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Welcome to TechSwitch’s newest OnePlus launch reside weblog. It is the large day for the OnePlus 6T to be unveiled at a particular occasion in New York the place we anticipate to listen to all in regards to the newest flagship cellphone from the Chinese language smartphone model.

The reality is, we all know virtually all the things there may be to know in regards to the cellphone already. Constant leaks and bulletins from the corporate imply we now have a transparent image of what the cellphone will supply and the way it seems to be.

That mentioned, it is at all times thrilling to comply with alongside the launch reside. That is why we have put collectively this reside weblog so you possibly can sustain with the newest bulletins approaching stage from the model.

It is all set to kick off at 8AM PT / 11AM ET / 3PM BST, so make sure you head again right here when it is all began so you possibly can sustain. If you cannot wait, take a look at our OnePlus 6T rumors article or you possibly can even watch the OnePlus 6T livestream too.

OnePlus 6T launch reside weblog

All occasions in Jap Customary Time (ET)

12:04 – And that is a wrap! Keep tuned to TechSwitch for our full overview of the high-specced, fashionable and affordably-priced OnePlus 6T.

12:00 – The massive information: pricing! $549 for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage (in shiny Mirror Black), $579 for the 8GB RAM/128GB storage (in Mirror Black and matte Midnight Black) and $629 for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage (in Midnight Black solely).

Each are finishes on a glass backing, as is typical for at this time’s telephones. We received our fingers on the Midnight Black, and its matte texture offers a little bit of grip and will not maintain fingerprints, although not all of us have been followers (a TechSwitch editor thought it made the cellphone really feel a bit low cost). 

T-Cell will begin promoting the 6T at this time in its Instances Sq., NYC retailer, and supply goodies for the primary 200 clients that rush in to purchase the cellphone. For each different North American client, the cellphone goes on sale November 1 on the OnePlus web site and T-Cell on-line/in shops (for European patrons, anticipate to attend til November 6).

Additionally, T-Cell has a particular supply: get $300 off the OnePlus 6T for those who commerce in one other cellphone from a listing that features over 30 current telephones (beneath). It additionally contains outdated OnePlus telephones, even again to the unique OnePlus One! Dig out your dinosaurs and get the 6T low cost.

11:55 – Equipment: the brand new Bullet Sort 2 headphones ($19.95) have a brand new USB-C connector and a DAC. Why? As a result of…the 6T would not have a headphone jack. Alas, poor Yorick.

The Wi-fi Bullets are additionally refined a bit with magnetic heads to lock them collectively. And for you OnePlus Backpack fiends, there is a new one coming with a steel clipping system, coming in Slate Inexperienced and Morandi Black. It is also received a cool vented pocket within the entrance you possibly can stuff 

Need your personal backpack? Hound round for an Invitation Code. Yep, they’re bringing again the Invite System from the OnePlus early days. It will price $100 if you could find a code. Joyful searching!

11:46 – Kiang introduces Good Enhance, which ought to pace up load occasions by as much as 20% for apps and video games. He would not get into it, however the characteristic works by closing apps the 6T learns you do not use a lot (different telephones usually shut down apps within the background on a first-opened, first-closed precedence protocol).

Additionally, the 6T packs a three,700mAh battery, which is bigger than the three,400mAh one within the OnePlus 6. In briefings, OnePlus famous that software program tweaks additionally enhance the 6T’s battery life.

11:40 – Cristiano Amon, President of Qualcomm Included, takes the stage to talk about his firm’s chummy partnership with OnePlus. He is not mistaken to name it necessary: having the main Snapdragon 845 chip on the OnePlus 6T empowers it to go toe-to-toe with far costlier smartphones (a few of which additionally pack the 845, just like the Samsung S9 and Observe 9).

Amon ends by hinting on the guarantees of 5G and slyly mentioning what T-Cell can accomplish, however no point out from him or Kiang of when it is coming to OnePlus telephones, together with the 6T.

11:32 – OnePlus Innovation Director Kevin Abosch, a conceptual artist who works in pictures, is right here to speak about ‘Studio Lighting,’ which ought to enhance the 6T’s Portrait Mode. Plenty of slides of fairly individuals in vibrant photographs. You, too, can take fairly good pics of your folks and family members.

11:25 – The cameras on the 6T are similar to the 6: twin 16M+20M sensors at f/1.7 with OIS/EIS stabilization and 480fps slo-mo. The massive grievance? Customers needed higher low-light efficiency. So, the 6T’s addition: Nightscape, which makes use of a multi-phase course of (noise discount, element optimization, HDR). And in contrast to different telephones’ evening modes that take eternally to shoot a photograph, Nightscape solely takes 2 seconds, Kiang says.

Oh, one other factor: Nightscape can also be coming to the OnePlus 6 later this week. People who did not anticipate the 6T: you aren’t forgotten.

11:18 – This is that new in-screen fingerprint sensor. “Know-how is at its greatest when it is not noticeable,” Kiang says. Truly, they’d an in-screen fingerprint sensor engaged on the 5T final yr, however the person expertise wasn’t as much as par, in order that they waited for the 6T. And we have seen it in motion on the brand new cellphone: the sensor works, and shortly. The primary in-screen fingerprint sensor launched on a cellphone within the US, and OnePlus clocked it at zero.34 seconds.

OnePlus checked out in display scanners for the 5T, it wasn’t adequate then. Now? zero.34 seconds. #OnePlus6T And you already know it will be extra inexpensive than the Mate 20 Professional. Oh, and you should purchase it within the US too :sweat_smile: pic.twitter.com/5I3gZSvndKOctober 29, 2018

11:10 – OnePlus head of North America Area and World Advertising and marketing, Kyle Kiang, notes that smartphone gross sales dropped three% in This autumn 2017. Womp womp. However the 5,000,000 registered customers have actually helped the corporate, and Kiang thanks all of them. (It helps that “phrase of mouth” pushed OnePlus to 40% of marketshare in India in This autumn of this yr, which included the discharge of the OnePlus 6 again in Could.)

11:07 – There it’s, the large announcement: OnePlus has partnered with T-Cell, and the brand new 6T smartphone can be out there in 5600 T-Cell shops at this time.

11:05 – OnePlus Chief Product Officer, CEO and Founder Pete Lau takes the stage, saying that is the corporate’s greatest US launch (and Lau’s first right here). He profusely thanked the early adopters of the OnePlus 1 within the US again in 2013, primarily in Silicon Valley, and neighborhood customers blanketed the display behind him. He even known as out the primary energy person, Alex Lightman!

11:00 – The corridor is stuffed within the pier venue simply southeast of Chinatown. And right here we go!

10:30 – Not in New York for the launch? Do not be too disenchanted, no less than you do not have to attend on this queue…

Pumped for launch! ❤️ #OnePlus6T pic.twitter.com/tpzralD35ZOctober 29, 2018

10:25 – One of many greatest speaking factors for the OnePlus 6T is how the corporate has confirmed it will not have a three.5mm headphone jack. TechSwitch revealed the information after an unique chat with OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei again in September.

It may be fascinating to see how OnePlus deal with the difficulty on stage contemplating what number of followers appear disenchanted it is a characteristic the corporate has determined to drop. You’ll be able to learn all in regards to the OnePlus 6T dropping the headphone jack here.

10:05 – And… we’re in! Solely about an hour to go till the launch will get underway, however we’re already prepped and in our seats prepared for the occasion to happen. 

Carry on the T. https://t.co/1S3WSjvCGc within the subsequent couple of hours for all the things #OnePlus6T pic.twitter.com/LknzVT3to3October 29, 2018

9:25 – One of the simplest ways to expertise the launch of a brand new cellphone is to comply with together with our reside weblog whereas watching the livestream. You could find out how to watch the show here.

eight:30 – The OnePlus group have but to replace social media this morning, however here is a submit from the corporate’s CEO Pete Lau exhibiting the group practising forward of the large launch.

Some apply for the #OnePlus6T launch in our new NYC workplace. Appears like these early days ❤️ pic.twitter.com/0s2RxEny4i28 October 2018

eight:00 – Good morning! We’re simply ending off our breakfast earlier than we head to the launch occasion that is set to happen at Pier 36 in New York Metropolis.

Make sure you test again right here for our ideas on the OnePlus 6T whereas it is being introduced on stage. We’ll be updating right here beforehand as we get to the occasion too.