Yes, the OnePlus 6 Will Be a Flagship Killer

Not too long ago, OnePlus confirmed its next flagship will come with a notch. That wasn’t too much of a surprise,  considering the fact that almost every new flagship in 2018 now includes a notch.

And today, OnePlus is confirming the main specs of the OnePlus 6. In a forum post, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau wrote about how the company is working to offer a “truly burdenless experience” with the OnePlus 6. Lau confirmed the main specs of the device, stating that it will come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 chip, up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. In other words, it will be a flagship killer.

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“Fast is not just about shorter loading times or top download speeds, any OEM can achieve high numbers in one or two metrics. Fast is about creating a lasting impression of speed and smoothness, throughout all-day use, whether you’re recording 4K video or browsing Facebook. Fast is about ensuring there is less than a 1/1000 percent likelihood of your phone freezing, even under constant heavy use. To us, it’s about setting a higher standard,” Lau penned.

With such high-end hardware and a notch, it’s obvious the OnePlus 6 will likely OnePlus’ most expensive device ever. Even though earlier rumours suggested that the OnePlus 6 will be “significantly cheaper” than Apple’s iPhone X, the device will likely still cost a lot more than OnePlus’ previous flagships, which were relatively cheaper than other flagships in the past. Like other phone makers, however, OnePlus tends to increase the price of its flagship with almost every new product, and the OnePlus 6 shouldn’t be any different.

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  • DaddyBrownJr

    03 April, 2018 - 12:44 pm

    <p>If it is like the other OnePlus phones, it wont' work on Verizon or Sprint. 49% of the US smartphone market is off the table right from the get-go. It's hard to be a "killer" with crippled hardware like that.</p>

    • webdev511

      Premium Member
      04 April, 2018 - 11:11 am

      <blockquote><a href="#259172"><em>In reply to DaddyBrownJr:</em></a></blockquote><p>It would never get approved on Verizon anyway. Oh you want updates, security updates even? Well Verizon must insure that EVERY update is thoroughly tested to insure a security update that has zero influence on a device's radios doesn't impact the network. </p><p><br></p><p>Just get a phone on a network that doesn't block updates and be done with it. Unless you don't care about security, then just buy a verizon branded phone and trust them to keep you secure.</p>

      • DaddyBrownJr

        04 April, 2018 - 1:20 pm

        <blockquote><a href="#259535"><em>In reply to webdev511:</em></a></blockquote><blockquote><em>I have a Non-Verizon Pixel XL on Verizon and I got the April 5th security update last night. That was April 3rd. The urban legend that Verizon blocks updates are ignorant and ridiculous. </em></blockquote><p><br></p>

    • jboman32768

      Premium Member
      04 April, 2018 - 8:20 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#259172"><em>In reply to DaddyBrownJr:</em></a></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Not including a CDMA radio is not 'crippled' hardware. You just have to realise that the US market is about 12% of the global market, so the US CDMA carriers of Verizon and Sprint are actually about 6% of the market for this phone. </p><p><br></p><p>Seems like a good choice not to include a power sucking CDMA radio from the 90's in their brand new flagship phone.</p><p> </p>

  • dcdevito

    03 April, 2018 - 1:05 pm

    <p>Killer specs, sure, but all OnePlus phones always did. They lack in network compatibility in the US, they lack good cameras, and their update track record has never been good. </p>

    • bassoprofundo

      Premium Member
      03 April, 2018 - 1:55 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#259178"><em>In reply to dcdevito:</em></a></blockquote><p>^^THIS^^… Over the years, I've swapped over to an OPO, OP3t, and a OP5, and while I absolutely <em>love</em> the speed and clean interface, I lose critical features over a Samsung of the same gen. No VoLTE, HDVoice, or Wifi Calling/SMS on AT&amp;T and a <em>vastly</em> inferior camera experience being chief among them, not to mention no wireless charging, Samsung Pay, S-Pen… At the end of the day, I end out crawling back to Samsung despite the cost and performance hit. :(</p>

    • ben55124

      Premium Member
      03 April, 2018 - 1:55 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#259178"><em>In reply to dcdevito:</em></a></blockquote><p>Since OP3, their update track record has been better than most (i.e. Samsung). Cameras are good, but can't compete on low light.</p>

  • LuxuryTravelled

    03 April, 2018 - 1:14 pm

    <p>A flagship killer maybe – but only if the flagship is there to be killed. We might be at $1000 for an iPhone X, but if they are not selling, Apple/ or Google will have to do something in order not to be killed…</p>

  • mrdrwest

    03 April, 2018 - 1:19 pm

    <p>Will it really…be a flagship killer?</p><p><br></p><p>I ask because, well it runs Android.</p>

    • jboman32768

      Premium Member
      04 April, 2018 - 8:32 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#259186"><em>In reply to mrdrwest:</em></a></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Here in Australia the flagship iPhone X is a mind-boggling $1,839 and I have seen many Apple die-hard's not upgrading their iPhone 6s and seriously contemplating their next phone choice. </p>

  • Rob_Wade

    03 April, 2018 - 1:30 pm

    <p>They are saying nothing about the camera. I'm ignoring the fact that this device will be Android. But no device is a "killer" until its camera is so obviously better than the competition that there simple is no debate.</p>

  • B Mallon

    03 April, 2018 - 2:04 pm

    <p>Who's flagship is it going to kill? This article is just general information without any insight. Let's see… specs… quote from CEO…clickbait title…. Waste of time.</p>

    • NextWithoutFor

      03 April, 2018 - 9:11 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#259220"><em>In reply to B_Mallon:</em></a></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Welcome to the Paul Thurrott school of blogging! </p>

  • Bats

    03 April, 2018 - 2:15 pm

    <p>The OnePlus 6 is going to be a flagship killer? LOL….you are such a rookie Mehedi. </p>

  • DaddyBrownJr

    03 April, 2018 - 2:52 pm

    <p>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">considering the fact that almost every new flagship in 2018 now includes a notch". Excluding the iPhone X, where can I go to buy one?</span></p>

  • Waethorn

    03 April, 2018 - 2:56 pm

    <p>Still not Android One. So no, not a flagship killer.</p>

    • SvenJ

      03 April, 2018 - 8:34 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#259241"><em>In reply to Waethorn:</em></a> Not sure what Android One actually buys you. My Moto X4 hasn't seen 8.1 yet. The X4 does support Fi, which is it's appeal to me, but likely not to many. If the Nokia Sirocco supported Fi, I'd have one.</blockquote><p><br></p>

  • ben55124

    Premium Member
    03 April, 2018 - 3:14 pm

    <p>With Pixel 2 starting at $649, the OP5t was losing its value edge. My $400 OP3 was an amazing value, but for similar $, I would get a Pixel.</p>

  • skane2600

    03 April, 2018 - 3:34 pm

    <p>Companies rushing to add a notch remind me of a restaurant company who hired the same interior designer who designed Starbucks, to design their experimental spin-off restaurant under the theory that it would become successful on that basis. It wasn't.</p><p><br></p><p>IMO, there's a strong "Emperor's New Clothes" aspect to the notch.</p>

  • thisisdonovan

    03 April, 2018 - 5:18 pm

    <p>The inclusion of a notch is a factor in making it the most expensive oneplus phone ever?</p>

  • NextWithoutFor

    03 April, 2018 - 9:09 pm

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In other words, it will be a flagship killer.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Yes, it will <em>kill the company's previous flagship</em>. As for unseating the <em>real</em> players in the market, despite OnePlus' healthy growth in the US, it has a long way to go. </p>

  • curtisspendlove

    03 April, 2018 - 9:21 pm

    <p>But how? No one will buy it if it has a notch, right?</p>

  • GarethB

    Premium Member
    03 April, 2018 - 9:31 pm

    <p>If the cost is approaching Pixel 2, S9, or iPhone X levels, why would anyone buy it? </p><p><br></p><p>The point of the 1+ phones has always been the 'affordable flagship'… not some 'killer'.</p>

  • bwebmasta

    03 April, 2018 - 11:27 pm

    <p>I am a One Plus 5 owner and was somewhat excited about the One Plus 6. From what I have seen so far, that excitement is dissipating. Why the notch? What are the camera specs? IP68? Better resolution? Battery life? Stability? </p><p><br></p><p>Ok, 845 processor, cool. All the flagships have that this year. 8GB RAM, cool, but the OP5 already has that. </p><p><br></p><p>In order to be a "flagship killer" the One Plus 6 has to offer better than what the flagships offer, (S9, S9+, LG, Google, and so forth) can it at least match? </p>

  • chrisrut

    Premium Member
    04 April, 2018 - 1:45 pm

    <p>But will it ever be Project Fi compatible? No? Never mind.</p>

  • raptor

    05 April, 2018 - 5:29 pm

    <p>It's kind of hard to kill a flagship when your camera is a POS.</p>

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