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Many a geek have already branded OnePlus' latest phones—the OnePlus 3 and the OnePlus 3T—the spiritual successors to the Nexus line of developer-friendly phones. That's a notion OnePlus likely wants to keep around, which automatically puts a ton of stress on the company and requires it to keep it up __with the gained momentum.
The OnePlus 5 is expected to become official sooner than later as numerous rumors and leaks are hinting at a May or early June announcement by OnePlus. True, the company doesn't really have an established annual time window for new flagship releases - the OnePlus One was announced in April, the OnePlus 2 - in July, the OnePlus 3 - in June. It seems that it might be
Oh, and why 5? Simple - the number "4" is deemed unlucky in Chinese folklore as it sounds almost the same as "death" or "decease", and let's face it, no one would want that grim reminder of life's ultimate epilogue associated __with their flashy new gadget. Yeah, the OnePlus 4 is most likely not happening.
with that out of the equation, let's see what we know of the OnePlus 5 so far.
Design
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A few key things to take away from this render are the dual-camera setup, which is a heavily-rumored feature of the upcoming, as well as the lack of a fingerprint scanner at the back.
This means that the sensor home button that doubled as a fingerprint scanner will most likely remain a thing. The capacitive buttons will probably remain a staple as well - good on OnePlus for sticking with its shtick!
Alas, those two highlights we mentioned above probably mean that we won't see any radical change in the overall design of the phone, We shouldn't expect an edge-to-edge, bezel-busting display of any sort on the OnePlus 5, and that's not a bad thing — the OnePlus 3/3T was not the most radically efficient phone when it came to screen-to-body ratio, but it felt pleasingly compact in hand.
OnePlus 5 design concept
OnePlus 5 design concept 
OnePlus 5 design concept 
Display
In terms of display, the phone is expected to carry a 5.5-inch display, which is similar to what... almost all of OnePlus' phones so far have employed. We've heard nada about resolution, but we suspect OnePlus will put a 1080p panel at the front of the OnePlus 5.Truth be told, a 5.5-inch display with such size and resolution works out an acceptable sharpness of 401ppi. In this day and age, Quad HD displays are getting more and more common, but it seems like OnePlus is not ready to jump on that bandwagon just yet. Judging from past experience, the display will likely be of the AMOLED type, which ensures excellent contrast and lowered power consumption in certain situations.
Hardware
Now, what chipset will be in the heart of things? No second opinion about it - the phone will most definitely be powered by the Snapdragon 835 silicon, which is currently making the rounds in the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The Snapdragon 835 is significantly faster than either the Snapdragon 820/821 that made the rounds in the OnePlus 3 and 3T, respectively, but we wouldn't go out on a limb and claim that users will be able to notice a groundbreaking difference in regular everyday usage. The two top-tier OnePlus devices are snappy performers, not only due to the chipsets on deck but also thanks to the pretty lightweight, stock-like OxygenOS on board.
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Now, both previous OnePlus devices were famous for their large amount of RAM - the two phone had 6GB of the stuff. Multi-tasking overwhelming! It's logical to assume that OnePlus will want to equip the OnePlus 5 with the same amount of memory, and some rumors even claim that 8GB of RAM could make an appearance. We've been hearing similar rumors for a number of devices but got disappointed in the end, so we'd take this with a pinch of salt. After all, 6GB RAM is still A LOT by nowadays' standards.
As far as native storage goes, the OnePlus 3 and 3T were available in 64GB variants only and had no microSD card in sight. Rumor has it the OnePlus 5 will be also come with 64GB of storage in the base version, but this one will be joined by a 128-gog endeavor. Sounds great! However, no info about microSD card support is out there yet. Given that OnePlus' phones are dual-SIM devices, it seems like a logical thing to repurpose one of the SIM slots to double as a microSD card slot.
Camera
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We are not sure if OnePlus would go for a wide-angle or a telephoto solution, yet there's one thing certain - whichever path gets chosen, there will be fierce competition along the way.
For example, the LG G6 with its 13MP f/2.4 wide-angle is an excellent device that lets you go wider than usual, while the iPhone 7 Plus with its 2x lossless optical zoom can put out some really neat portrait shots. Xiaomi was also among the latest to join the trend by unveiling the dual-camera Mi 6.
For example, the LG G6 with its 13MP f/2.4 wide-angle is an excellent device that lets you go wider than usual, while the iPhone 7 Plus with its 2x lossless optical zoom can put out some really neat portrait shots. Xiaomi was also among the latest to join the trend by unveiling the dual-camera Mi 6.
Back on the OnePlus 5, we expect one of the rear cameras to be a 23MP shooter, whereas the front one is largely expected to be a 16MP endeavor, just like on the OnePlus 3T.
Hopefully, OnePlus will go to greater lengths to amp up the camera game on its next phone aside from bumping resolution alone. Don't get us wrong, the OnePlus 3/3T is a great Android device and all, but it could definitely use some improvement as far as image quality goes.
Hopefully, OnePlus will go to greater lengths to amp up the camera game on its next phone aside from bumping resolution alone. Don't get us wrong, the OnePlus 3/3T is a great Android device and all, but it could definitely use some improvement as far as image quality goes.
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Price, release date, expectations
As we mentioned in the preface, OnePlus doesn't exactly have a fixed annual time window for announcing, and subsequently, releasing its flagship devices. This year, however, everyone's expecting the China-based phone maker to unwrap its OnePlus 5 sometime in May, though an exact date is yet to be profusely teased on Twitter by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei and Co.
As far as price goes, OnePlus has been slowly drifting away from the ultra-affordable price niche it occupied once. True, its phones are still way cheaper than many a high-end flagship, but the era of aggressively lowering the pricing is essentially over. Talk on the street is OnePlus will price the OnePlus 5 below $500, which many will regard a bargain price. Remains to be seen if the price will be comfortably set below the 500-dollar mark or the price tag will read $499.
Rest assured we'll get you in the know as soon as something notable pops up.
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