OnePlus will unveil its latest flagship smartphone to the world on August 3, but before that happens, official renders have already surfaced along with in-depth leaks about its specifications. Now, however, OnePlus has confirmed two key omissions about the OnePlus 10T that are sure to worry fans.
As clearly seen from the official renders, the OnePlus 10T will not have the Hasselblad camera brand. Recall that the first product of the partnership of the two brands was the OnePlus 9 series, advertised to improve the color chemistry of OnePlus phones and offer the characteristic Hasselblad modes.
Over two generations of phones, OnePlus has achieved some interesting results, especially when it comes to color calibration and delivering something different compared to the stock camera. Given the buzz generated around the partnership, it was expected that OnePlus would extend its friendship with Hasselblad, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore, at least not with the OnePlus 10T.
The company said in a recent interview that with the OnePlus 10T, the priority was to deliver “a flagship smartphone with the highest performance at the device’s chosen price point.” To recall, the OnePlus 10T is rumored to be an all-in-one flagship package with tricks like Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, high-resolution camera sensors, and possibly 150W fast charging support as well.
However, given the OnePlus 10T’s appeal as a cheaper alternative to the OnePlus 10 Pro, it’s clear that price considerations played a key role in the Hasselblad brand’s demise. After all, there’s definitely some royalty involved that will make OnePlus pay Hasselblad to use its logo and sell the promise of a camera-centric device.
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— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) July 20, 2022
Meanwhile, sister brand Oppo has struck a deal with Hasselblad that goes deeper than just color calibration and adding a few modes. It’s unclear at this stage whether the OnePlus and Hasselblad partnership is over, but given the deep ties between OnePlus and Oppo, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Hasselblad return with the next Pro flagship from OnePlus in 2023.
RIP warning slider
One of the notable features of OnePlus phones is the alert slider, which allows you to quickly switch between silent and vibrate mode. But it looks like the alert slider will be sacrificed on the OnePlus 10T after its disappearance from some of the Nord models. Explaining the reasoning behind removing the sound profile slider, Hope Liu, lead designer at OnePlus, told The Verge that it was important to free up some space in the phone’s chassis.
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In the words of the OnePlus executive, it was necessary to make room to put the necessary hardware for “high power charging, large battery capacity and better antenna signal”. The reasoning might sound a little awkward to fans, and it also doesn’t make much sense. If OnePlus was really after a high-powered charging capacity, it wouldn’t really need to sacrifice the alert slider.
The company’s phones already have a solid lead over the competition when it comes to charging speeds. For example, the company touched the 45W charging speed mark a while back, then hit the 65W milestone and has now provided 80W charging to the OnePlus 10 Pro – all without killing the notification slider.
Offering the rumored 150W charging for the OnePlus 10 Pro just doesn’t make sense in terms of competitiveness and price adjustment. Even when looking at the $1000 price bracket, neither Samsung nor Apple have even touched the 50W mark.
OnePlus also touts the need for more space to accommodate a larger battery in the upcoming phone. It would be interesting to see what difference the lack of an alert slider makes when it comes to the OnePlus 10T’s battery capacity, and what upgrades it brings to the table when it comes to the connectivity of things.
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