The OnePlus 3T was a success across the global market and justifiably so. The Chinese smartphone major will now look to strive to live up to its motto of "Never Settle". We can confirm that while a new phone is on the way, there is some debate whether the new smartphone will be the OnePlus 4 or the OnePlus 5. The sequential naming pattern for the OnePlus models may be altered with this release because of the fact that the number 4 is considered unlucky in China. There is one more reason we detail later. With co-founder Carl Pei taking Twitter polls on the phone's features, we believe that the new release will be a big one. We must mention here that a OnePlus 5 launch in 2017 with a ceramic body, instead of the OnePlus 3T's metal body, is not entirely improbable. This feature will be similar to the OnePlus X as the ceramic body is immune to scratches and corrosion and not susceptible to high temperatures either.
The OnePlus 4 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 or 835 processor. We expect the phone to launch with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM coupled with 128GB of native storage. The SnapDragon 835 chip is manufactured using the new 10nm FinFET process and is launching in 2017. The new SoC features Quick Charge 4.0. Unlike the 3T which came with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, the OnePlus 4 will look to feature a slightly downsized 5.3-inch 2K AMOLED display with better resolution. We expect the new phone to run on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
The OnePlus 4 is said to have a dual-lens camera setup. With VR and Augmented Reality scheduled to go mainstream by 2017, a dual-lens setup is essential to provide the very essential depth perception that enables realistic VR environments. There have been claims that there will be augmented and mixed reality features as standard on the OnePlus 4. This new form factor will pit the OnePlus 4 against the Samsung Galaxy S8 which is also said to have a dual-lens setup. Two other players sport the same feature: Huawei sports a monochrome and an RGB sensor while LG has two lenses-one standard and one wide-angle lens as well.
The OnePlus 4 will carry the 3.5mm headphone jack as a standard feature and is not emulating Apple and Samsung blindly. While we must say that OnePlus looks to have taken a step backwards, we are not suggesting that this is not a well thought-out strategy. A look at the tweet by co-founder Carl Pei says it all: the users want the jack to remain and so it has been retained. No official word on this subject has been forthcoming, naturally.
Lastly, the OnePlus 4 has not been assigned a launch date yet. We expect it to go official only in the second quarter of 2017. Precedents of the newest model include the OnePlus 3 which launched on 14 June 2016, the OnePlus 2 on 28 July 2015 and the original OnePlus on 23 April 2014. It is rather difficult to ascertain a specific pattern of the launch date. The OnePlus 4 is set to cost an estimated $399 as compared to the iPhone 7’s $849–$1,200, depending on the model and setup. We expect more details to follow soon.
The OnePlus 4 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 or 835 processor. We expect the phone to launch with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM coupled with 128GB of native storage. The SnapDragon 835 chip is manufactured using the new 10nm FinFET process and is launching in 2017. The new SoC features Quick Charge 4.0. Unlike the 3T which came with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, the OnePlus 4 will look to feature a slightly downsized 5.3-inch 2K AMOLED display with better resolution. We expect the new phone to run on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
The OnePlus 4 is said to have a dual-lens camera setup. With VR and Augmented Reality scheduled to go mainstream by 2017, a dual-lens setup is essential to provide the very essential depth perception that enables realistic VR environments. There have been claims that there will be augmented and mixed reality features as standard on the OnePlus 4. This new form factor will pit the OnePlus 4 against the Samsung Galaxy S8 which is also said to have a dual-lens setup. Two other players sport the same feature: Huawei sports a monochrome and an RGB sensor while LG has two lenses-one standard and one wide-angle lens as well.
Lastly, the OnePlus 4 has not been assigned a launch date yet. We expect it to go official only in the second quarter of 2017. Precedents of the newest model include the OnePlus 3 which launched on 14 June 2016, the OnePlus 2 on 28 July 2015 and the original OnePlus on 23 April 2014. It is rather difficult to ascertain a specific pattern of the launch date. The OnePlus 4 is set to cost an estimated $399 as compared to the iPhone 7’s $849–$1,200, depending on the model and setup. We expect more details to follow soon.
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