OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Launched With 10 GB RAM

Chinese smartphone manufacturer, OnePlus had launched the OnePlus 6T smartphone on 30th October in India. To celebrate their 5 year anniversary the company has now launched a limited edition variant of the OnePlus 6T in the UK. It is scheduled for launch in India on September 12. The company has collaborated with British car maker, McLaren which is renowned for making racing and sports cars. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition borrows a lot of specifications from the regular variant. Additionally, it gets an all-new rear design, higher memory capacity and faster Warp charge 30.

Build & Features

The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition measures 157.5 x 74.8 x8.2 mm and weighs in at 185 grams. On the front of the device sits a 2.5D, 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. The display has a resolution of 2340 x 1080 px and a pixel density of 402 ppi. The front of the device also has a small waterdrop notch which houses the 16 MP selfie camera that can also capture 1080p videos at 30 fps. For securely and swiftly unlocking the device, it also has an in-display fingerprint sensor which is also present in the regular variant of the 6T. Additionally, the device also supports Face Unlock technology.

In comparison to the regular variant, the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition gets an all-new back panel. The rear glass panel has a Carbon-Fiber like design which carries the McLaren logo and a Papaya Orange accent runs along its bottom and side edges keeping to McLaren’s livery colours. Like the regular variant, it also has dual 16 MP + 20 MP camera sensors with Dual LED flash on the back. For connectivity, the OnePlus 6T McLaren edition supports dual 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11 Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC and the USB Type-C port for charging and data syncing which are carried forward from the 6T as well.

In terms of storage, the McLaren Edition variant has 10 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Under the hood, it features the Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 CPU along with Adreno 630 GPU. The smartphone packs a 3700 mAh lithium-ion battery which supports Warp 30 charge. As the name suggests, Warp 30 charges the smartphone with 30 watts of power. In comparison to the dash charge which supports only 20 watts, which is present in the regular version.

According to OnePlus, Warp 30 can charge the device up to 50% in 20 minutes. To attain such rapid charging speed both the handset and the charger get an integrated circuit chip and a finely tuned power management system. To sweeten up the deal, the company ships the smartphone with a Papaya Orange braided cable. Furthermore, the device does not thermal throttle while charging. In simpler words, the user can charge the smartphone at full pace and simultaneously enjoy their favourite games.

Price and Availablity

The new limited edition OnePlus 6T McLaren smartphone is available at 649 € (around Rs 53,000) in the UK. However, the India specific pricing will be revealed only after its official launch which is set for December 12.