Alleged OnePlus flagship leak suggests iPhone X-like notch, Android Oreo 8.1-based Oxygen OS 5.1 and glass body

OnePlus is expected to launch its next flagship in Q2 of this year, around the same time as when it **launched its OnePlus 5** last year. [caption id=“attachment_4369869” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image: OnePlus[/caption] OnePlus, of course, has made no mention of a new phone yet, but we can guess that one is in the works. A leak by a Chinese source, however, may have revealed that unannounced phone well before its official launch. According to a report by ITHome, a Chinese website and the source of the leak, two pictures of the device show the changes in the design when compared to older OnePlus devices. The images showcase a device with a full-screen display and an iPhone X-like notch on the top of the device. That notch is smaller in width than the iPhone’s notch and appears to be housing a speaker grill, front camera and possibly, a proximity sensor. The front does seem somewhat like the **Xiaomi Mi Mix 2** , but with more rounded corners. The back of the device is an all-glass affair with a centrally-aligned, vertical dual camera setup, LED, fingerprint scanner and the **OnePlus** logo, all lined up in the middle towards the top portion of the device. One of the images shows off that the device is running an Android 8.1.0 Oreo-based OxygenOS 5.1.0 MEA_3 and packing 64 GB internal storage with 6 GB RAM.

Given that the OnePlus 5T was available in a 128 GB variant with 8 GB RAM, we can of course expect such a variant for what could be the OnePlus 6. If the leaks turn out to real, it is a bit disconcerting to note that OnePlus is possibly testing an alpha/beta version of Android 8.1.0 Oreo is still on a months’ old security patch. Given a lack of any sort of real evidence, however, do remember that what we’re looking at could easily be a fake or even an early prototype. There’s plenty of time till the launch of a new OnePlus device, and a lot could happen in the meantime.