Photo Credit: Twitter/ OnePlusWhile its formal launch is expected in a few days, OnePlus 6 has now been revealed with an all-new back panel that will enable wireless charging support.
OnePlus has officially confirmed that the upcoming OnePlus 6 features "new materials".
It is speculated that the smartphone will come with a ceramic back panel.
This new panel is likely to make the OnePlus 6 a stronger competitor against the likes of Essential Phone and Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S that both sport a ceramic back.A tweet by OnePlus India hinted the presence of a new back material on the OnePlus 6.
"Same expert craftsmanship, new materials #OnePlus6," the tweet reads.
The tweet accompanies an image that shows a glossy black surface with an engraved line that says "Designed by OnePlus".
The black surface could be the ceramic back panel on the new OnePlus handset.Unlike the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T that both had an aluminium back, the OnePlus 6 will certainly need to come with a new panel if it has to offer wireless charging - as surfaced in a leaks-based concept video.
Companies such as Essential Products and Xiaomi have already used ceramic as the material on their offerings to enable wireless charging.If not the ceramic back, the OnePlus 6 could come with a glass back.
Some early rumours already give hints on this development.
Moreover, a glass back on the OnePlus 6 will make it a closer competitor against the Apple iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S9 that both come with glass back panels.That said, we need to wait for the official launch to understand which new material the OnePlus 6 will feature.
The handset will be an Amazon Exclusive in India and is expected to come with a water-resistant build.
It will also come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB inbuilt storage.