The OnePlus 11 came out with a new design, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the best haptics on Android

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The first phone with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for the year came out and it is none other than a handset in the OnePlus 11 series. The phone has already been previewed in various leaks and it’s now being announced in China, just in time before local New Year’s celebrations, and then appearing for the rest of the world a few weeks later.

OnePlus 11 design and display

The announcement of the phone is on the way as we speak and it is already confirming the numerous leaks detailing its specs and exterior looks. Chief among the design changes is the new approach to the camera island which is round and slightly offset, with the lenses and sensors nested within the raised circle.

OnePlus says this design is “black hole inspired”, and it certainly looks like that. The phone would come in green and black colors, as usual, with different finishes.

The OnePlus 11 sports a 6.7-inch curved OLED display of the latest LTPO 3.0 variety, with a QHD+ resolution of 1440 x 3216 pixels and super high peak brightness levels, along with a granular dynamic refresh rate of 1 Hz to 120 Hz and individual settings. unit display calibration straight out of the factory.

OnePlus has worked directly with Samsung to bring the ‘2.75D’ flexible panel to make the 11 its first phone to support Dolby Vision.bringing incredible brightness, contrast, detail and color.”

OnePlus 11 specs and camera

The new design with the round island at the back looks svelte enough, but, as usual, it’s perhaps the rest of the handset that will impress, rather than the camera specs. First, the phone lands with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, albeit clocked at a lower speed than the Galaxy S23 series will be powered with.

Additionally, the phones would sport Samsung’s latest and fastest LPDDR5X RAM chips along with its UFS 4.0 storage in 12GB RAM with 256GB storage and 16GB RAM with 256GB storage versions, as well as the top model. .with 16 GB of RAM with 512 GB of storage. The phone packs the now obligatory large 5,000 mAh battery with a super-fast 100 W charger that will be included in the box, at least in the Chinese version.

OnePlus 11 camera system

The Hasselblad branding seen on the round camera island is due to the famed camera company lending its image processing and filters to the computational algorithms that used the camera main with a 50 MP Sony IMX890 sensor. A 48MP ultrawide shooter, along with a 32MP 2x telephoto lens round out a decent photography package that we can’t wait to put to the test when we get our dirty mitts on the phone in a few days.

Android’s largest haptic engine

OnePlus is keen to point out that the 11-series carriers have a unique feature for haptic feedback. According to the spec sheet, the phone is the only Android handset with a vibration motor that boasts a volume of over 600mm³, making it the largest six-axis motor on an Android phone. He can mimic movements in two directions at once, which will come in handy during gameplay.”The first full-phase magnetic circuit technology can achieve two vibrations at the same time, such as driving while attacking in the game“, explains OnePlus.

Full gaming performance at 120fps

The OnePlus 11 is on board”The world’s first super frame super image engine, achieving a breakthrough in game frame rate and image qualityThis was done in partnership with the creators of the game engine Unity to tweak and optimize the games underlying code, as well as its traditional partner of PixelWorks who provided them with a “Professional-grade rendering chip to perform game-specific calculations with low power consumptionThis makes OnePlus 11 the first to reach 120 full frames while gaming, and its buyers will be able to enjoy the experience “in over 100 mainstream games”.

OnePlus 11 price, release date and software

At home, OnePlus will launch the 11 series with the latest ColorOS 13 overlay on Android 13 and interface fluidity certification from a German body that promises at least 48 months without lag, freezing or weak connections while gaming, thanks to the business optimizations.

In China, the phone can be pre-ordered in a special edition of Wandering Earth 2 celebrating the release of the local blockbuster sequel. While the $700 price tag for the top 16GB/512GB model may change when the OnePlus 11 arrives in the US, presumably next month, we can reasonably expect a sub-$900 price tag on T- Mobile, which traditionally offers new OnePlus phones, as well as on its website, as well as various pre-order offers and bonuses to look forward to.

After all, the dual-brand approach established after the merger of Oppo and OnePlus will see several million resources poured into the company over the next three years, while OnePlus phones could be sold at cost in order to create a truly compelling value. impression of money in the eye of the consumer.