Pete Lau describes the OnePlus 6 design process and "honest industrial design"

23 April 2018
In a lengthy forum post, the CEO details his approach for creating the "premium hand-feel" of the upcoming handset.

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    • ntp
    • 5C4
    • 24 Apr 2018

    Come on people, the industry evolves like a whole. There are optimal technical solutions out there so you can't have really wacky designs anymore unless you settle for sub-optimal. It's like complaining that fighter jets all look the same. Yeah, they do, because of aerodynamics. Same with phones nowadays. Just enjoy and stop bashing everything without giving it a second thought.

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      • gam30to
      • RXg
      • 24 Apr 2018

      Anonymous, 24 Apr 2018Iphone copy on the FRONT...NOKIA camera layout atvthe BACK.... moreYeah, any human being knows who copied who so Pete Lau should just be quiet about the honest copying.

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        • Anonymous
        • 3rC
        • 24 Apr 2018

        Iphone copy on the FRONT...NOKIA camera layout atvthe BACK...

        ALL CHINA brands are notorious for COPYING ...

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          • Alien
          • 3RM
          • 24 Apr 2018

          Hahaha! In his distorted vision, stealing the design from the competition is called "honest design"..
          This guy should learn to keep his mouth shut. Every time he says something, things go so terribly wrong he has to delete the posts after :))
          Wake up people! This is who you're getting rich - a thief company. Pffff

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            • srisha
            • PSL
            • 24 Apr 2018

            Yeah, so honest that they copy every popular design and get away with it. SHAME

              So creative. Apple+samsung= OnePlus 6

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                • Anonymous
                • th9
                • 24 Apr 2018

                Notch... What's honest about a design that had already seen the light of day before theirs? More like honest mistake

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                  • Anonymous
                  • jIT
                  • 24 Apr 2018

                  They had to make those 70+ designs in order to create a phone that really looked like the iphone X but different enough without getting sued.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • jIT
                    • 24 Apr 2018

                    there is not a single sentence of honesty in what Pete Lau said.

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                      • Fayth
                      • tEZ
                      • 24 Apr 2018

                      Anonymous, 23 Apr 2018The good: Wireless charging 128/256GB option SD845 chip... moreit has curved screen???

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                        • Fayth
                        • tEZ
                        • 24 Apr 2018

                        at least they've managed to eliminate the chin, and uniformly sized bezels.
                        honestly and successfully copied, unlike any other brands (notch + chin = meh)

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                          • Anonymous
                          • amq
                          • 24 Apr 2018

                          Honest industrial design?!? I think it is his polite way of saying industrial espionage without incriminating himself. Mr Lau or should i say Mr Xerox...

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                            • Hamburger
                            • yA8
                            • 24 Apr 2018

                            I just want a 3.5mm jack and microSD storage expansion to be in the new phones.

                            Thank you Mr Lau

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                              • Nadie
                              • Kg{
                              • 24 Apr 2018

                              Such BS. You copied Apple's front and Samsung's back. SMH.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • tug
                                • 24 Apr 2018

                                If by "honest" he meant "we notched it because we're too afraid of not changing" well the yes 10 points there...

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • YPb
                                  • 24 Apr 2018

                                  notched. very interesting...

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                                    • Jason Melling
                                    • TSD
                                    • 24 Apr 2018

                                    Nothing at all honest about this company.

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                                      • AnonD-744321
                                      • D9q
                                      • 23 Apr 2018

                                      Anonymous, 23 Apr 2018I can see the iPhone X in every android phone. iPhone rules... morefanboy B$D
                                      but yes they are copying Apple thinking they are keeping up
                                      not All of them do that look at Samsung
                                      have they copied? (when I say copied I mean following trands to keep up)

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                                        • IP68
                                        • a4P
                                        • 23 Apr 2018

                                        At least make it waterproof and add wireless charging