OnePlus 10 Pro UK release: Latest news about the flagship phone
The OnePlus 10 Pro is the new addition to OnePlus's line-up of smartphones. Here's the latest information on the handset's launch.
OnePlus has staked a claim as one of the best value phone makers in recent years, combining premium designs with solid specs and boasting more affordable pricing than high-end flagships such as the iPhone 13 or Samsung S-series.
With a new camera and 120Hz display refresh rate, the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G is a new handset release seemingly set for release in the UK in the coming weeks.
While the company didn't officially attend the Las Vegas-based CES 2022 in January, it did slowly reveal details about the upcoming phone day-by-day as the event took place. Founder Pete Lau has already released a lot of its specs via Twitter.
We've been looking forward to the OnePlus 10 Pro for a while. We were fans of the current flagship, having previously rated the OnePlus 9 as the best mid-range phone in our breakdown of the best smartphone of the year, and awarding its bigger brother an impressive 4.6 out of 5 stars in our OnePlus 9 Pro review.
Early signs suggest this is a premium device. It's slim, with a triple camera array and comes in two attractive colour schemes. Here's everything we know so far.
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OnePlus 10 Pro release date and pricing
While an exact UK release date is unclear at the time of writing, the OnePlus 10 Pro is no secret. It was unveiled in China on the 11th January 2022 and went on sale there two days later. The company's website is already listing the device, with a notice confirming multiple details and saying that the handset will "launch this Spring."
We don't know if the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors has played a part in the wider delay of the phone's roll-out, but it seems likely that it's not too far off.
According to Tech Advisor, OnePlus will be in attendance that the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona this year. The event starts on 28th February, and while the company has not specified that the 10 Pro's launch will coincide with the show, it certainly doesn't seem too far fetched to say that it's a possibility.
Speculation from tech industry tipsters previously suggested the global release would be around March, so that would roughly align with a late-February reveal.
OnePlus 10 Pro specs
The OnePlus 10 Pro phone will ship with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, running the brand's OxygenOS software that's based on Android 12. This is the latest chipset from Qualcomm and it's set to be a standard-bearer in 2022. This is reportedly paired with 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It packs 5G and two SIM card slots as standard, plus the triple camera array and a solid 5000mAh battery.
We already know a lot about the handset thanks to official releases from the company via social media, including a close-up of the new Hasselblad camera:
OnePlus 10 Pro camera
The phone carries a large Hasselblad triple camera array on the reverse. This contains a 50MP ultra-wide lens, a 48MP main camera and an 8MP telephoto camera.
The front camera, or 'selfie camera', has a 32MP lens and can shoot in several new modes including one that offers colour multiple styles calibrated by professional photographers. In March last year, OnePlus announced that it had signed a three-year partnership with camera manufacturer Hasselblad to "co-develop the next generation of smartphone camera systems for future OnePlus flagship devices."
OnePlus 10 Pro design
At first glance, we like the design of the new OnePlus 10 Pro. It's sleek and slim, comes in some eye-catching but understated colours and doesn't look too bulky.
The rear camera array sticks out a little — a necessary evil for good photography – but it fits nicely with the rest of the phone and the metallic frame around the lenses breaks up the handset's main colour nicely. According to the OnePlus website, it will come in two colour schemes, dubbed Volcanic Black and Emerald Forest.
OnePlus 10 Pro display
This new handset from One Plus carries a 6.7-inch QHD+ display with an impressive 120Hz variable refresh rate that will provide super-smooth scrolling. OnePlus claims that the OnePlus 10 Pro's display has industry-leading dual colour calibration, rendering colours accurately whether the phone is used in high or low brightness.
The variable refresh rate display will give the OnePlus 10 Pro a longer battery life and – on paper at least – the display should be bright, appealing and responsive.
Where will you be able to buy the OnePlus 10 Pro in the UK?
You can't buy the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G in the UK and Europe right now, with only the Chinese launch having taken place. OnePlus hasn't provided a date for the global release yet, but we expect it to be announced in the coming weeks.
The new flagship device already has a dedicated page on the brand's UK website, filled with detailed specs and imagery. We'll be keeping this page updated with the latest news on the OnePlus 10 Pro as official information is revealed.
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