OnePlus 8T 5G India release confirmed, teased on Amazon ahead of launch

New Delhi: We’ve been hearing rumours about the OnePlus 8T 5G launching in India for a while now and guess what happened today, OnePlus 8T launch in India has been teased through Amazon and OnePlus.in. In a major development, OnePlus took to its Twitter handle to tease the upcoming device, and then later partnered with Amazon to list it on the platform ahead of the device’s launch. The new OnePlus phone was originally speculated to launch in the country later this month, though a recent report suggested its debut for October 14.

Amazon has created a microsite for the OnePlus 8T that carries a “coming soon” tag. A contest has also been conducted by the online marketplace to give users a chance to win the OnePlus 8T phone. It is interesting to note that the OnePlus 8T’s promotions have only gone live in India, hinting that the phone could first launch in India and then be announced in global markets at a later date.

OnePlus 8T specifications (expected)

If we look at the rumour mill, the OnePlus 8T would come with OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 out-of-the-box. The smartphone is also said to have a 6.55-inch full-HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate and an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC, coupled with up to 12GB of RAM. It is also rumoured to have 128GB and 256GB of onboard storage options.

The OnePlus 8T is speculated to have a quad rear camera setup that could include a 48-megapixel primary sensor as well as a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle shooter, 5-megapixel macro shooter, and a 2-megapixel sensor with a portrait lens. The camera setup is also believed to be featured at the top-left corner of the phone.