The Google Pixel 6a was announced at Google IO in May, but it won’t go on sale until July. While we wait, more promotional images of the mid-range device have leaked, giving us yet another look at the device’s hardware and software.
These photos are courtesy of a well-known informant. Evan Blass (opens in new tab) on Twitter, and they look exactly like Google’s official promotional photos. All three colors are on display – chalk (white), sage (green) and charcoal (grey) – and there are some lifestyle shots to pore over too.
While the images don’t tell us anything we don’t know about these phones, there’s a lot of it. If you’re planning to buy a Google Pixel 6a in late July, these photos should keep you going until then.
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what do we know
The Google Pixel 6a will go on sale on July 28, with pre-orders opening a week earlier. It costs $449 / £399 / AU$749, and there’s a spec configuration, which offers 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
Powering it all is the same first-gen Tensor chipset that runs inside the Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro, so performance should be top notch. We also know that the phone will have a 6.1-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a refresh rate of 60Hz.
For cameras, Google has opted for a 12.2MP main camera and a 12MP ultrawide camera on the back, with an 8MP camera on the front for selfies. The battery capacity is 4,410mAh and you will be able to charge it at a rate of 30W.
Review: Google’s slow recording phone launches
Google took the somewhat unusual step of announcing the Pixel 6a and indeed the Google Pixel 7 for a significant period of time before they actually went on sale – and we’re not sure it’s a particularly good approach.
The company has a prior form for this. Remember when Google told us the Pixel 4a with 5G and Pixel 5 were coming, months before the phones actually went on sale. This was around the same time the Google Pixel 4a was introduced to the world, so Google likes to advertise phones in batches.
On the one hand, it gives consumers plenty of warnings about what to expect. Money can be saved, plans can be made and that means you won’t get caught buying an old device days before a new one appears out of nowhere. Knowing more about what’s to come makes purchasing decisions easier.
However, that means the phones can already look old and out of date by the time they can be bought – and there’s a danger of showing your cards too soon. We’ll have to wait and see how successful the approach is in terms of sales for the Pixel 6a.
You will probably never use a Tecno phone. Until this week, I had never heard of the Chinese brand or its Camon line of appliances. Now, I’m unlikely to forget them.
The company recently held a fancy launch in New York for its new Tecno Camon Series 19 Pro Android 12 phones, though the products aren’t on sale in the US (or UK). I honestly wondered what they were doing there and more importantly why I was there.
Tecno insisted on describing the devices as being “designed for fashionistas”. I couldn’t tell you what that means, but I admit to being intrigued by the design, the specs and, most importantly, the price.
It’s also a surprisingly attractive phone. There’s a diamond-coated back with fingerprint rejection that looks and feels adorable. The dual-circle camera array (which houses three cameras – there’s a 2MP bokeh auxiliary lens) is large but stylish, its premium look aided by its crystal glass cover. The chassis is just a little thicker than an iPhone 13 Pro Max, but the phone feels considerably lighter.
The Camon 19 Pro comes with all that (and more) for $280. That’s a phone you can afford in the space of five or six months (if you pay around $50 a month). The Camon Series 19 Pro 5G starts at just $320. That’s on both phones, with 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM.
To put that in perspective, the cheapest iPhone you can buy is the $429 Apple iPhone SE, which only has 64GB of storage.
(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
There is a catch
There are, of course, major caveats, the biggest one being global availability. These Tecno phones are available in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South Asia, but not, as I noted earlier, in the US or Europe. Prices can also vary and the $280 and $320 offered by Tecno is still just an “estimate” for my market.
There are several limits often associated with budget phones, such as no under-display fingerprint reader. Instead, the power button works as an effective fingerprint reader. The screen is still LCD and not OLED. No IP rating reported (maybe keep it away from deep puddles). It does not offer wireless charging.
Then there’s the mobile CPU, a MediaTek Helio G96, which is likely equivalent to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G. Its reference numbers aren’t even in the same neighborhood as, say, an Apple A15 Bionic or a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
So when I unexpectedly walked out of the event with a review unit in hand and decided to spend a day or two with her, I tried to level my expectations.
Most of the time, however, this budget device exceeded them.
(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
Not bad
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All photos taken with Tecno Camon 19 Pro.
As I mentioned, it’s an attractive big-screen phone with a vibrant display that naturally looks great indoors. Outside is something else. He struggled with bright light, but I could still see well enough to use his camera and pretty rich settings to take a variety of shots. Everything from standard to 2x telephoto, and from portrait to slow motion, looked pretty good. Even low-light and night shots were decent (nothing would qualify as remarkable). There’s no wide-angle lens, let alone ultra-wide, but the included lenses captured sharp, colorful, and accurate images.
(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
The rear camera’s portrait mode is fine (the front camera had more artifacts), although you can’t adjust the bokeh level before or after the photo (how many people do that on their iPhone 13 or Samsung Galaxy, anyway?). There’s an editing tool that lets you add and adjust a bokeh effect to any image, but it’s not directly tied to Portrait Mode photography, which is kind of silly.
The AI camera and its efforts to identify objects in a scene were fun. At one point I pointed the phone at my hand and it came up with “Pet”.
There are so many image manipulation options that you may never find or use them all. The body manipulation set is problematic at best. It offers to thin the waist, head, shoulders, thin and elongated legs, “pump butt”, in addition to other cosmetic alterations. Maybe that’s what Techno meant by a phone for “fashionists”.
It was, to be fair, hard to find these features and the phone certainly doesn’t put pressure on them. Still, it’s strange that they’re there.
Drilling above your weight
For a phone under $300, the Tecno Camon 19 Pro performs well. He played demanding games like Asphalt 9: Legends without missing a beat. I think it might have dropped a frame or two, and the audio could have been richer, but it was still a pleasant experience.
It’s an effective productivity platform for browsing and managing files, and I love the easy-to-find alphabetically ordered list of apps.
That 5,000mAh battery is, by the way, an all-day champion.
Basically, this is an above-average phone at a ridiculously good price.
Will it ever make it to the US and UK? I don’t know and Tecno didn’t offer any guidance. Not sure if it matters. What the Tecno Camon 19 Pro demonstrates to me is that all phone manufacturers can do better in terms of affordability. We’re paying up to $999 for powerful, big-screen phones that probably do a lot more than we need to (at least for most of us).
The Camon 19 Pro is a good example of budget possibilities. I think it’s time for Apple, Samsung and others to respond in kind.
CLARIFICATION 06-19-2022: An earlier version of this post indicated that iOS does not have an alphabetical list of apps. Yes, in the app library.
Since the Apple AirTag tracker launched in April 2021, we haven’t heard anything about a possible second-gen version of the device – but it looks like an AirTag 2 is still on Apple’s cards.
This according to Ming Chi Kuo (opens in new tab), one of the most respected Apple analysts out there and someone who is generally accurate in terms of predictions and leaks. However, it is not certain that we will see a new version of AirTag.
Kuo says an Apple AirTag 2 will only happen if the strong sales of the first AirTag continue, so Apple is waiting to see the product’s popularity for a longer period of time before committing to a new one.
Steady growth
Based on Kuo’s information, Apple AirTag sales continue to grow gradually: it is estimated that around 20 million tracking devices were shipped in 2021, and the forecast is that it will reach 35 million throughout 2022.
If this growth continues, Kuo reckons a second edition of the AirTag will be developed. It doesn’t look like the AirTag 2 is too far off at the moment, if Apple really considered it at this point.
While it’s hard to see how the first AirTag could actually be improved, Apple brings regular updates to all of its other hardware products, so it would be surprising if the AirTag was left out.
Analysis: AirTag is proving its worth
Apple wasn’t the first tech company to release a small tracking device, of course, but as with other categories of hardware, it improved what already existed: the AirTag is something that appeals both in terms of aesthetics and ease of use. to use.
All Apple hardware works perfectly together, and it’s the same with AirTag. From connecting it to your phone in the first place to finding out where it is if it gets lost, it’s all very simple and straightforward.
While Apple is not happy with the headlines that have emerged about using AirTags to track people against their wishes, the company has moved quickly to bring in enhanced anti-stalking features to make this kind of misuse difficult.
From what Ming-Chi Kuo said, it looks like AirTag sales haven’t exactly exploded – but they’re now gaining momentum as iPhone users realize how useful they can be and how intuitive they are to set up and use.
As part of Summer Game Fest, Microsoft announced an ID@Xbox event that will see over 30 pre-launch playable demos of Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S made available over the next week.
This will mark ID@Xbox’s third Summer Game Fest event and will run for a week, from Tuesday, June 21st to Monday, June 27th. During this week, you’ll be able to peruse the demos and try out some games for yourself, with Microsoft encouraging those who do to leave some feedback for the developers.
“Access them on social media or through their websites”, the Xbox Wire post (opens in new tab) read. “If you like the game – tell them! If you have constructive criticism, they would love to hear that too.”
To manage expectations, Microsoft adds that the demos that will be available as part of the event “are not the norm”. While games added to the Demo channel are usually created after a game has been completed and are therefore a fairly accurate reflection of the final product, the demos available as part of the ID@Xbox event are more like show floor demos and therefore “are not necessarily indicative of the final product”.
Some of the games included are still in the early stages of development, the post says, with evolution and polishing still ahead, hence the value of constructive feedback.
After the event ends, the demos will be removed from the Xbox dashboard. While Microsoft has said that some may be reposted to the Demo channel later, “many will simply disappear by the end of the week”, so it’s worth a look to make sure you don’t miss out on anything good.
What can you play?
While Microsoft has promised that more than 30 demos will be available, it has yet to reveal the full list of games. That, he says, will be confirmed closer to the June 21 start date. However, he highlighted a few ahead of time.
There’s Baora: Lost Haven, described as a “colorful” and “fast-paced” adventure in which a young woman who has lost everything must use her physical and mental powers to save Earth. Then there’s a psychological thriller called Broken Pieces that takes place in a French coastal village “somehow out of the flow of time”. For FPS lovers, there’s Severed Steel, which promises “a fluid stunt system, destructible voxel environments, plenty of bullet time, a unique one-armed protagonist, and a dark electronic soundtrack.” Finally, there’s the cute Tinykin in which Milo must catch tinykin and use his powers to return him to his home planet.
That’s a pretty wide range of games on offer, and as there’s still a lot to be announced, there’s likely to be something that will please everyone.
Playable demos can be a really cool way to complete a high-flowing event like Summer Game Fest. After hours spent watching games that won’t be released for a while, actually trying out some of them and interacting with them ground everything in reality a little more. Also, with feedback being valuable to developers, everything runs smoothly.
We haven’t seen a new Google Nest Wifi product since 2019, but rumor has it that Google is about to release a substantial update to its range of mesh routers – and this time the latest Wi-Fi 6 speeds and technologies are going to be supported.
This is according to an anonymous source speaking to 9to5Google (opens in new tab), which can generally be reliant on for accurate information. It also looks like the smart home networking kit Google offers will be streamlined to some extent.
A jump from Wi-Fi 5 (supported by current lineup) to Wi-Fi 6 should see potential speed increases of up to 9.6Gbps from 3.5Gbps, assuming other connected devices support Wi-Fi 6. However, the source was unable to confirm whether the latest Wi-Fi 6E standard would be adopted by the hardware.
Google WiFi vs Nest WiFi
Right now in the US you can buy both a Nest Wifi package and a Google Wifi package, a pretty confusing state of affairs. The latest devices don’t support Google Assistant, but they do have Ethernet ports on board and they’re all identical: they can all act as internet-connected routers and as satellite nodes expanding the mesh network.
In the current Nest Wifi series, there are routers and satellite nodes as distinct options. That should change with this update, so the Nest Wifi series will become more like the Google WiFi series (which was last updated in 2020).
For now, we don’t have a specific release date for upcoming Nest Wifi products, although we didn’t think it would be too far off. They will likely come in a variety of colors, the report suggests, although it’s still unclear whether or not Google Assistant will be on board again.
Analysis: update delayed
The original Google Wifi mesh system was introduced in 2016 and was quite advanced for the time. The idea of having multiple devices spread around the house to maximize Wi-Fi coverage everywhere was still quite new.
Since then, with the introduction of the more user-friendly looking Nest devices, Google has really been outclassed by the competition. A mesh networking system like the Amazon Eero 6 already has Wi-Fi 6 built in, for example, and is as simple and straightforward to operate as the products Google offers.
On the higher end, companies like Netgear and Linksys are releasing premium networking gear that can cover large areas with super-fast Wi-Fi. A device like the Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 costs substantially more than the Google Nest Wifi, but at the same time it also offers a significantly better level of performance and features.
This is the kind of competition Google faces, and an upgrade to its mesh networking hardware is long overdue. The introduction of Wi-Fi 6 will be a good start for the new models, but as always the price will be crucial.
AMD’s next-gen processors will be led by four Ryzen 7000 CPUs, the latest being from the vine.
The claim by one of Twitter’s most well-known hardware rumor sellers, Greymon55, is that AMD is planning to initially release the Ryzen 7950X, 7900X, 7800X, and 7600X, with other models to follow later.
7950X7900X7800X7600X7700X is not yet in the first lineup.June 17, 2022
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The leaker further notes that the 7700X will not be in the initial batch of Zen 4 CPUs hitting shelves. Take this with the usual sense of skepticism surrounding any rumor.
There’s also another Zen 4 leak floating around this morning, and that claims the release date for the Ryzen 7000 processors will be September 15th. Specifically, this consists of an image purportedly showing an AMD presentation in China, where that date is displayed on a slide – but we have serious doubts as to whether this is genuine.
Mainly because it comes from a tweet (opens in new tab) delivered by an unknown source (and we can’t verify what the text says anyway, but there were certainly doubts raised by other denizens of Twitter).
Review: Let’s hope there’s no major lag for the 7700X
It’s safer to dismiss the September 15 release date as a hoax, and while we don’t know for sure, we certainly wouldn’t put any stock on it – by any means – for now.
That said, it lines up with what we’ve already heard on the vine, namely that the Ryzen 7000 processors will launch in September, a rumor that has popped up several times in fact – so don’t rule out that possibility, by any means. At the moment, this month seems like the most likely release date for AMD’s next-gen Ryzen processors.
It wouldn’t be surprising if the four models mentioned above were the first out of the gate – especially since that’s exactly what happened with the current Ryzen 5000 chips. remember, the 5700X didn’t make it to A lot of later – not until a few months ago, actually.
Let’s hope the wait isn’t that long for the 7700X, and we don’t imagine it will be, as production issues and supply chain concerns are easing (and the situation is predicted to improve further as 2022 rolls around). rolls, fingers crossed that nothing changes in this regard).
The 5700X/7700X CPU is an important part of the Ryzen range because it is an 8-core (16-thread) chip like the 5800X/7800X, but the former offers a more affordable option compared to the latter. In that regard, it’s the best value proposition for many people who want an 8-core processor instead of a 6-core model (and of course, hexa-core is starting to look less and less future-proof with the passing of time).
Your conference calls could soon get a little more distracting if rumors of a new addition to Microsoft Teams are confirmed.
The video conferencing platform apparently plans to bring several games to Microsoft Teams in what appears to be an effort to help boost employee morale.
Sources counted On the edge (opens in new tab) that several Windows classics are among the suggested games, including games like Solitaire.
Microsoft Teams Games
Several titles from the company’s Casual Games platform are expected to be part of the move, so it’s not like Microsoft is encouraging workers to launch large-scale gaming sessions during working hours.
Instead, it looks like the plan is more to help kill a few minutes, for example if you’re waiting for someone to get on the call, with a quick game of Connect 4 (another title set to be included).
Microsoft declined to comment on the rumor when asked by On the edgewith a similar request from Pro also remains unanswered.
However, such a move would make sense, as the company has been pushing to make using Microsoft Teams seem less work in recent months.
Several updates have sought to make using Teams more enjoyable, including multiple generations of avatars to represent you on a call using Together Mode, which displays a live avatar for each participant.
Avatars can wave, tap each other on the shoulder and even greet, and seek to help address concerns about video call participants who often appear disengaged, showing real emotions and facial expressions.
The company also outlined plans to introduce 3D avatars soon, along with more immersive Microsoft Teams meetings within the so-called “metaverse” in late 2022.
This is despite some senior Microsoft figures expressing concerns about the security of the metaverse, with Charlie Bell, the company’s executive vice president of security, compliance, identity and management, recently noting that the metaverse, like all other quantum leaps in technology, brings with it several fraudsters and criminals
As we stand on the cusp of a new generation of graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD, a familiar discussion has taken root online – are the previous generation of GPUs still worth buying when something newer, brighter and more powerful is on the horizon?
I can clear this up for you: uh, yes.
The argument remains the same as the last generation releases – that it’s pointless to buy a product on the verge of becoming ‘out of date’ and prices often don’t drop far enough to be worth the money. There It is logic to this argument, but it doesn’t take into account one big problem: the GPU market hasn’t followed logic for a long time.
At least not in the way that matters. Yes, in years gone by you could go to your local computer store and buy a new graphics card with relative ease, whether it’s an all-new model on the MSRP or the previous generation it was replacing at a tasty discount, but the last few years have proven that you just can’t predict the future of one market, GPU or another.
When GPUs like the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 were first released, many PC gamers and computing enthusiasts believed that an upgrade from the previous generation couldn’t be justified by the insanely high prices, and that waiting for the 3000 series to drop was the most sensible option – and then all hell broke loose.
history can repeat itself
The rare Gundam-themed RTX 3080 GPUs being built on a mining rig caused a stir online. (Image credit: I_Leak_VN)
The Ampere series of cards, like the GeForce RTX 3060, were divisively priced – some found it reasonable, while others bemoaned the apparent demise of affordable graphics cards – but a terrible cocktail of word problems also made them nearly impossible to find.
Cryptomarket saw a boom in Ethereum, which made the cards very attractive to miners who bought them in bulk for use on crypto mining farms, while the Covid-19 pandemic caused supply chain problems and a chip shortage that affected almost everything in the tech world, from computing components to cars and appliances.
All this shortage has inflated the price of GPUs to wild levels, with the GeForce RTX 3080 hitting an average resale price of almost x3 times its original MSRP during the height of the Great GPU Shortage. AMD fared a little better, though even Team Red was still hampered by shortages and scalpers.
One difference between how the two companies approached the situation was in regards to cryptomining, with Nvidia eventually re-releasing updated models of nearly its entire Ampere series equipped with anti-mining preventatives.
These LHR (low-hashrate) cards weren’t completely indecipherable, but they may have helped to dissuade people from buying mountains of RTX 3060s. On the other hand, AMD acknowledged the situation and stated that once a customer buys a GPU, they are free to do whatever they want with it.
One big problem, however, is that this shortage hasn’t just affected this generation of graphics cards – it has also inflated the price of nearly every GPU on the market. The argument of waiting until the next generation of graphics cards is released to buy a cheaper, older model or a fair priced new release has completely disappeared almost overnight.
It’s your money, your needs and your choice
Why is she so happy? Who knows, but I bet her GPU does exactly what she needs. (Image credit: Shutterstock)
Will this happen again? It’s hard to say.
The shortage was caused by a variety of issues that occurred at the same time, but if Covid-19 causes more restrictions on the supply chain, it is likely that Lovelace and RDNA3 GPUs could see their prices soar due to demand. The cryptocurrency market also has every chance of bouncing back due to its volatility, so you shouldn’t feel like we’re out of the woods just yet.
I have a simpler argument in all of this: is it worth buying a new GPU if it’s worth it for you.
Older GPUs still have a place in the market right now. You just need to look at the Steam Hardware Survey to see how many players are still using multi-generational cards at this point, and depending on the games you play, chances are you don’t need an especially powerful graphics card. Most first-person shooters and battle-royale-style games intentionally keep system requirements low to attract more players, for example.
I wrote an article several months ago on the RTX 3070 Ti getting bad reviews. It was downgraded for its price and performance, but the joy it brought me is beyond value. I won’t feel bad about my choices, given the circumstances, graphics cards were harder to come by than gold dust. Would I have preferred an RTX 3090? Sure, but did I need one? Absolutely not.
As the cost of living is becoming higher and higher in many countries around the world, it just doesn’t make sense to upgrade to the ‘next big thing’ just for doing it, and the Ampere and RDNA2 GPUs will still be relevant and capable for years to come. that will come.
If you see an especially good deal on a cheap graphics card in the coming weeks, don’t let early adopters try to talk you into waiting for Lovelace or RDNA3 unless you’re happy to do so – we just don’t know what. the market will be when they are released.
We’re counting down the days to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, and a few new leaks give us a better idea of what color variations to expect, as well as pointing to a launch in the not-too-distant future.
First, well-known informant Evan Blass (opens in new tab) shared a code that apparently reveals the color options the Galaxy Watch 5 will be available in: it looks like we have Silver, Sapphire and Graphite for the standard version and Silver, Sapphire and Pink Gold for the smaller model.
Moving on to the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, if this leak is accurate, the two color choices will be Titanium Black and Titanium Gray. Previous rumors pointed to more premium materials for the more premium version of the smartwatch.
regulatory approval
In addition to color options, SamMobile (opens in new tab) detected the LTE variations of the Galaxy Watch 5 going through the registration process with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulators in the US, suggesting that a launch could happen very soon.
While there’s been nothing official from Samsung about these smartwatches so far, considering the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic were revealed in August 2021, it’s a pretty safe bet that the new models will appear in August 2022 – possibly next to some folding phones.
If that’s the case, you can expect a few more leaks to surface in the next month and a half as Samsung sorts itself out. As always, we’ll be here to bring you the official announcements about these new products when they’re made.
Analysis: What will we see in August?
Nothing is official or confirmed yet, but there have been leaks and rumors aplenty when it comes to what we can expect from Samsung’s new smartwatches. There have also been rumors that there may be a third super premium model on the way, based on leaked codenames.
For now, we’re expecting the Samsung Galaxy Watch to keep the same name while the Samsung Galaxy Watch Classic becomes the Samsung Galaxy Watch Pro – as it’s a larger, more luxurious option, the change in branding makes sense.
When it comes to real improvements over last year’s models, the rumor is that the 2022 smartwatches will charge a lot faster, at the very least – that would be a welcome improvement over current models, even if there isn’t a huge leap forward. in terms of actual battery life.
However, it’s not all good news, as the Classic/Pro model is rumored to ditch the rotating bezel this time around, which we wouldn’t want to see. It gives users a different and very intuitive way to access on-screen menus and features, so we hope it will be included in at least some of the new devices.
We’ve heard numerous claims about which flagship phones we may and may not see on OnePlus this year, with conversations mostly referring to a standard OnePlus 10 and a OnePlus 10 Ultra. But now it looks like we might not see any of them, with a OnePlus 10T coming out.
This phone so far seems positioned as a slightly inferior high-end handset to the OnePlus 10 Pro, so it could end up being the OnePlus 10 in all but name. However, leaks suggest it has the Pro in at least one area – that being the loading speed, and there’s a possibility it also has a better chipset.
Below, we’ve detailed everything we’ve heard about the OnePlus 10T so far, and we’ll update this article once we know more about it.
Cut to the chase
What is it? The next next-gen OnePlus phone
When do you leave? Probably later this year
How much will it cost? Possibly a little less than the OnePlus 10 Pro
OnePlus 10T release date and price
The only real release date rumor so far points to the OnePlus 10T landing in July, although that seems early for a Model T and fairly close to the OnePlus 10 Pro launch, so we think August or September is more likely.
There’s no news on how much this phone might cost, but the same source claims it’s positioned between the OnePlus 10 Pro and OnePlus 10R, which would mean a slightly lower price than the Pro. For reference, this phone starts at $899 / £799 (approximately AU$1,400).
While there’s some uncertainty about where the 10T actually sits in the line, with some evidence that it could have better specs than the OnePlus 10 Pro – and possibly be the OnePlus 10 Ultra in all but name. In that case, it could have an even higher price.
The OnePlus 10 Pro may remain the company’s most expensive phone (Image credit: Future)
Name OnePlus 10T
The OnePlus 10T is a bit of an odd naming choice, as typically the ‘T’ versions are updated versions of the standard numbered versions of OnePlus phones. So there really shouldn’t be a OnePlus 10T without a OnePlus 10.
But by the same logic, there shouldn’t be a OnePlus 10 Pro without a OnePlus 10, and yet here we are.
Still, there’s a chance that OnePlus will actually release it as the OnePlus 10 – something one source has hinted at, saying he’s not sure if it will be called the 10T or 10.
But the latest leaks only speak of a OnePlus 10T, with talk of all 10 having died and leaking Max Jambor (opens in new tab) specifically said that the OnePlus 10T 5G is the “final name of the next and only flagship phone coming from OnePlus this year”.
There’s some vague logic in calling this the 10T too, as it’s likely to arrive a little later than the OnePlus 10 Pro, so marking it as not a direct part of that lineup might make sense – and if it lands during the typical Tempo T (in the end of the year) and adding a T to the name makes sense on that front.
OnePlus 10T design and display
A major OnePlus 10T leak revealed a lot of spec details and also included images, giving us a look at the phone’s possible design.
You can see one of these images below, complete with a massive camera block that spans the entire width of the back – although it only houses lenses in the left two-thirds, while the front has a flat screen with rather thin bezels and a camera hole. .
You can also see the power and volume buttons on the right edge, but there’s no alert slider. It’s worth noting, though, that these images are apparently based on early prototype units of the phone, so they may not be exactly correct.
(Image credit: @HeyitsYogesh / @onsitego)
The same source also revealed that the OnePlus 10T apparently has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. These exact screen specs were also listed by another leaker. That second leaker thought this phone would launch as the OnePlus 10, but they’re clearly talking about the same handset.
Based on all of this, the design and display appears to be a little lower than the OnePlus 10 Pro as it has a curved QHD+ display and possibly slightly smaller bezels.
OnePlus 10T camera and battery
According to a leak, the OnePlus 10T has a triple-lens camera on the back, consisting of a 50MP primary camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 16MP ultrawide snapper, and a 2MP macro. Apparently, it can also record video in up to 4K quality at up to 60fps. Meanwhile, the front is said to house a 32MP camera capable of recording in 1080p at 30fps.
This same camera spec list has already been released by another source, so there’s a good chance it’s accurate.
That said, a third source pointed to slightly different camera specs, saying to expect a 50MP f/1.8 primary sensor along with 8MP and 2MP secondary ones and a 16MP camera on the front.
As for the battery, the same three sources said it has a 4,800mAh battery with 150W charging. That’s an incredible amount of charging power and would have the OnePlus 10 Pro beaten – although the battery size is smaller here, and the 10T also apparently lacks wireless charging.
OnePlus 10T Specifications and Features
There is little uncertainty in terms of which chipset the OnePlus 10 Pro will use, with sources suggesting it could use either the Dimensity 9000 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus.
Both are high-end chipsets, the latter being even better than the one in the OnePlus 10 Pro (or pretty much any other Android phone).
It’s this latter chipset that also seems more likely, with one source saying OnePlus has decided to switch from Dimensity to Snapdragon and leaker @yabhishhekhd specifically tweet (opens in new tab) which will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus. A third source also pointed to this chipset.
Additionally, we’ve heard that the OnePlus 10T may come with 8GB or 12GB RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage options, plus Android 12 overlayed on top of OxygenOS 12.
There’s also talk of an under-screen fingerprint scanner and stereo speakers – neither of which would be surprising.
