OnePlus 3T: all the rumors in one place

Those persistent rumors of an upgraded OnePlus 3T with a better processor and camera module just won't go away. OnePlus is remaining quiet on the rumors – as most OEMs do in these situations – but the frequency and consistency with which these leaks keep coming are starting to make the OnePlus 3T look legit. Here are all the rumors in one place.

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OnePlus 3T: name

We first caught wind of the OnePlus 3T on October 8 when Chinese analyst Pan Jiutang warned Weibo readers against buying a OnePlus 3 because the OnePlus 3 Plus was on its way.

On October 10, GizmoChina, citing an unnamed source, declared that production of the OnePlus 3 had been halted in order to make way for an upgraded OnePlus 3S/OnePlus 3 Plus with an LCD display.

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei later addressed the stock shortage, confessing there had simply been AMOLED supply chain issues that were delaying OP3 production. Pei later confirmed that OnePlus would be sticking with AMOLED displays for the foreseeable future.

Then, on October 13, a OnePlus device with the model number A3010 appeared in a Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA) listing. That listing did little more than fuel the fires claiming an upgraded OnePlus 3 was in the works. The CNCA listing contained no specs, no name, no anything other than a familiar-sounding model number (the OnePlus 3's model number is A3000).

Then, a little while later, a "OnePlus designer" posted on Chinese microblogging site Weibo from a device listed as a OnePlus 3T. The post was later deleted but the cat was officially out of the bag: the OnePlus 3T was a real thing. It was soon surmised that the OnePlus 3T would feature the Snapdragon 821 chipset and that the T might stand for Turbo.

OnePlus 3T: specs

The OnePlus 3T will reportedly look just like the OnePlus 3, but with a couple of improved internals. The Snapdragon 820 found in the OnePlus 3 is to be upgraded to a Snapdragon 821 and another Weibo leak declared the OnePlus 3T specs would also feature an upgraded Sony IMX395 sensor for the camera.

The Sony IMX395 is the same sensor found in the OPPO R9s and R9s Plus, featuring 16 MP, dual-core autofocus and f/1.7 aperture. 6 GB of RAM is again meant to be on board, as is Android 7.0 Nougat right out of the box.

OnePlus 3T: price

Evan Blass eventually chipped in suggesting an $80 price hike between the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, but provided no proof of the claim. If the rumored specs are indeed true though, a 20 percent price hike might be in order. OnePlus famously makes razor thin profits on its devices, so increased component costs couldn't be easily absorbed. This would put the 64 GB OnePlus 3T price at $480.

OnePlus 3 + ~$80 + [time] = OnePlus 3T#met3Thitarhymeacapella

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) October 26, 2016

OnePlus 3T: release date

This one is anyone's guess. The only rumor I've heard regarding a OnePlus 3T release date is "December". But yet again, no source or proof has been cited. At the very least a December launch date makes sense if the OnePlus 3 launched in mid-June, putting OnePlus in the six-monthly upgrade cycle that worked such wonders for Sony.

Are you interested in a possible OnePlus 3T? Or would you prefer to wait until the OnePlus 4?

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