OnePlus 8 launch live blog: Here's every big announcement you missed

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Subsequently months of anticipation, the OnePlus eight and OnePlus 8 Pro are finally official. The Chinese smartphone maker took the wraps off of these hotly predictable smartphones during a special livestream event today (Apr 14), confirming many of the features nosotros expected in addition to a few surprises.

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The OnePlus 8 Pro is the existent star of the show here, offering a smooth 120Hz display, an avant-garde quad-photographic camera array, insanely fast charging capabilities and a slick design that comes in a diverseness of gorgeous colors. The standard OnePlus is no slouch either, offering many of the same cadre design and performance benefits with a slightly more pocket-sized screen and camera setup.

Nosotros also saw OnePlus' new Bullets Wireless Z earbuds, too equally some attractive new Sandstone cases for the flagship phones. Looking to take hold of up on what you missed? Here'southward everything you demand to know nigh the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro (including our total reviews), besides as our archived live blog below for our reactions to all the news every bit it happened.

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OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro launch alive web log

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xi:54 am: And that'south a wrap. I was really impressed with OnePlus' presentation -- it was slickly produced, concise, and acknowledged the unique situation we're all living through right now. And the phones look pretty great, too.

11:51 am: OnePlus is wrapping things upward with the reveal of a new version of its Crackables crypto puzzle game (yeah, that's a real judgement). Players can solve puzzles and complete challenges for a risk to win $10,000, and their efforts will also go towards supporting charities fighting dorsum against COVID-19.

11:50 am: Here comes pricing! The OnePlus 8 volition outset for $699 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, while the OnePlus 8 Pro will start at $899. These are some of OnePlus' highest prices yet, but they're still notably cheaper than the latest Galaxy and iPhone devices. Bank check out the full breakdown:

OnePlus 8 (8GB/128GB) $699
OnePlus 8 (12GB/256GB): $799
OnePlus 8 Pro (8GB/128GB): $899
OnePlus 8 Pro (12GB/256GB): $999
Bullets Wireless Z: $49

11:47 am: Accompaniment fourth dimension. The OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z earbuds are a pair of wireless earphones that await to match the color options of the OnePlus 8 series. More importantly they promise to offering ten hours of bombardment off of just a x-infinitesimal charge. And on a full charge? You lot're looking at 20 hours of playback. We're excited to see how that holds up in the real world.

xi:45 am: Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon has joined the party to double down on the 5G chat. Information technology feels like 5G has been the topic of every major phone launch, but it still doesn't feel ubiquitous in the real world just yet. Maybe phones like the OnePlus eight could change that.

eleven:twoscore am: Allow'due south talk about 5G. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau is hopping on from OnePlus headquarters to discuss the company'southward plans for supporting the ultra-speedy wireless network. Here'due south the big news: OnePlus is finally coming to Verizon! Yous'll be able to buy the OnePlus 8 5G UW, which is a special version of the telephone customized to run on Verizon's 5G network.

11:30 am: Time to movement on to the standard OnePlus eight. It looks nearly identical to the Pro in design, but it looks like you'll have to give up that 120Hz screen and the quad-photographic camera array. Fenwick is playing the OnePlus viii as the flagship to buy if you want a pocket-sized phone that yet has the display size and performance to keep upwards with anything you throw at it. He even referenced using it for Zoom calls multiple times, because that'due south where we're at in the world correct now.

It'south worth noting that the OnePlus viii gives you significantly more real manor than the iPhone 11, cheers to its nearly borderless forepart display. We besides got an up close await at its ultra-thin edges and feathery 108-gram design.

OnePlus 8 Interstellar Glow color seems a lot like Aura Glow on Milky way Notation xx.... #OnePlus8 #OnePlus8SeriesLaunch motion picture.twitter.com/k81xd71z7YApril 14, 2020

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The regular OnePlus 8 has its own unique color selection chosen Interstellar Glow, which has a mesmerizing color-irresolute, film-based design that presents a different color based on the bending y'all look at information technology from. I want information technology correct now.

Specs-wise, nosotros're looking at a Snapdragon 865 processor, upwards to 256GB ultra fast storage, USB three.1, Wi-Fi 6 and a bulky iv,300mAh battery.

11:25 am: Performance is up next. Fenwick is calling the OnePlus 8 Pro the all-time gaming phone ever, thanks to its advanced haptic feedback, Dolby Atmos sound, speedy Snapdragon 865 CPU and that smoothen 120Hz brandish.

And here comes warp charge! Rumored for months, this unique 30W technology promises incredibly fast charging, and too supports reverse wireless charging then that yous can juice upward other wireless gadgets using the dorsum of your OnePlus viii Pro.

OnePlus 8 Pro Warp Charge thirty Wireless charging delivers fifty% ability in 30 minutes. It's the fastest wireless charging e'er and smokes Galaxy S20 and iPhone 11 Pro. #OnePlus8Pro #OnePlus8SeriesLaunch moving-picture show.twitter.com/g8s3fdTLksApril 14, 2020

Warp Charge 30 Wireless promises to requite you lot 50 percent ability in but xxx minutes. And to demonstrate that, OnePlus showed a video of an 8 Pro, an S20 Ultra and an iPhone 11 Pro Max all charging for xxx minutes. The OnePlus viii Pro juiced to 51%, while the S20 Ultra and Pro Max only charged to 35% and 22% respectively. Now that's impressive.

The OnePlus viii Pro will come up with three free months of Google Stadia Pro, and then you tin can bring together the dozen or so gamers who stream games from Google'south cloud gaming service. The phone also comes Alexa-ready for voice commands.

11:xx am: Time to talk cameras. This is OnePlus' offset quad-camera setup, with a 48MP ultra broad camera, a 48MP main photographic camera, a colour filter camera and a 3x telephoto lens. It might non exist able to friction match the Galaxy S20 Ultra'due south whopping 108MP shooter, but we're excited to see how the 2 stack up in real globe use.

First OnePlus viii Pro 48MP camera samples. And cheque out new color filter camera. #OnePlus8Pro #OnePlus8SeriesLaunch movie.twitter.com/8l2v2itv3eApril 14, 2020

The photographic camera samples we're seeing are seriously impressive, with tons of details visible in a zoomed-in shot of a desert, and a nighttime city shot that seems to boast much better low-light functioning than the iPhone 11 Pro. The three-HDR feature seems pretty neat as well, combining three different shots to become the all-time possible dynamic range for a picture. Once again, the sample hither looks a lot ameliorate than Apple'due south.

11:15 am: We're seeing a side-by-side comparison of the OnePlus 8 Pro's 120Hz display vs the iPhone eleven Pro'southward 60Hz screen as they both whorl web pages, and the deviation in fluidity is pretty staggering. OnePlus says its display is half-dozen times smoother than that of Apple'southward.

11:10 am: Here it is: the OnePlus eight Series. The new phones look pretty much exactly like what we've seen in teases and leaks, merely that doesn't brand them any less sexy -- particularly when information technology comes to those green and blue models. Fenwick is stressing the concrete feel of the device, proverb that "we want you to feel like you're picking up a work of fine art" every time you option information technology up.

The OnePlus 8 Pro'south three colors: Onyx Blackness, Glacial Light-green and Aquamarine Bluish. Plus the OnePlus 8 Pro is now IP68 rated for water resistance. #OnePlus8Pro #OnePlus8SeriesLaunch pic.twitter.com/OBcghYOi1eApril 14, 2020

Fenwick went over some key specs such as the punch hole camera and IP68 water resistance rating, but it's really all about the display. He calls the OnePlus viii Pro display the most advanced of whatever smartphone, with a half-dozen.78-inch, 3168 10 1440 screen that tin striking a whopping 1,300 nits of brightness. The real calling card is that zippy 120Hz refresh rate, but the ane-plus-billion colors the display promises is pretty heady too.

11:05 am: Rian Fenwick, OnePlus' head of corporate PR, started the show by addressing the elephant in the room and promising a unique online experience with presentations from around the world. Fenwick has rattled off some major awards and milestones, stressing how OnePlus has grown in popularity thanks to its stiff bond with its customs.

OnePlus says it is the No. ane fastest growing smartphone make in the U.S. The #OnePlus8 and #OnePlus8Pro volition definitely help that. #OnePlus8SeriesLaunch pic.twitter.com/l1CzY6Ssn3April 14, 2020

Fenwick is calling out OnePlus' strides in 5G, and highlighted the award-winning OnePlus Concept One phone from CES. T-Mobile's Chris Belter also chimed in via a telephone video to talk well-nigh OnePlus' help in bringing T-Mobile 5G around the land.

11:00 am: The show has officially kicked off with quick clips of people around the earth working from home (and passing around what looks like OnePlus' fast-charging cablevision in the process). This is a fun way to outset things off, and feels a heck of a lot more self-aware than a visitor trying to emulate the bombast of a big in-person show.

10:40 am: Information technology'southward almost showtime! Just about everything about the OnePlus viii has leaked already, but we're however excited to come across the new phones in the flesh -- peculiarly since we don't take to wait on a long line outside of a venue. If yous want to lookout man along, you can find the YouTube stream below:

9:00 am: Now this is awkward. Another big leak happening but earlier the livestream, information technology appears that all OnePlus 8 models are currently available to buy at United kingdom section store John Lewis. The leaked prices are as follows:

OnePlus 8 (8GB RAM/128GB storage): £599
OnePlus eight (12GB RAM/256GB storage): £699
OnePlus 8 Pro (8GB RAM/128GB storage): £799
OnePlus eight Pro (12GB RAM/256GB storage): £899

8:thirty am: It wouldn't be a OnePlus launch without a ton of leaks. But ahead of today'southward official proclamation, the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro's total specs and pricing options leaked on Chinese social media.

Mike Andronico is Senior Writer at CNNUnderscored and was formerly Managing Editor at Tom'south Guide. When not at work, y'all can commonly catch him playing Street Fighter, devouring Twitch streams and trying to convince people that Hawkeye is the best Avenger.