OnePlus 9RT Tipped to Launch on October 15

OnePlus 9RT is expected to launch soon. A tipster has shared the tentative launch date of the OnePlus smartphone. The upcoming phone is likely to launch by the middle of next month. As per an earlier report, OnePlus 9RT is expected to launch in India and China only and could most likely be the last smartphone launched by OnePlus this year. According to another report, the upcoming smartphone may be powered by a Snapdragon 870 SoC, 8GB of RAM, a triple rear camera setup, and more.

Notable Tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer (@onleaks) tweeted that OnePlus 9RT could launch on October 15. Since this has not yet been confirmed by OnePlus, the information should be taken with a pinch of salt. A report from August also mentioned October as the tentative launch for OnePlus 9RT.

OnePlus 9RT price (expected)

OnePlus 9RT is reported to be offered in two storage configurations — 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB. The 128GB storage variant may be priced at CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 34,300) and the 256GB storage variant could be priced at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 37,700).

OnePlus 9RT specifications (expected)

The upcoming OnePlus 9RT is speculated to sport a 6.55-inch Samsung E3 full-HD+ Super AMOLED display and come with a 120Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Similar to OnePlus 9R (Review), the upcoming smartphone is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 870 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage.

OnePlus' upcoming smartphone may get a triple rear camera setup, headlined by a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor — similar to the one on OnePlus Nord 2 (Review) — along with a 16-megapixel Sony IMX481 ultra-wide-angle sensor. OnePlus 9RT is said to pack a 4,500mAh battery with 65W fast charging support.

The soon-to-be-launched smartphone has also been spotted with a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, suggesting that it could soon be released in India.

Is OnePlus 9R old wine in a new bottle — or something more? We discussed this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Later (starting at 23:00), we talk about the new OnePlus Watch. Orbital is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.