch, so OnePlus could have accommodated it on the 10T. However, Liu explained to The Verge that “while the alert slider appears to be a very small component, it actually has a relatively large impact on the motherboard area of the device, occupying 30mm².”
The phone maker had to include two “charging pumps” inside the OnePlus 10T compared to one in the 10 Pro which does 80W charging. The 10T is rumored to have a higher 150W fast charging .
The company also prioritized faster network speeds. The OnePlus 10T features an antenna system with 15 separate antennas that help boost connectivity when the phone is held horizontally.
“To ensure the OnePlus 10T delivers in the areas we know our users value most…while keeping the alert slider, we would have had to stack the device’s motherboard, which would have the device to be thicker,” Liu said.
There is no Hasselblad camera brand
OnePlus also shared official images of the 10T with the publication (see above), and another notable omission is the lack of Hasselblad camera branding. OnePlus began its partnership with the camera maker last year, starting with the OnePlus 9 Pro. The OnePlus 10 Pro also features camera software tuned by Hasselblad.
According to Liu, the 10T skips the Hasselblad brand because the company “wanted to offer a top-performing flagship smartphone at the device’s chosen price.” Does that mean the OnePlus 10T will be cheaper than the 10 Pro? We’ll have to wait and watch.
That said, the company has confirmed that the OnePlus 10T will feature a triple camera system on its back headed by the 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor. The OnePlus 10 T’s 50MP main shooter is accompanied by an ultra-large camera with a 119.9° field of view and a macro camera.
We also know the official colors now
OnePlus also confirmed the two color options for the new phone, green and black. In a Twitter post, he tagged the colors as “Jade Green” and “Moonstone Black.” The phone will launch on August 3rd at 10am ET.
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