OnePlus 9 Pro to feature 50W fast wireless charging feature: Officials

OnePlus is all prepared to launch it’s highly anticipated OnePlus 9 series on March 23rd. The excitement for this launch is getting high with daily leaks about it’s new details. As per latest information, the upcoming OnePlus 9 Pro is likely to feature a faster wireless charging support. With this news, The OnePlus 9 Pro will become the second smartphone from OnePlus with this feature. Also Read: OnePlus 9R to join as third member in OnePlus 9 Series

OnePlus 9 Pro: Wireless charging

According to a tweet from Pete Lau, CEO, OnePlus, the OnePlus 9 Pro which is the premium smartphone in this series will support 50W of wireless fast charging. This wireless charging will be supported by an improved WARP charger. Also, This will be significant improvement from 30W wireless fast charging, which comes with OnePlus 8 Pro. To recall, The company started this feature in smartphone with OnePlus 8 Pro. Thus, we can expect two times faster charging from it’s predecessor.

And while we're at it, if you want to talk about speed:
29 minutes to 100%, wired charging
43 minutes to 100%, wireless charging pic.twitter.com/zcw0wmPZAn

— Pete Lau (@PeteLau) March 18, 2021

The upcoming OnePlus 9 Pro will compete against the likes of Huawei Mate 40 Pro+. To recall, Mate 40 Pro+ supports 50W fast wireless charging too. However, OnePlus 9 Pro still have an edge over Huawei’s smartphone. This charging support is lot faster than other Android device. The other smartphones which comes with this feature may include Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra which supports 10W of wireless charging. The iPhone 12 Pro which supports upto 15W of wireless charging.

With 50W of fast charging OnePlus 9 Pro becomes the toughest contender among all other with this facility. The tweet also reveals that 4300mAh battery on OnePlus 9 Pro can charge fully within 43 minutes with this fast charge technology. However, it is not yet confirmed if this charging technology will be exclusive to OnePlus 9 Pro or it will reach to base models also.

OnePlus 9 Series: Features and Specs

As already confirmed, The upcoming OnePlus 9 Series will feature three devices including OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9R. All these devices are likely to come with 5G connectivity. The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro will fall under high-end segment. Whereas, the OnePlus 9R will settle under mid-range price segment. However, it is yet to be confirm about which model will feature the Wireless charging feature.

For Specs, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are likely to come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 SoC, upto 12GB RAM, upto 256GB of internal storage. These devices will also feature AMOLED display along with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. For OnePlus 9R, The device is likely to come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 690 SoC, and 5000mAh battery and more. Additionally, OnePlus 9 Pro is expected to feature the Wireless charging support.

For cameras, the OnePlus 9 will feature a triple rear camera setup. Whereas the 9 Pro will feature a quad-rear camera setup. Both devices will come along with Hasselblad sensors. The OnePlus 9R is likely to feature either dual or triple rear camera setup. For pricing, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are most likely to fall under Rs 60000. Whereas the toned down OnePlus 9R is likely to fall somewhere between Rs 25000 to 35000.