Mysterious OnePlus Pixel smartphone appears on Geekbench

Mysterious OnePlus Pixel smartphone appears on Geekbench
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OnePlus Pixel's Geekbench listing makes it clear that this device is not same as OnePlus 3T.

OnePlus is set to launch a new device with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 821 SoC on November 15. Ahead of its launch, a mysterious device with the name 'OnePlus Pixel' has appeared on Geekbench.

The Geekbench listing, spotted by PhoneArena, confirms OnePlus Pixel featuring the Snapdragon 820 SoC clocked at 1.59GHz, with 6GB RAM. The specifications are identical to the OnePlus 3, currently available in the market. The difference lies in the mention of Android 7.1 Nougat, which is only available on Google's Pixel and Nexus range of devices till now.

OnePlus 3T, the phone purported to launch on November 15, is already confirmed to feature the Snapdragon 821 SoC. The confirmation from OnePlus rules out chances of the OnePlus Pixel being the same as OnePlus 3T. OnePlus' new phone will come with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 821 SoC clocked at 2.35GHz, as opposed to the Snapdragon 820 SoC clocked at 2.15GHz found under the hood of OnePlus 3.

According to rumours, the next OnePlus device is likely to feature 8GB RAM and a 3300mAh battery with support for Dash charging. The device is also rumoured to run an updated version of OxygenOS, based on Android 7.0 Nougat.

All this is quite speculative, and should be taken with a pinch of salt. However, two things are confirmed about the next OnePlus device – the use of Optic AMOLED displays (which we really liked on the OnePlus 3), and Qualcomm's latest processor powering it.

Karthekayan Iyer
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