We already had a fairly good idea of what the OnePlus 8T was going to look like. But now, thanks to a fresh leak and OnePlus-made teaser video, we know with absolute certainty how the design will differ from the 8 and 8 Pro. Let&aposs start with the official materials: OnePlus posted a 17-second teaser yesterday that shows the back of the Aquamarine Green variant. We&aposve seen this shade before in plenty of leaks, but it&aposs nice to see a full reveal in video form. The biggest design change is the rear camera module, which is larger than before and positioned in the top left-hand corner.
As The Verge reports, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau shared the video in a forum post and explained how the glass back differs from previous phones:
“After exploring countless iterations with different CMFs (color, material and finish) for more than 4 months, we achieved a breakthrough and produced a remarkable glossy back cover for the new Aquamarine Green variant of the OnePlus 8T. This version takes advantage of diffuse reflection, a form of light refraction that scatters light in an expansive array of angles and directions, to produce a clean, gleaming surface that effectively mitigates the buildup of fingerprints.”
If green isn&apost your bag, leaker Ishan Agarwal has shared some fresh renders of the Lunar Silver variant. The images also corroborate earlier leaks that showed an edge-to-edge display and holepunch notch, just like the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. It&aposs an unsurprising successor that will ship with a 120Hz display and, most likely, Qualcomm&aposs Snapdragon 865+ processor. Unlike last year’s 7T, however, OnePlus isn&apost preparing a &aposPro&apos variant of the 8T. We don&apost mind the simpler strategy, given the company has already released the mid-range Nord in the second half of 2020, and is reportedly working on another, yet-to-be announced device for the US market.
If you want to know more about the 8T, be sure to tune into the company&aposs digital launch event on October 14th at 10AM ET/7AM PT/4PM CEST.
Author: Nick Summers, @nisummers
1h ago
Source: Engadget
