Rumor: Snapdragon 801-powered OnePlus X will launch next month

You know what would be nice? Being able to buy a OnePlus 2 without having to jump through hoops to get an invite quickly or wait a long time to receive one normally. You know what OnePlus is doing instead of making this happen? Releasing yet another smartphone. Co-founder Carl Pei has confirmed that the device will be released before the end of the year, but that’s about all the official information we have. As for unofficial information (leaks), we’re pretty sure that it’s going to be called the OnePlus X, will have a somewhat different design from the OnePlus 2, and some new leaked specs suggest that the device will have a last-generation Snapdragon 801 and a 5-inch display, and will launch in October. 

OnePlus has announced their new flagship back in July, the OnePlus 2. This smartphone is a direct successor to the company’s first ever smartphone, the OnePlus One, which was announced back in 2014. The OnePlus One was one of the best devices of last year, and expectations are quite high for its successor as well. That being said, the company’s CEO has confirmed prior to OnePlus 2’s launch that the company is preparing a second device to release later this year. We didn’t really have all that many details about this phone, other than the fact it will probably be a mid-range device, and that it might be called OnePlus Mini or X. Well, a new leak surfaced recently, which seemingly reveals more details about OnePlus’ upcoming device, read on. According to the source, the OnePlus X will sport a somewhat different design to the OnePlus 2, and a part of the reason is because not everyone liked the design of OnePlus’ new flagship. You might recall that two renders leaked quite recently, showing off the alleged OnePlus X, well, the source did say that the phone will sport a new design, but did not confirm the leaked renders just yet. Some spec info surfaced as well, and it seems like the OnePlus X will feature a 5-inch display, and it might be powered by the Snapdragon 801 quad-core SoC. The fingerprint scanner will reportedly going to be located below the rear-facing camera sensor(s).