The OnePlus Open was announced last year. Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing the OnePlus Open 2 this year. Instead, the company has made an interesting choice to debut the OnePlus Open Apex Edition which comes with a new finish along with some upgrades.
The company teased the launch of the handset last week, but we now have the full details. The OnePlus Open Apex Edition is more or less the same as its predecessor. It does sport a brand new texturized faux leather back in a reddish-brown finish. According to OnePlus, this design was inspired by the Hasselblad 503CW camera.
In terms of hardware upgrades, the chipset of the handset remains the same. The main difference is that it now comes with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage as the only option. The company has also made some slight design changes to the alert slider, which appears to be thinner and now has an orange accent. The alert slider also helps to enable an exclusive software feature called “VIP Mode”. According to OnePlus:
“VIP Mode locks the security chip to create a completely secure and private environment where all microphones and cameras on the phone are disabled, and advertising tracking is heavily restricted through chip-level permission encryption powered by the secure chip. VIP mode also prevents chat information from being viewed or recorded by apps without permission.”
OnePlus has also added some AI features to the OnePlus Open Apex Edition as part of the upgrades. If you’re interested in the new OnePlus Open, the handset is available for purchase on the 8th of August where it is priced starting at $1,899.99. If you’d rather not spend so much, the company is also discounting the original OnePlus Open to $1,399.99 plus an extra $100 discount, effectively bringing its price down to just $1,299.99.
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The OnePlus Open Apex Edition has been officially unveiled with a brand new color scheme and some upgrades.
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