OnePlus 9 RT With Android 12, Snapdragon 870 SoC Said to Launch in October

OnePlus will reportedly launch a new phone dubbed OnePlus 9 RT in October. The latest development comes after a tipster suggested that the smartphone maker would not bring its T-series model this year, a month ago. As the name suggests, the OnePlus 9 RT is said to be an upgrade version of the OnePlus 9R that the company launched in India earlier this year. The phone will reportedly be the first OnePlus phone to arrive with stable Android 12-based OxygenOS out of the box.

According to Android Central, the rumoured OnePlus 9 RT will offer modest upgrades over the OnePlus 9R and would be limited to select markets. The smartphone may come with a 120Hz AMOLED panel, Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, and a 4,500mAh battery with 65W charging – similar to the OnePlus 9 sibling. However, the company will reportedly upgrade the camera system with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor that also features on the OnePlus 9 series and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200-powered OnePlus Nord 2. The Sony sensor served as a wide-angle lens on the OnePlus 9 series but became the primary shooter on the Nord 2, and that will be the case on the OnePlus 9 RT as well, the report notes. As for availability, the OnePlus 9 RT is said to debut in India and China, similar to the 9R. The company seems to be focussing on growth in Asian markets as the OnePlus 9 RT may not launch in Europe or North America this year.

The latest report also notes changes coming with the Android 12-based OxygenOS 12. It is said that the next-gen OxygenOS skin emulates ColorOS to a bigger extent, but continues to offer the OnePlus Launcher and unique OnePlus features like Work-Life Balance, Zen Mode, Scout, and Shelf. OxygenOS 12 is getting floating windows, and the feature works similar to ColorOS 11, where users will be able to resize windows to fit them anywhere on the screen.

If the rumour is accurate, it will be interesting to see how OnePlus will position the OnePlus 9 RT as the company already offers ‘flagship killer’ OnePlus 9R and OnePlus Nord 2. OnePlus is also said to be working on two Nord phones, but details remain sparse.

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