The OnePlus Open Apex Edition will launch in India and globally on August 7, the company announced on Thursday. First of all, OnePlus is bringing a new color to its smartphone. However, the changes may involve more than just looks, and a listing on the official website suggests that this new version may also get an upgrade in terms of RAM and storage. Notably, the OnePlus Open was launched in India in October 2023 with a 16GB RAM + 512GB internal storage configuration.
OnePlus Open Apex Edition
According to a teaser shared by OnePlus on X (formerly Twitter), the OnePlus Open Apex Edition will be available in a new color called Crimson Shade. As the name suggests, it may be a dark red shade inspired by vegetable leather. According to the company, the color is inspired by the company’s signature “Never Settle” red. This new option joins the existing Emerald Dusk and Voyager Black colors of the OnePlus Open.
It doesn’t appear to be a successor to last year’s foldable smartphone, but it could be an upgrade of sorts. It is worth noting that the OnePlus Open 2 will launch in the second quarter of 2025 with the 4th generation Snapdragon 8 chipset.
OnePlus hasn’t mentioned the specifications of the Apex version, but it will likely retain most of the internals of the standard OnePlus Open version. However, there may also be some upgrades. A list of additional configuration options for the Oneplus Open Apex Edition on the brand’s website suggests that it may have more RAM and internal storage.
Open OnePlus Profile
The OnePlus Open features a primary 7.82-inch 2K Flexi Fluid LTPO 3.0 AMOLED display with a dynamic refresh rate of 120Hz and maximum brightness of up to 2800 nits. On the outside is a 6.31-inch 2K LTPO 3.0 Super Fluid AMOLED display with the same refresh rate and maximum brightness levels as the internal display.
The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s 2nd generation Snapdragon 8 chip with Adreno 740 GPU along with 16GB LPDDR5x RAM and 512GB UFS 4.0 storage. Open runs on OxygenOS 13.2 based on Android 13.
Optically, the OnePlus Open features a 48MP Sony LYT-T808 primary camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) and a 64MP Hasselblad 3X camera equipped with the brand’s triple camera setup. Telephoto camera with OmniVision OV64B sensor and 48 megapixel Sony IMX581 ultra wide angle camera. For selfies, there is a 20-megapixel front camera on the main display and a 32-megapixel selfie camera on the cover display.
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