OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro: everything we know about the new phones coming on March 23rd – The Verge

Here’s how the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro compare to Samsung and Apple’s flagships

2021-03-23T11:29:06-04:00

OnePlus has released its new batch of phones, the OnePlus 9 and the 9 Pro. As is the tradition with OnePlus, the phones are equipped with the latest high-end Snapdragon chips and are priced lower than most of the competition.

Both phones also include charging features that Apple and Samsung don't match: they wirelessly charge at a super-fast 50W and can charge at 65W over wired charging. They also both have Hasselblad's camera tuning and software.

The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are very similar, but there are a few differences to watch out for:

The Pro has a bigger screen
The Pro includes a telephoto camera and mmWave 5G
The unlocked and T-Mobile v …

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The $159 OnePlus Watch is OnePlus’ first smartwatch

2021-03-23T10:51:17-04:00

It's taken years, but OnePlus is finally getting in the smartwatch game with the newly announced OnePlus Watch, starting at $159. The new watch (as was revealed last week) has a round design that looks similar to a regular wristwatch, instead of the oblong rectangle popularized by the Apple Watch and its imitators, like the Oppo Watch.

The case itself is stainless steel, measures 46mm, and features two buttons on the side (one of which features the OnePlus logo). It'll be available in two colors: silver and black. The display is a 1.39-inch OLED panel at 326ppi, with sapphire glass.

The watch will also feature a version of OnePlus' Warp Ch …

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OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro announced with Hasselblad-branded cameras

2021-03-23T10:13:24-04:00

OnePlus has announced the first two phones in its OnePlus 9 series, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. As expected, the OnePlus 9 Pro is the flagship, designed to face off against the likes of Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, while the OnePlus 9 is its lower-specced and slightly more affordable counterpart. The OnePlus 9 costs $729 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage or $829 with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Meanwhile, the 9 Pro costs $969 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage or $1,069 with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage in the US. Both phones will go on sale on April 2nd, with preorders starting March 26th.

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OnePlus is spoiling its 9 and 9 Pro keynote with early reveals, and here’s the TL;DR

2021-03-19T15:02:24-04:00

OnePlus will be formally announcing the 9 and 9 Pro phones, a smartwatch, and a blazing-fast wireless charger on March 23rd - but why wait? OnePlus definitely isn't: it's been spoiling its own announcements nonstop on Twitter, YouTube, and even right here at The Verge. One day, the CEO will tweet out which processor the phone will use; the next, the company will upload pictures of the phone from multiple angles! If you haven't been keeping up, we've compiled all the… leaks? Mini-announcements? in one place.

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The OnePlus Watch gets an early reveal ahead of March 23rd announcement

2021-03-19T09:39:02-04:00

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OnePlus' long-awaited first smartwatch has made its first appearance ahead of the company's upcoming March 23rd launch event, which is feeling increasingly irrelevant as almost every piece of news about its new product lineup trickles online in bits and pieces.

Revealed fully for the first time by Unbox Therapy, the creatively named OnePlus Watch doesn't appear to break too much new ground when it comes to smartwatch design. Visible are two buttons on the right side of the watch (notably, there's no scrolling crown-style wheel) on an otherwise normal-looking watch. Also of interest are what appears to be standard watch straps, instead of th …

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OnePlus CEO announces there will be a third, less-expensive phone called the OnePlus 9R

2021-03-18T18:26:49-04:00

A third phone in the upcoming OnePlus 9 series has been confirmed by the company's CEO, in an interview with News18 (via Android Police). The announcement, which is coming just five days before the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are set to be fully revealed, confirms rumors that OnePlus would also be announcing a less expensive phone in addition to its new flagships. So far, though, the phone is only confirmed to be coming to India.

In the interview, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau says that the company wants "to go even further" than it did with the OnePlus Nord, in regards to the included tech and design. Depending on how closely you follow OnePlus, you may re …

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The OnePlus 9 Pro supports seriously fast 50W wireless charging

2021-03-18T08:00:00-04:00

With a new wireless charger, the OnePlus 9 Pro can charge in either portrait or landscape orientation. | Image: OnePlus

It's not often that the actual spec is better than the rumor, but that's the case here: the OnePlus 9 Pro supports 50W wireless charging - a little faster than the 45W rumor we reported on earlier this year. We've been able to test drive this feature ahead of the phone's official debut on March 23rd and can confirm: the 9 Pro offers really, really fast wireless charging.

OnePlus claims that the phone will charge wirelessly (with the new Warp Charge 50 charger) from 1 to 100 percent in 43 minutes, and our own testing confirmed this down to the minute. That's a big boost over the OnePlus 8 Pro's 30W wireless charging, which supplied a 50 perc …

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Leaked OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 renders leave little to the imagination

2021-03-10T17:54:39-05:00

Images of OnePlus’ upcoming 9-series phones show prominent branding from camera partner Hasselblad. | Image: WinFuture

We have a very clear picture of what the upcoming OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro will look like thanks to WinFuture - the site has published a whole bunch of official press renders of the upcoming phones well ahead of the March 23rd launch. We got our first official look at the upcoming flagship in a teaser video from OnePlus earlier this week, but this latest leak features both regular and Pro models from multiple angles in a variety of colors.

These renders align with what OnePlus has already shared, and they also resemble an alleged prototype device that was leaked late last year. It appears that the OnePlus 9 Pro will come with a slightly curved 6 …

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The OnePlus 9 will ship with a charger in the box

2021-03-08T14:06:01-05:00

The OnePlus 9 will be formally announced March 23rd. | Image: OnePlus

Along with a confirmed release date, we got our first official look at the OnePlus 9 today and another tidbit of information: it will come with a charger, unlike recent flagships including the Galaxy S21 and iPhone 12.

In a message thread on the company's community forum, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau said that the 9 will ship with a charger in the box. Recently, Apple and Samsung stopped including chargers with their flagship devices, citing environmental benefits and saying that customers already had the adaptors anyway. The jury's still out on the environmental impact of the move, but it's sure to have helped the companies' bottom lines.

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OnePlus’ next phones will come out on March 23rd

2021-03-08T01:00:00-05:00

OnePlus confirms it will launch its 9-series devices later this month. | Image: OnePlus

OnePlus has announced an official launch date for its next phones: the OnePlus 9 series will be formally announced on March 23rd at 10AM ET. It's also confirming a partnership with Swedish camera maker Hasselblad to improve the devices' camera systems - something that's been leaked and hinted at previously.

Rumors thus far have pointed to the announcement of a OnePlus 9 Pro with curved 1440p 120Hz display, 45W fast charging, and reverse wireless charging. OnePlus' reference to the "series" product launch would seem to confirm more than one device debuting later this month. There's also confirmation of 5G, which isn't surprising in this year …

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