OnePlus 5T, an 'all-screen' successor of the OnePlus 5[1], is set to launch at an event in New York City on November 16. The Chinese company has already confirmed the availability details of the upcoming OnePlus 5T[2] smartphone. OnePlus, making sure that the Indian customers are not left out, has announced a flash sale on November 21[3]. The teasers so far have confirmed that it will be the company's first smartphone with an edge-to-edge display featuring an 18:9 aspect ratio. A flurry of leaks and official information related to next smartphone from OnePlus has already given us a glimpse of what to expect from the November 16 OnePlus 5T launch.
OnePlus 5T price in India
Starting off with the pricing, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has hinted[4] that the OnePlus 5T price will be under CNY 4,000 (approximately Rs. 39,000). This may mean that the upcoming handset may not be priced too high compared to the 8GB RAM variant of the OnePlus 5, though duties and other levies may push the price beyond the Rs. 40,000-mark in India. In China, the 8GB RAM variant of OnePlus 5 is priced at CNY 3,499, while it costs $539 in the US and Rs. 37,999 in India.
The company has been heavily teasing the OnePlus 5T on social media and has confirmed few features. One of them is presence of the headphone jack. Lau also confirmed the name of the handset weeks ahead of the launch. Previously, OnePlus tweeted a teaser image pointing to the 3.5mm jack-equipped OnePlus 5T, seemingly confirming its presence. The availability of the audio jack would make it one of the few flagships that still offer the port, given the iPhone and Pixel 2...