News & Reviews:   OnePlus 8 pre-order

Based on a statement androidauthority, it seems that a bunch of users reported that all the data in their OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro have been fully wiped out after receiving an update for the Oxygen OS 11 open beta 3. Unfortunately, there is no official information in regards to what’s causing the data to be erased after updating, OnePlus’ staff mentioned on the forum to refrain from updating their smartphone until the problem has been rectified.

OnePlus has officially announced that users of the OnePlus 8 series, will be eligible for early access to the Android 11 Beta operating system which introduces various features and improvements. Those who are interested in trying out the Android 11 Beta on their OnePlus 8 series smartphone, can find out more details on OnePlus’ official website.

Recently, OnePlus announced that the OnePlus 8 series officially supports Google Stadia cloud game streaming service from today onwards. Based on a statement by gizchina, it seems that the aforementioned smartphone series are able to access Stadia basic which allows users to play games at 1080p 60fps.

OnePlus just launched the OnePlus 8 series which consists of the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro starting from the price of USD699(~RM3028) and USD899(~RM3894) respectively. As of now, there is no official information in regards to the Malaysia release date and local pricing as this very moment.

Before the launch of the OnePlus 8 series that is going to happen in a short while, the devices have already been found on sale on a retailer site. The devices including OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro have gotten their price tags and tech specs revealed on the site, proving some of the rumours that were leaked earlier to be true.

The smartphone industry is ultra-competitive these days, with brands trying to one-up each other in various ways. In what way, you ask? Well, there's the camera war and there's the display war. And since the OnePlus 8 series is launching fairly soon, OnePlus is eager to talk about its latest achievement on the display side of things.

Based on a statement by ITHome, it seems that the upcoming OnePlus 8 series which consists of the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Lite as well as the OnePlus 8 Pro, will be unveiled on 15 April 2020. Based on what we know so far, the aforementioned smartphone series is expected to come with a hole-punch notch as well as a 120Hz display. 

Based on a statement by techradar.com, it seems that OnePlus 8 series might be unveiled somewhere around April 2020. With that said, the new series will most likely consist of the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, as well as a Lite variant.

Earlier, we’ve heard rumours that OnePlus is releasing three new devices in the first half of this year, including OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and a new OnePlus 8 Lite. Other than that, we also know that the company is going to bring some upgrades such as 120Hz display and 12GB RAM to the upcoming devices. Now, the two tech specs have already been confirmed in different ways, and the news made us more excited for the launch!

It was just last week when we found renders of the OnePlus 8 Lite, which showed us a device that had no audio jack and a punch-hole camera. Now, a series of leaked screenshots show full lists of tech specs for the OnePlus 8 series and there's three of them.