OnePlus might’ve revealed what it will be working on after the launch of the OnePlus 8 in the next few months. Co-founder Carl Pei tweeted a hint earlier this week which has seen thousands of fans brimming with excitement.
OnePlus could be looking into power banks. Excited? No?
Well, how about if we told you it was a fast-charging power bank? Yes, the company – which is widely known for the fast-charging solutions on its smartphones and wireless headphones – could be looking into an external battery pack with the ability to top-up at supercharged speeds and, presumably, top-up your handset at a quicker rate too.
If you’ve ever found yourself out and about with a dead smartphone, Kindle, pair of wireless earbuds, Nintendo Switch, or well, anything else, this is a hugely interesting proposition. As it stands, most battery packs will charge your smartphone at the slowest possible speeds. So, while they might be able to get you out of a bind, you will likely have to wander around town with a charging cable running from your jeans or handbag into another pocket with the battery pack.
Not a brilliant look.
“RT if you’d like a fast charging power bank,” tweeted Carl Pei. At the time of writing, 3.1K people have done exactly that, while a further 4.8K have liked the tweet.
OnePlus has increasingly diversified its portfolio in recent years. Last September, the company unveiled its first Smart TV with a number of unique features for OnePlus smartphone owners – like the ability to have the TV turn down the volume automatically when your phone starts ringing, for example. It has also released a number of popular backpacks, wireless headphones, wired headphones, charging cables and cases.
It’s also rumoured to be working on a smartwatch to take on the likes of the Galaxy Watch, Fitbit and Apple Watch.
Finally, the latest addition to its smartphone range – the so-called OnePlus 8 – is due to launch in the next few months, provided the technology company sticks with its typical release schedule.
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The upgraded handset, which could launch with a separate 5G-compatible spin-off, like the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G last year, is widely-expected to have a small cut-out in the touchscreen for the selfie camera (ditching the mechanised pop-up drawer seen last time around) and support for wireless charging.
The latter is something OnePlus has always maintained it would never add into its handset. The Shenzhen-based firm said it would not include Qi wireless charging as it was too slow, compared to its wired Dash Charging system – one of the fastest in the industry – that can top-up your handset to roughly 70 percent charge (OnePlus says that’s more than enough to get you through a full day of normal usage) in half an hour.
For comparison, Apple says the 18W fast-charger included in the box with the iPhone 11 Pro can hit 50 percent in 30 minutes.
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