OnePlus 9 Pro secret weapon revealed — and it blows away Galaxy S21 Ultra

OnePlus 9 Pro rear seen in official video

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Given the sheer number of OnePlus 9 leaks that have emerged in contempo weeks, you might assume everything had already been revealed ahead of the March 23 launch. Apparently non: co-ordinate to a new report from Pricebaba, the OnePlus 9 Pro has a surprising new feature that should brand a big difference to those looking to lose the wires.

According to the site's source — reliable leaker Ishan Agarwal — the OnePlus 9 Pro will characteristic 50W wireless charging. That'due south quite an improvement on the 30W charging speeds supported by the OnePlus 8 Pro, which already had the fastest wireless charging effectually.

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For reference, OnePlus promised that the previous loftier of 30W wireless charging could come across the OnePlus 8 Pro become from 0% to 50% accuse in 29 minutes. And while calculating an estimated new speed from that isn't every bit easy as it sounds, any improvement seems pretty impressive to u.s..

Of class, no phones come with wireless chargers in the box. For buyers groovy to feel tiptop wireless charging speeds out of the box, information technology looks like OnePlus will exist launching an updated version of its Warp Charge wireless charger alongside the OnePlus ix Pro. No word on pricing notwithstanding, but the 30W version of the charger — currently sold out on the United states site — retailed for $69.95.

By comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S21 series is capable of simply 15W wireless charging, and the iPhone 12 series tin exercise 20W through Apple tree's own MagSafe charging. In fact, the S21'south wired charging maxes out at 25W.

It's another piece in the puzzle, and we now have a pretty good idea of what the OnePlus ix Pro will offer. The phone will arrive with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 flake, a 6.7-inch 120Hz QHD+ screen and a generous 4,500mAh battery, but perhaps the about exciting development is expected to exist in the field of photography.

Visitor CEO Pete Lau recently shared the biggest OnePlus 9 camera improvements, cheers to its new partnership with Swedish photographic camera manufacturer Hasselblad and the included Sony IMX789 sensor. Expect greater depth to color, improved lighting, professional calibration and 4K video at 120fps, amongst other upgrades.

Of form, it's easy to talk these things upwardly in advance, and nosotros won't actually know how well the OnePlus 9 Pro volition perform until we have a review unit in our hands. Fortunately, that's not too far away: OnePlus has announced information technology will unveil the new handsets at a special effect on March 23. Be sure to check back in then.

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Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably detect him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more probable, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.