• OnePlus 8 Launch Date Revealed, 5G Support and 120Hz Display Confirmed  – OnePlus will live stream the OnePlus 8 launch event on its website and YouTube channel.
• OnePlus 8 series 5G phones will cost less than $1,000, says OnePlus CEO  – In a recent interview to Business Insider, OnePlus has confirmed that its upcoming OnePlus 8 series won’t cross the $1,000 mark, despite packing all the latest hardware.
• OnePlus 8 Series Smartphones Will All Support 5G, CEO Pete Lau Confirms  – The OnePlus chief has also made it clear that the prices of its phones will go up now that 5G has arrived.
• OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8 Lite with 5G connectivity to make global debut on 14 April- Technology News, Firstpost  – The company has confirmed that OnePlus 8 series smartphones will come with a 120Hz refresh rate display.
• Lead with Speed – OnePlus (India)  – 6.78-inch Fluid Display, QHD+, 120 Hz refresh rate, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 865 and 5G, Warp Charge 30 Wireless and 48 MP Quad Camera
• OnePlus 8 series goes on sale in India on May 29 with up to Rs 3,000 discount offer: Full details – OnePlus has announced several launch offers for the new OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro 5G. Here are the details.
• OnePlus 8 5G first sale on Amazon India ends in a flash | BGR India – OnePlus 8 5G Amazon India sale – Check OnePlus 8 5G Price in India, unboxing, specifications, features, review at BGR India.
• OnePlus 8 series: Release date, specs, 5G, and everything else we know  – Here we will be taking a look at everything we know about the upcoming OnePlus 8 series.
• OnePlus 8 series with first quad-camera setup launched: Check price, specs – OnePlus 8 series is a successor of the OnePlus 7 series, launched last year, and has a flurry of significant upgrades from its predecessor.The OnePlus 8 series was launched through an exclusive live streaming owing the novel coronavirus outbreak in the world.

• OnePlus 8 Series 5G announced. Here’s the price, spec, availability and discount – Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus on Thursday officially announced ‘OnePlus 8 Series 5G’, which customers will be able to get their hands on the
• OnePlus 8/Pro tidbits: Durability test, 5G, more – 9to5Google  – The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are official, but there are some tidbits you only get reading between the lines such as 5G details and a durability test.
• OnePlus confirms that the OnePlus 8 series will all offer 5G  – OnePlus is slowly building momentum towards its next big launch and has confirmed that it’s full line-up of forthcoming phones will be 5G enabled.
• OnePlus 8 will be ‘all in on 5G,’ CEO says – Speaking exclusively to CNET, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau reveals that the upcoming OnePlus 8 will center around 5G.
• The OnePlus 8 series will have 5G but be more expensive, CEO confirms – The entire OnePlus 8 series will support 5G networks, CEO Pete Lau has confirmed. But as a direct result of the decision, a price hike has also been announced.
• OnePlus 8 smartphone series may feature 120Hz displays, dual-mode 5G: Report  – OnePlus 8 series is expected to include three smartphones — OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, and OnePlus 8 Lite.
• OnePlus confirms it’s going all in on 5G with upcoming OnePlus 8 series – Both the vanilla OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will be 5G-ready out-of-the-box

Main Features of OnePlus 8 series 5G

Primary Sensor

• The device will come with a triple camera setup on the back consisting of a 48MP primary sensorpaired with a 16MP secondary sensor and a 2MP sensor. On the front, it will feature a 16MP sensor for taking selfies. It will be made available in Glow, Black and Green colour options, and will not come with any IP rating. OnePlus 8 Pro from the renders also looks like the OnePlus 7T Pro, with a number of changes. 

Onscreen Content

• The OnePlus 8 Pro’s Fluid Engine ensures onscreen content flows seamlessly from one frame to the next, while innovative MEMC technology provides even smoother motion. Paired with a brilliant 6.78″ QHD+ display* and 120 Hz refresh rate, it’s love at first swipe.

Series Devices

• OnePlus will be offering support for 5G networks on all OnePlus 8 series devices . 

Credit Cards

• The company is also offering up to 12 months no cost EMI across oneplus.in and Amazon.in on purchase using popular bank debit and credit cards . Additionally, users will also be able to avail up to 12 months of no-cost EMI at no extra cost across all online and offline channels on purchase with SBI Credit Cards. Bajaj Finance users will also be able to purchase the devices at one-third of the total value, while paying the remaining amount at low monthly installments over the course of 12 months. 

Camera Specifications

• From the official teaser posted on the OnePlus website, we can notice a black variant of the smartphone. Many details such as the camera specifications or the prices are yet to be revealed. However, thanks to a slew of leaks over the past month, we can expect to see a host of features on the upcoming OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro smartphones. This includes a quad rear camera setup and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. 

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Visual Processor

• Here’s a graphic provided by Pixelworks that illustrates the difference between the Iris 5 visual processor and the Soft Iris on Snapdragon implementation: 

Available Levels

• Brightness Control lets you select your ideal display brightness from 4096* available levels for smoother brightness transitions and greater eye-comfort.

• Charge up from 1% to 50% in just half an hour* with new Warp Charge 30 Wireless. 
• With up to 270%* faster data transfer speeds than previous generations, you can stream games and watch shows without a hitch. 
• When you need to plug in, a quick 23-minute charge gives you up to 50% power, while the massive 4510 mAh battery keeps you going. 
• All OnePlus Red Cable Club members will get several benefits on purchase of the OnePlus 8 series including extended warranty, 50 per cent discount on battery replacement and assured buyback rates, 50 GB worth of free OnePlus Cloud storage for 12 months and other exciting partner benefits. 
• The members will also get an additional 10 per cent off on screen protection. 
• This essentially means that the smartphones can charge with the company’s proprietary wireless charger up to 30W. OnePlus has claimed that the wireless charger will be able to charge the phone from 0 to 50% in 30 minutes. 
• The device comes equipped with up to 12GB RAM for up to 30 per cent faster memory speed and improved power efficiency by up to 20 per cent, and up to 256GB internal storage. 
• OnePlus saw 199% growth in the US last year 
• OnePlus told us that it saw an incredible 199% growth in the US in the last year, and it’s easy to see why. 
• The GPU in the OnePlus 8 series is the new Adreno 650 which offers 20% faster graphics rendering and 35% greater power efficiency than the Adreno 640 GPU of the OnePlus 7 series. 
• 2.24m [4 in 1]/12MP, OIS, EIS Secondary 48MP, ultra-wide-angle, f/2.2, 119.7 FOV Tertiary 8MP, telephoto, f/2.4, 1.0m pixels, OIS, 3x Optical Hybrid Zoom Quaternary 5MP, color filter, f/2.4 Flash Dual LED Flash Autofocus All pixel 
• Qualcomm says the Snapdragon 865 offers 25% faster CPU performance over the Snapdragon 855, which was found in the previous-generation OnePlus 7 series. 
• However, OnePlus says their solution has a charge efficiency of 97% thanks to two things: 
• You can also finance the phone for $33.33 per month for 24 months on Verizon Device Payment for 0% APR.

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