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OnePlus 6 Will Be Made of 'New Materials', Confirms Company

OnePlus 6 Will Be Made of 'New Materials', Confirms Company

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 24 April 2018 09:22 IST

Photo Credit: Twitter/ OnePlus

Highlights

OnePlus 6 is likely to come with a ceramic back panel
OnePlus India has teased the new back in a tweet
If not ceramic, the smartphone could come with a glass back

While its formal launch is expected in a few days, OnePlus 6 has now been revealed with an all-new back panel that will likely enable wireless charging support. OnePlus has officially confirmed that the upcoming OnePlus 6 features "new materials". It is being speculated that the smartphone will come with a glass back panel. A glass back on the OnePlus 6 will make it a closer competitor against the Apple iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S9 that both come with glass back panels.

A tweet by OnePlus India hinted the presence of a new back material on the OnePlus 6. "Same expert craftsmanship, new materials #OnePlus6," the tweet reads. The tweet accompanies an image that shows a glossy black surface with an engraved line that says "Designed by OnePlus". The black surface could be the glass back panel on the new OnePlus handset.

Unlike the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T that both had an aluminium back, the OnePlus 6 will certainly need to come with a new panel if it has to offer wireless charging - as surfaced in a leaks-based concept video. Companies such as Essential Products and Xiaomi have already used ceramic as the material on their offerings to enable wireless charging, while Apple and Samsung have opted for glass in their respective flagships.

That said, we need to wait for the official launch to understand which new material the OnePlus 6 will feature. The handset will be an Amazon Exclusive in India and is expected to come with a water-resistant build. It will also come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB inbuilt storage.

OnePlus 6

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Display 6.28-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3300mAh

OS Android 8.1 Oreo

Resolution 1080x2280 pixels

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