New Snapdragon 821-powered OnePlus phone on the way, Qualcomm confirms

Himanshu, 08 November 2016

Qualcomm has confirmed that a new OnePlus smartphone powered by the chip giant's latest Snapdragon 821 SoC is coming soon. The confirmation came from the company's official Twitter handle.

Something new from @OnePlus is on the way…and it’s powered by our #Snapdragon 821 processor. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/3jOyZFRQ5t
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm) November 7, 2016

OnePlus is already rumored to launch an SD821-powered phone - dubbed OnePlus 3T - this month, so it'd be reasonable to assume that Qualcomm is talking about that phone.

The OnePlus 3T is also said to feature a Sony IMX398 sensor (but still 16MP in resolution), and is expected to carry a price tag of $479, which is $80 more than what the OnePlus 3 costs.

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Reader comments

Anonymous
08 Nov 2016
0Ui

Yup, I am! But nevertheless I'm right. And everyone who has switched to Windows recently will tell you the exact same thing.

AnonD-568460
08 Nov 2016
XQP

On the same boat. The only thing that's keeping me from getting one is the size. I HATE BIG PHONES. And there aren't many smaller affordable flagships around. If the phone turns out to be as expected, I'm going with the Honor 8.

AJ_74
08 Nov 2016
IYp

LCD is most definitely not better than AMOLED, and the current state of the smartphone market proves it. I mean, when Apple has to admit your technology is better than theirs, you know that your technology is really better than theirs. LCD is a...