The OnePlus 9 Pro: Unveiling the Latest Flagship from the Mysterious Chinese Manufacturer

As one of the most anticipated smartphone releases of the year, the OnePlus 9 Pro has been shrouded in mystery. Leaked images and rumors have slowly revealed the device's design, camera capabilities, and technical specifications. In this article, we'll delve into the details of the OnePlus 9 Pro, exploring its unique features, notable upgrades, and potential implications for the future of smartphone technology.

One of the most striking aspects of the OnePlus 9 Pro is its curved screen, reminiscent of the one found on the OnePlus 8 Pro. However, this device's design is distinctly different from previous leaks, featuring a more pronounced curve that wraps around the sides of the phone. This unique feature is likely intended to provide a more immersive viewing experience and enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of the device.

The back of the OnePlus 9 Pro boasts a glossy silver finish, which marks a departure from the matte or satin finishes found on earlier models. This new design choice may be aimed at creating a sleeker, more premium look that sets the phone apart from its competitors. Furthermore, the classic notification slider has been reintroduced, with some notable modifications to its frame. The slider appears to have a slightly cut-out design around the sleep/wake button and notification slider, which may indicate a revised frame or a wider notch.

The bottom of the device features a standard USB-C port, while the antenna bands on the phone look relatively typical. However, one aspect that has generated significant interest is the 1440p display running at 120Hz. While not explicitly confirmed as the screen's resolution and refresh rate, these specifications would be a notable upgrade for the OnePlus 9 Pro.

Hardware-wise, the device is expected to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 processor. However, confirmation on this has been scarce, with one of the sources revealing that the phone might actually feature 11GB of RAM instead of the anticipated 12GB. This discrepancy was addressed by asking the source again, who ultimately stated they were unsure.

The camera system is another area where significant improvements are expected to be seen in the OnePlus 9 Pro. The device appears to retain a regular wide-angle lens and ultra-wide lens with an apparent 0.6x zoom ratio. Notably, however, there's evidence of a new 3.3x optical zoom feature, which may indicate a partnership with Zeiss or Hasselblad. This collaboration is particularly intriguing, given that Hasselblad is not typically associated with smartphone camera systems.

One of the most surprising revelations about the OnePlus 9 Pro concerns its branding. A leaked image showcases a phone back featuring Hasselblad's logo and branding alongside a custom-designed camera array. While the partnership between oneplus and Hasselblad has been confirmed, it remains unclear what specific benefits this collaboration will bring to the device's imaging capabilities.

As we eagerly await the official release of the OnePlus 9 Pro, these leaked images offer valuable insights into the device's design, features, and technical specifications. Whether or not the phone delivers on its promises of improved performance and enhanced camera capabilities remains to be seen. One thing is certain, however – the partnership with Hasselblad has already generated significant excitement among photography enthusiasts and fans of the OnePlus brand alike.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enall right so something kind of cool happened yesterday a guy came into the dave td discord and he claimed that he had photos of an unreleased phone the oneplus 9 pro and this isn't uncommon like people will often pretend like they have something special to share and it's usually crap but just out of curiosity i dm the guy i'm like well let's see them and i think these are real i think these are legitimately pictures of the oneplus 9 pro now the first thing i did when i got them was i went on to google and be like i want to compare these pictures with other leaks right just to kind of see if it matched the leaks of other stuff because he sent me a bunch of photos and the craziest thing is i couldn't find any photos that looked like this there were no other photos on the internet of a oneplus 9 pro that had this kind of camera array i think these are real so it's supposed to be a oneplus 9 pro and that would imply that all the previous leaks we've seen before are just the regular oneplus 9 because the camera system is slightly different this has a four camera setup and it looks quite different from the existing oneplus 8 pro but you'll also notice the branding of hasselblad on the back of this and this is really interesting we'll get back to in a second which keep in mind okay other observations there's a curved screen kind of like the one on the oneplus 8 pro but this is distinctly different looking than the other leaks we've seen like all the oneplus 9 pictures or leaked oneplus 9 pictures we've seen had a flat display and this seemingly because it's the pro version has curved edges on the side once again it also has a glossy back so the matte or satin finish that we saw in the oneplus 8t and the oneplus 8 pro like i've loved this kind of satin smooth matte material but it's seemingly this glossy silver color on this oneplus 9 pro and there's also the classic notification slider now there is something slightly different in this photo so if you'll notice the frame is cut around the sleep wake button and that notification slider and normally on oneplus phones it's just this even uniform frame that goes around the device right there's no angled cuts in the frame usually but in this photo there's clearly something different going on and i'm not sure if the frame is just a little bit thinner than normal and they have to widen it up at the notification slider or if that slider and the sleep wake button are just bigger than normal and they just had to flare out the frame there the usb c port on the bottom and the antenna bands on the device look pretty standard but there's also some pictures here of a 1440p display running at 120 hertz now hardware wise there's no confirmation here of the cpu it's running i'd assume it's the snapdragon 8 but there is a picture here of 11 gigs of ram with 256 gigs of storage and i thought the 11 gigs was a little strange like i'd expect it to be 12 if it was gonna go that high so i asked the guy i'm like is it 12 and it's just reading it wrong and he had no idea in fact i asked him a bunch of questions and they were all just i don't know so based on the pictures 11 gigs of ram maybe 12. okay the camera system so you have your regular lens like a wide angle you have your ultra wide seemingly at 0.6 x again and you have a zoom now last year's oneplus 8 pro had a lossless three time zoom but there's a picture here of a new 3.3 x i'm not sure if that's the optics or if that's just really early software but that's somewhat interesting and there's also a tilt shift photography mode in the camera app but the most interesting thing to me is that branding on the back of this whole camera array the hasselblad and if you're unfamiliar with that company they are a swedish camera company and they're best known for like their medium format cameras expensive stuff really good quality stuff but expensive and the reason why it's interesting is that this brand does not do camera like smartphone camera partnerships very often they did them i don't know five six years ago but they're usually just doing their own thing and the other thing that's interesting is that vivo it's a company that's kind of like a sister company two oneplus they've done stuff with zeiss and there were rumors that oneplus would also be doing a partnership with zeiss but here we are with photos of a oneplus 9 pro with hasselblad branding on the back hasselblad they're not cheap all of their stuff is very expensive and for oneplus built to use hasselblad's branding and to partner with hasselblad onto the phone it couldn't have come cheap nothing from hasselblad is cheap pete lau like the ceo of oneplus at this point he's gone on record saying that this year oneplus was putting a lot of resources into their camera system so i asked the guy is this hasselblad branding also gonna be on the oneplus 9 and he had no idea so as long as i'm not being trolled and these are legitimate images the one thing we can take away is that there is some kind of partnership with oneplus and hasselblad to create this oneplus 9 pro camera system at the very least which is cool but the big question is really what is it going to bring right what does that partnership really do for the images because that's really the only thing that matters and there have been a lot of companies out there that have just used camera branding like famous camera companies and just stuck it onto phones with seemingly very little to show for it in terms of image quality but that's every image i got i mean i i feel like this is a this is cool all right hope you guys enjoyed this video thumbs if you liked it subs if you loved it see you guys next time youall right so something kind of cool happened yesterday a guy came into the dave td discord and he claimed that he had photos of an unreleased phone the oneplus 9 pro and this isn't uncommon like people will often pretend like they have something special to share and it's usually crap but just out of curiosity i dm the guy i'm like well let's see them and i think these are real i think these are legitimately pictures of the oneplus 9 pro now the first thing i did when i got them was i went on to google and be like i want to compare these pictures with other leaks right just to kind of see if it matched the leaks of other stuff because he sent me a bunch of photos and the craziest thing is i couldn't find any photos that looked like this there were no other photos on the internet of a oneplus 9 pro that had this kind of camera array i think these are real so it's supposed to be a oneplus 9 pro and that would imply that all the previous leaks we've seen before are just the regular oneplus 9 because the camera system is slightly different this has a four camera setup and it looks quite different from the existing oneplus 8 pro but you'll also notice the branding of hasselblad on the back of this and this is really interesting we'll get back to in a second which keep in mind okay other observations there's a curved screen kind of like the one on the oneplus 8 pro but this is distinctly different looking than the other leaks we've seen like all the oneplus 9 pictures or leaked oneplus 9 pictures we've seen had a flat display and this seemingly because it's the pro version has curved edges on the side once again it also has a glossy back so the matte or satin finish that we saw in the oneplus 8t and the oneplus 8 pro like i've loved this kind of satin smooth matte material but it's seemingly this glossy silver color on this oneplus 9 pro and there's also the classic notification slider now there is something slightly different in this photo so if you'll notice the frame is cut around the sleep wake button and that notification slider and normally on oneplus phones it's just this even uniform frame that goes around the device right there's no angled cuts in the frame usually but in this photo there's clearly something different going on and i'm not sure if the frame is just a little bit thinner than normal and they have to widen it up at the notification slider or if that slider and the sleep wake button are just bigger than normal and they just had to flare out the frame there the usb c port on the bottom and the antenna bands on the device look pretty standard but there's also some pictures here of a 1440p display running at 120 hertz now hardware wise there's no confirmation here of the cpu it's running i'd assume it's the snapdragon 8 but there is a picture here of 11 gigs of ram with 256 gigs of storage and i thought the 11 gigs was a little strange like i'd expect it to be 12 if it was gonna go that high so i asked the guy i'm like is it 12 and it's just reading it wrong and he had no idea in fact i asked him a bunch of questions and they were all just i don't know so based on the pictures 11 gigs of ram maybe 12. okay the camera system so you have your regular lens like a wide angle you have your ultra wide seemingly at 0.6 x again and you have a zoom now last year's oneplus 8 pro had a lossless three time zoom but there's a picture here of a new 3.3 x i'm not sure if that's the optics or if that's just really early software but that's somewhat interesting and there's also a tilt shift photography mode in the camera app but the most interesting thing to me is that branding on the back of this whole camera array the hasselblad and if you're unfamiliar with that company they are a swedish camera company and they're best known for like their medium format cameras expensive stuff really good quality stuff but expensive and the reason why it's interesting is that this brand does not do camera like smartphone camera partnerships very often they did them i don't know five six years ago but they're usually just doing their own thing and the other thing that's interesting is that vivo it's a company that's kind of like a sister company two oneplus they've done stuff with zeiss and there were rumors that oneplus would also be doing a partnership with zeiss but here we are with photos of a oneplus 9 pro with hasselblad branding on the back hasselblad they're not cheap all of their stuff is very expensive and for oneplus built to use hasselblad's branding and to partner with hasselblad onto the phone it couldn't have come cheap nothing from hasselblad is cheap pete lau like the ceo of oneplus at this point he's gone on record saying that this year oneplus was putting a lot of resources into their camera system so i asked the guy is this hasselblad branding also gonna be on the oneplus 9 and he had no idea so as long as i'm not being trolled and these are legitimate images the one thing we can take away is that there is some kind of partnership with oneplus and hasselblad to create this oneplus 9 pro camera system at the very least which is cool but the big question is really what is it going to bring right what does that partnership really do for the images because that's really the only thing that matters and there have been a lot of companies out there that have just used camera branding like famous camera companies and just stuck it onto phones with seemingly very little to show for it in terms of image quality but that's every image i got i mean i i feel like this is a this is cool all right hope you guys enjoyed this video thumbs if you liked it subs if you loved it see you guys next time you\n"