OnePlus 5T, just like its predecessor, has been an instant success for the smartphone maker and once again the handset has managed to carry forward its flagship-killer tag with high-end hardware and top-of-the-line specs.
Now, the company is gearing up to launch the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition in order to give a further boost to the device’s appeal, however, for those who were left reeling with the OnePlus 5 as the company announced the 5T, just a couple of months later, there is a good news. There are no hardware changes in the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition and the only difference is the style with which the new OnePlus 5T is getting a Star Wars theme.
That said, before going into further details, let’s take an overview of a conventional OnePlus 5T.
- 6.01-inch Full HD+ (2106 ×1080) Optic AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass, 18:9 aspect ratio, DCI-P3 color coverage, 80.5% screen-to-body ratio, sRGB, 401 ppi, ‘Sunlight Display’ mode and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
- 64-bit Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 SoC clocked at 2.45GHz and coupled with Adreno 540 GPU for graphics.
- 8GB RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) of internal storage.
- Oxygen OS 4.7 based Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), Upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo
- Fingerprint sensor at the rear panel and Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 16MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, Sony IMX398 sensor, 1.12μm pixel size, EIS, dual LED Flash, and secondary 20MP camera with f/1.7 aperture, Sony IMX376K sensor, 1.0μm pixel size.
- 16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture, Sony IMX371 sensor, screen flash and 1.0μm pixel size.
- 3 microphones compatible for noise canceling, Dirac HD Sound and 3.5mm audio jack.
- 3300mAh non-removable battery with Dash Charge (5V 4A) support
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac with dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), USB 2.0 Type-C, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD and NFC support.
- Dimensions: 156.1x75x7.3mm and Weight: 162g
Coming to the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition, it will be available only with the 8GB/128GB variant while the 6GB/64GB version will be selling as the stock version. While there has been no word on the pricing of the Star Wars edition, it is expected to be Rs 37,999, the same as before.
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As for the changes, buyers will get a nice-dual tone design, Star Wars logo on its rear panel which goes interestingly well with the overall black and white paint job and red-colored power button.
The company will be launching OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition smartphone during an event in Mumbai on 14th December at 7 pm, while it is scheduled for a global release on 15th December. Fans can also be a part of the event as OnePlus is also selling tickets for the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition event which will cost Rs 999 and will also include several gifts such as Star Wars laptop bag which is worth Rs 1999, Star Wars T-Shirt (Rs 999) and lots more.
OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition will go on sale from December 15 across all channels including oneplusstore.in, Amazon and OnePlus experience zones situated in Bangalore and Noida.
For the unknown, OnePlus has collaborated with Walt Disney which owns the Star Wars franchise for the limited edition smartphone which is expected to be available in limited quantity.