Rumors are rife that OnePlus has probably ended the production of OnePlus 3. Hence, the Chinese firm is expected to announce a new flagship smartphone.
There has been a great demand for OnePlus 3 smartphone. However, the company has been struggling to meet the demand. OnePlus has been unsuccessful in replenishing the shortage in OnePlus 3 shortage, Gizmo China reported.
Customers have been experiencing delay of up to four to five weeks to receive their ordered OnePlus 3 units. It is simply unacceptable to see the company failing to meet the demand for OnePlus that was released in June.
An insider from the supply chain has revealed that the company may permanently end the production of OnePlus 3. The company is reportedly working on a powerful flagship device that will be powered by Snapdragon 821. The OnePlus 3 is driven by Snapdragon 820 chipset.
One of the reasons why OnePlus is struggling in the production of OnePlus 3 is because of shortage in supply of its AMOLED display. Hence, rumors are indicating that the company will be incorporating LCD display on the upcoming smartphone.
The next flagship from OnePlus is expected to arrive with OnePlus 4 moniker. However, speculations suggest that it will be a slight upgrade over OnePlus 3, it may arrive as OnePlus 3 Plus.
The company has been following a strategy of releasing one flagship per year. However, it seems that it may be forced to release a flagship smartphone with this year rather than next year.
According to Phone Arena, customers are now only able to order the graphite model of OnePlus 3 with delayed arrival. The gold version is gone out of stock.
Releasing a Snapdragon 821 chipset driven OnePlus smartphone would allow the company to compete with smartphones like Google Pixel, Xiaomi Mi 5s, Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus and Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe Special Edition that are powered by the same chipset.
As far as other specs of the upcoming OnePlus smartphone, it is expected to include 6 GB of RAM and 3,000 mAh battery. The release date of the smartphone is not known yet, but it is expected to be available for buying within this year.
Here is a review of OnePlus 3