OnePlus 8 Pro Live Images: Ditches Pop-Up Sensor With New 120Hz Punch-Hole Display, Curved Panels

OnePlus 8 Pro live images are out, and it’s sure that OnePlus is ditching the pop-up sensor with OnePlus 8 series. The company introduced the pop-up sensor with OnePlus 7 Pro for the first time, and then followed it up with OnePlus 7T Pro.

But that’s it. We won’t see any more pop-up sensors on OnePlus phones.

OnePlus 8 Pro has been leaked multiple times, and the concept images revealed a punch-hole display cutout on the top right corner.

Now the OnePlus 8 Pro live image leak further confirms that yes, the OnePlus 8 Pro will come with a punch-hole display and not with a pop-up sensor. The company is ditching the mechanical camera sensor with OnePlus 8 Pro.

OnePlus 8 Pro Live Image Leak: No Pop Up Sensor, Punch-Hole Debuts

Leaked by True-Tech, the prototype OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone reveals a punch-hole on the display. OnePlus 8 is said to come with a similar punch-hole as OnePlus 8 Pro.

An upgrade over the current 90Hz refresh rate, OnePlus 8 Pro will come with a more enhanced display with 120Hz refresh rate to offer an enriched super smooth experience. It’s not the first smartphone to come with a 120Hz display.

Already the Asus gaming flagship, the ROG Phone 2 and some Sharp devices feature a similar 120Hz display.

The OnePlus 8 Pro will come with a glass sandwich body featuring a matte finish mixed with metal. Starting with design technology, pretty much will remain the same. The OnePlus 8 Pro design will be similar to the already leaked OnePlus 8 and it will come with a punch-hole display.

Just like the OnePlus 7 Pro, the upcoming OnePlus 7 Pro will also come with curved edges.

This time OnePlus 8 Pro will have the same curved display but with a punch-hole instead and not any mechanical part as the predecessor, a pop-up sensor. The OnePlus 8 Pro will have a slightly larger display this time at 6.65-inch, up from the 6.5-inch screen size, already leaked for the standard OnePlus 8.

The OnePlus 8 Pro will have a more enhanced display with 120Hz refresh rate display to offer an enriched super smooth experience, an upgrade over the current 90Hz refresh rate.

OnePlus 8 Pro Cameras: To Feature Quad Camera Setup

Coming to optics, the OnePlus 8 Pro will come with four cameras at the back. The OnePlus 8 Pro is going to be the first OnePlus smartphone by the company to come with a quad camera system. However, as earlier leaked, the OnePlus Pro model won’t be coming with an in-display selfie camera.

The past renders did show that the smartphone will come with a punch-hole display in place of a pop-up module, and this matches.

With the three rear cameras at the back, the smartphone will now include a 3D ToF sensor placed next to it as Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus with three camera sensors stacked vertically. The OnePlus logo will stay at the back as same.

OnePlus 8 Pro Processor: To Run On Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

The upcoming OnePlus 8 Pro will come with the latest Qualcomm chip, the Snapdragon 865 processor. The chipmaker already unveiled the flagship chip, and OnePlus 8 series is going to be one of the first smartphones to come with the new Qualcomm flagship processor..

Snapdragon 865 will be available on both the OnePlus 8 smartphones: OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. 

OnePlus 8 Pro Geekbench Listing, OnePlus 8 Pro Geekbench Scores

The OnePlus 8 Pro Geekbench listing reveals that the smartphone will come with 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage. The OnePlus 8 Pro will run on Android 10 out of the box based on the latest OxygenOS.

The Geekbench listing also revealed that the OnePlus 8 Pro will run on Qualcomm’s latest flagship chip, the Snapdragon 865 SoC.

The OnePlus 8 Pro Geekbench scores are recorded at a single-core sum of 4296 and a multi-core score of 12531. 

OnePlus 8 Pro Design: Buit, 5G Support, Other Features

On the sides of the OnePlus 8 Pro, the same Alert Slider and Power button will be on the right edge, while the Volume Button will stay at the left. Finally the design has the USB Type-C port at the bottom, redesigned speaker grille, hole for the mic and no pop-up selfie camera. 

OnePlus 8 Pro will measure 165.3 x 74.4 x 8.8mm in size, so the thickness has increased to 10.8mm including the rear camera bump.

In terms of the changes, there will be a new software, additional depth-sensing 3D ToF camera, 3D photography, AR, portrait mode images. OnePlus 8 series may also have a special 5G variant or support for some specific countries.

OnePlus 8 Pro Expected Price In India, OnePlus 8 Pro Price In India

OnePlus 8 Pro will come with some first time features including a few top flagship-level specifications. The OnePlus 8 Pro India launch will happen in mid-2020, probably in June alongside the regular OnePlus 8.

Coming to price, the OnePlus 8 Pro expected price in India is around the same as the current OnePlus 7 Pro.

So, the OnePlus 8 Pro price in India is expected to be around Rs 50,000 or so. The OnePlus 8 Pro with OnePlus 8 will be the first OnePlus smartphones in the upcoming series to come with quad cameras. 

As per the other rumours, OnePlus 8 Pro price in India is going to stand somewhere around 50,000 to 55,000 INR. The company has been lately targeting the upper premium segment, and hence the price of OnePlus 8 Pro will cross the 50,000 margin.