The OnePlus 5 is a remarkably accomplished samsung s5 screen replacement considering it comes from such a young company and at such a low price. It has a strong new design, a great new camera and all the power we’ve come to expect from a OnePlus handset.
There’s little doubt that the company will follow it up with the OnePlus 6 next year – unless it decides to skip a number again – but where can it go from here?
Well, if you ask us, there’s actually plenty that can be improved, good as the OnePlus 5 is, and the impending OnePlus 5T probably won't be a big enough jump to address all the 5's issues. So we’ve come up with a wish list of the things we want to see from the OnePlus 6.
We’ll also be adding all the credible leaks and rumors about the phone to this article. There’s not much to go on yet, but we can make an educated guess about a few things.
The OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 3 were both released in June of their respective years, so in or around June 2018 is our best guess for the OnePlus 6.
That said, it’s not a month that OnePlus always sticks to, but for its main numbered releases (aka everything except the OnePlus 3T and OnePlus X) it does always launch them around the middle of the year, and there’s currently no reason to think that will change for the OnePlus 6.
However, you won't have to wait for the OnePlus 6 to get a new phone from the company, as the OnePlus 5T is set to be announced on November 16.
Price is harder to guess at. OnePlus broken iphone 6 consistently undercut rival flagships, but they’ve also been creeping up in price. The OnePlus 5 starts at $479 (£449, around AU$630) and it’s likely that the OnePlus 6 will cost at least this much. It may even cost more.
Though TechRadar has seen a document which suggests the OnePlus 5T won't get a price hike in the UK (and likely elsewhere), which may mean the OnePlus 6 won't either.
OnePlus 6 news and rumors
There aren’t any OnePlus 6 rumors yet, but we can take a guess at some things. For example, OnePlus has just switched to a dual-lens camera system for the OnePlus 5, so we’d expect dual-lenses will get at least one more outing, though their specs may differ.
Indeed, OnePlus is rumored to have upgraded the camera to a 20MP pair on the back of the OnePlus 5T, so it's possible that the OnePlus 6 will also have that.
And OnePlus has stuck with a 1080p screen while rivals have pushed the resolution up. Will 2018 be the year OnePlus moves to QHD? Perhaps, but the company hasn’t shown any interest in that particular arms race, so our guess is that it will once again stick with a trusty 1080p panel.
However, the size and aspect ratio may change, as the company is rumored to be rolling out a 6-inch 18:9 screen for the OnePlus 5T, bringing it closer to the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and iPhone X.
The OnePlus 6 is also likely to pack one of the latest and greatest chipsets – perhaps the Snapdragon 845. And we’d guess RAM will top out at 8GB, just like the OnePlus 5, as lowering it might look like a downgrade but we struggle to see how any more than 8GB would be beneficial.
But it currently looks unlikely that the OnePlus 6 will support wireless charging. The company has confirmed that the OnePlus 5T won't due to the tech not being a match for wired Dash Charge, and we doubt it will have advanced enough for OnePlus to reverse its decision for the OnePlus 6.
