OnePlus 10T leak shows mid-year refresh could focus on flagship experience at a lower price

OnePlus Brings Back “T” Phones! After a 1-year hiatus when it skipped the release of a flagship successor mid-year, we’ve got a OnePlus 10T this year and it’s just been fully leaked, thanks to @onLeaks and SmartPrix†

The images you’ll see in this article are based on live photos of a pre-production OnePlus 10T model, so there’s a good chance the final version expected to launch later this year will largely (if not exactly ) looks the same.

Interestingly, the OnePlus 10T will also reportedly have a glass back combined with a plastic frame, suggesting that this phone – despite its flagship internals – might come at a more affordable price point than your typical high-end phone.

The specs of the OnePlus 10T are said to feature a 6.7-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and an adaptive display refresh rate of 120Hz thanks to LTPO technology. Under the hood, the 10T is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 processor and has up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Totally the combination!

The 10T is also expected to have three rear cameras: a 50MP main shooter, 16MP ultra-wide angle and a 2MP macro sensor. Notable here is the absence of a telephoto lens, which will negatively impact your zoomed-in and portrait shots, and is another compromise made to get a lower price.

The OnePlus 10T comes with a respectable sized 4,800 mAh battery with support for absolutely insanely fast 150W charging, the fastest we’ve seen on a phone yet.

With this device, OnePlus is clearly focusing on its strengths: the fast charging technology, the fast performance and all at a price that is expected to undercut the competition. At the same time, it also gives up some signature features like the alert slider (aka the mute switch).

Previously, a A previous leak suggested that the upcoming phone will be priced in China at the equivalent of between $470 and $600. It will likely cost more in international markets due to taxes and duties, but when it comes out, the OnePlus 10T will be significantly cheaper than the recent OnePlus flagships.

What do you think of such an approach? Are you interested in the OnePlus 10T?