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The very first foldable smartphone from OnePlus could have a rather unexpected name. The device could be called the OnePlus Open, as tipped by Max Jambor, a well-known tipster.
The first foldable phone from OnePlus could have a rather unexpected name
Considering that we expected it to be called the OnePlus Fold or OnePlus V Fold, this is quite a surprise. That name was patented a while back, it seems, though OnePlus considered a bunch of different names too.
The Prime, Wing, Peak, and Edge names were also mentioned by the tipster. All of them got patented, but it seems like OnePlus settled on ‘Open’. It kind of makes sense, but it’s also surprising at the same time.
Many OEMs do go for the ‘Fold’ name for their book-style foldable. Samsung popularized it, and people tend to associate it with book-style foldables because of it. Well, OnePlus seemingly decided to go in the other direction.
We already know what the device will look like
As a reminder, the very first OnePlus foldable is set to arrive in Q3 this year. Its CAD-based renders did surface recently, revealing its design, which looks quite appealing.
This may be OnePlus’ first foldable, but don’t let that fool you. OnePlus is owned by BBK Electronics, the same company behind OPPO and Vivo. Both OPPO and Vivo have released some really compelling foldable phones thus far, so OnePlus definitely didn’t have to do things from scratch. It was able to learn from mistakes OPPO and Vivo made in the past.
The OnePlus Open will be quite a powerful phone. It is expected to ship with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or 8+ Gen 2 processor, and includes both LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 flash storage.
Two 120Hz displays will be included, along with fast charging
Two 120Hz panels will be included on the device, and their sizes will be 7.8 and 6.3 inches, it seems. The company will also utilize a 4,800mAh battery, while 67W fast wired charging is also tipped. Wireless charging is also expected, by the way.
If you’d like to know more, check out our OnePlus Fold aka OnePlus Open preview.