OnePlus 9R

At the front of the smartphone is a flat 6.55″AMOLED panel that’s lifted off the vanilla OnePlus 9 featuring a Full HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The display is of the punch-hole kind with the 16MP selfie camera situated in it. Running the show is a Snapdragon 870 SoC featuring a vapor chamber cooling system for gaming sessions. With that said, this phone is considered by OnePlus as sort of a gaming smartphone.

OnePlus 9R | Source: OnePlus

And yes, the announced OnePlus Gaming Triggers will be available as an accessory (purchased separately for INR 999). The triggers attach to the side of the phone, in fact, any of three OnePlus 9 series smartphones and there you have two tactile buttons to elevate the gaming experience. The two triggers feature capacitive sensing technology. Meaning, the display of the phone is used as a power source with the help of capacitive conduction.

The Warp charge 65T makes its way from the OnePlus 9 series to the 9R which is impressive. However, wireless charging is not available here. And yes, the 4500mAh battery is also carried over from the flagship devices.

OnePlus Gaming Triggers | Source: OnePlus

The camera system consists of three sensors. As in, a 48MP main wide camera (OIS) along with a 16MP ultrawide unit concluded by a 5MP macro and 2MP depth camera make up the camera setup on the OnePlus 9R.

Pricing starts from INR 40,000 for the 8GB+128GB model to INR 44,000 for the 12GB+256GB variant. The OnePlus 9R is an India-only device, at least for now. It comes in Lake Blue and Carbon Black finishes.

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As you can from the teaser above, the OnePlus 9R will feature two gaming triggers attached to the sides of it. Notice the power button located at the side of the device. Hang on, courtesy of @thebookisclosed on Twitter, we now can see how the device actually will look like in reality, at least with the gaming triggers attached. It looks like these triggers are just an added accessory that may as well work with the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro.

Let’s wait and watch out on Tuesday (2:00 PM, GMT) to learn more about the OnePlus 9 series.

OnePlus 9R 5G gaming triggers | Source: OnePlus

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