OnePlus 10T will not have the Alert Slider for a good reason. Official images

OnePlus 10T will be officially presented on August 3 together with the OxygenOS 13 user interface and in the meantime the company continues to anticipate details on the technical characteristics. Last week it was confirmed that – to contain the price – the next high-end smartphone from OnePlus will not be able to count on the collaboration with Hasselblad, but there is also another feature that the device will have to give upthe iconic Alert Sliderthe physical selector that allows you to quickly change the various audio profiles (silent, vibration and ringtone), even when the screen is off.

VIA THE ALERT SLIDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR OTHER COMPONENTS

The news was confirmed by Hope Liu, OnePlus head of desire, in a recent interview with colleagues by The Verge. At the same time, the company shared some official images of the smartphone that confirm the absence of the Alert Slider along the edge of the device. The official explanation points out that removing this component was necessary to make room for othersin particular the battery with charging support (Very) rapid and to a sophisticated antenna system.

Liu specified in this regard:

Although the Alert Slider appears to be a very small component, it actually has a relatively large impact on the motherboard area of ​​the device, occupying 30mm². To ensure that OnePlus 10T satisfied users in the aspects they care about most, while keeping the Alert Slider, it would have been necessary to intervene on the motherboard by increasing the thickness of the device.

The aspects that users care the most, according to OnePlus, are the battery and reception. As for the first, there is no official confirmation on the charging capacity and speed, but according to rumors it should be a unit from 4,800 mAh with fast charging at 150W. On the antennas side, on the other hand, the Company refers on the official website to a “360 ° Antenna System and Smart Link. Full coverage for a smooth connectionDefinitely not a technical and more advertising definition, but which nevertheless suggests an important design work to guarantee excellent performance on the reception side.

The removal of the Alert Slider was a hypothesis put forward a few months ago which is now taking place.

CONFIRMATIONS ON THE COLORS

With just over a week left for the official presentation of the smartphone, OnePlus confirms – both with the new images and with an eloquent message on Twitter – that the smartphone will be available in the Moonstone Black and Jade Green colors.

The close-up image of the first (Moonstone Black) highlights that – as Liu himself confirms – he will have one matte finish. There Jade Green, on the other hand, will be lucid. The images on the back also confirm the slight curvature of the edges.

EXPECTED FEATURES

• display: Samsung E4 AMOLED LTPO 2.0 6.7 “, FHD + resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate
• SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1
• RAM: 8, 12 or 16 GB, LPDDR5 type
• space of archiving: 256 or 512 GB, UFS 3.1 type
• cameras:
  • front: 32 MP
  • rear:
    • main: Sony IMX766 50 MP, 1 / 1.56 inch sensor, optical stabilization (official info)
    • ultra wide: from 16 MP
    • macro: 2 MP
• battery: 4,800mAh, 150W fast charging