OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8 to Launch April 15, New Leak Tips

The cheaper OnePlus 8 Lite will reportedly see a delay in launch by several months.

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 14 March 2020 12:58 IST

OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8 to Launch April 15, New Leak Tips

Photo Credit: Twitter/ Max J.

OnePlus was expected to launch its OnePlus 8 series of phones in March first

Highlights

OnePlus 8 Pro is tipped to be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC
OnePlus 8 Lite production delayed due to coronavirus spread
The Lite variant is rumoured to be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1000 SoC

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro phones may be launched on April 15. The high-end variants are expected to launch next month, while the OnePlus 8 Lite launch will reportedly see a delay by several months. The company was reported to launch all the three phones together sometime this month, but that got delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The OnePlus 8 Lite phone, rumoured to launch with a MediaTek Dimensity processor, seems to have been impacted by the outbreak the most.

Tipster Max J. has shared a concept image with the date April 15. This is rumoured to be the new launch date for the OnePlus 8 series. The company will host an online-only event, just like all other tech companies are doing right now. WinFuture reports that the company will launch the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro at this reported online event, and the OnePlus 8 Lite will see a delay by several months. The report says that OnePlus is struggling with production issues due to the coronavirus epidemic, and for that reason, it couldn't meet with its earlier planned OnePlus 8 launch timeline of sometime in March. OnePlus not only produces its phones in China, but also handles majority of the product development from the region.

While the launch may happen in mid-April, the report states that there is still no word on when the phones will actually become available. It is reported that there could be a delay in actual sale date.

As per a previous report, the OnePlus 8 Lite launch may be delayed to as far as July. The phone is tipped to sport a triple camera setup, and be powered by the MediaTek's Dimensity 1000 chipset. The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro phones are reported to be powered by Snapdragon 865 SoC, and come with 5G support.

OnePlus 8 leaks look exciting but when will the phones launch in India? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.

OnePlus 8

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Very good build quality
Vivid display
Excellent performance and software
Solid battery life
Decent camera performance

Bad
No IP rating or wireless charging
Low-light video could be better
12GB variant isn’t great value

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Display 6.55-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 4300mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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OnePlus 8 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent build quality, IP68 rating
Bright, fluid display
Very good rear cameras
Solid overall performance
Great battery life
Fast wireless charging

Bad
Selfie camera could be better
Excessive rear camera bulge

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Display 6.78-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 48-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4510mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1440x3168 pixels

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OnePlus 8 Lite

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.40-inch

Rear Camera Unspecified

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android

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