Today’s leak originates from the Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station and it centers around the new 120Hz displays being used for both the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro. Outside of the cameras, this is one of the most interesting battlefields in the premium smartphone space at the moment (via TechRadar).
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The step up to 120Hz for the OnePlus 9 is big news as last year that spec was restricted to the Pro model with the standard OnePlus 8 settling for 90Hz. The display sounds similar otherwise at 6.55-inches with an FHD (2400 x 1080) flat display, mirroring the OnePlus 8 exactly. This puts it in between the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus in terms of screen size, with identical refresh rate and resolution. There’s no suggestion in this rumor that OnePlus has managed to deliver an adaptive refresh rate like the Galaxy S21, which could have serious implications when it comes to battery life. The OnePlus 9 Pro notably doesn’t seem to be making any changes according to this leaker, retaining its 6.78-inch curved QHD+ 120Hz display. It had the edge on the Galaxy S20 Ultra last year as it offered the 120Hz at full QHD+ resolution, but now the Galaxy S21 Ultra can do the same with the added benefit of adaptive refresh rate. While that doesn’t sound great for OnePlus, Samsung has also left things open for OnePlus to capitalize on some of its cuts to deliver the $200 price drop to the Galaxy S21. The leaker also reported that 65W Warp Charging is coming to the OnePlus 9, which absolutely blew us away on the OnePlus 8T and obliterates the 25W fast charging of the Galaxy S21 models. OnePlus is also rumored to be making a number of camera enhancements and will likely beat the S21 on RAM with continued microSD support. All-in-all, this is shaping up to be an interesting flagship fight this spring.
