OnePlus 9 RT will be coming with Oxygen OS 12 in October: Report – Smartprix

You must have heard that this time around there will be no T variant of the OnePlus 9. This was a shift from a long-time tradition like many other things happening with and surrounding the company. Now, a fresh new report suggests instead of a OnePlus 9T, we would be witnessing a OnePlus 9 RT. This phone will reportedly launch in October 2021 bearing Oxygen OS 12. Also that the said model will be released in India and Chine only.

So far OnePlus hasn’t confirmed or denied this bit of news. Nevertheless, here’s everything we know about the 9 RT:

OnePlus 9 RT Features

The OnePlus 9 RT will receive some major upgrades in the camera department primarily. OnePlus 9 RT is expected to feature the same Sony IMX766 sensor used on the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro.

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Like the OnePlus Nord 2, this sensor will be used as a primary camera on the OnePlus 9 RT.

OnePlus 9 RT will be powered by the same Snapdragon 870 SoC and same AMOLED display with 120Hz found in the 9R, with a battery capacity of 4,500mAh with 65W fast charging support. OnePlus did confirm that it throttled the CPU performance in the OnePlus 9 series to conserve battery life. We can expect something similar on the 9 RT too.

OnePlus 9 RT: First phone with OxygenOS 12

What’s particularly interesting about the OnePlus 9 RT is that it will be the first OnePlus phone to run OxygenOS 12 based on Android 12 out of the box. OnePlus now uses ColorOS as the base for OxygenOS. OnePlus has not yet officially released its Android 12-based skin. We can expect an official announcement in the coming weeks.

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Oxygen OS 12 will be, more or less, similar to Oxygen OS 11.3 in terms of design. At least for now, Oxygen OS’ next update won’t feature Google’s Material You design, but it will include many other new features. A Theme Store, Floating Windows, and new privacy features are among them. Oxygen OS 12 will include ColorOS’ Private Safe following the integration of the codebase earlier this year.

In related news, OnePlus is also expected to launch two new Nord smartphones later this year. We don’t yet know the specs or launch date for these two devices.

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