The AchieVer Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 The McLaren OnePlus 6T has just been made official at an event hosted in McLaren’s headquarters, where the luxury automaker and the budget-friendly smartphone company inaugurated the start of their brand partnership. Speaking with The Verge ahead of the announcement, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei admitted that he was convinced the collaboration made sense after test-driving a McLaren 720S. To him, both McLaren and OnePlus are brands for “people in the know.” There are lots of other flashy cars you can get, argues Pei, but you get a McLaren when you’re really into cars and the driving experience. By extension, the same thing goes for OnePlus. The two brands are both obsessive in their pursuit of speed. So what’s uniquely McLaren about the McLaren OnePlus 6T? The answer is in the cosmetics: the 6T is still made of the same materials as its regular edition, but this one has McLaren’s signature Papaya Orange color subtly integrated into its design, and the glossy glass rear cover features a new carbon fiber pattern. You also get a special Salute to Speed book with the purchase of the phone. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is candid in saying that OnePlus is expert in building phones and that the design is all OnePlus’ work, with only a little assistance and inspiration from McLaren. But he promises McLaren has brought “content excitement” on the software front. Photo: OnePlus Keeping most of the regular OnePlus 6T’s spec sheet intact, the new edition adds two standout features that you can’t get on the original. First is 10GB of RAM, which is allied to 256GB of storage on the device. OnePlus notes that the McLaren OnePlus 6T will be the first globally released phone with 10GB. The other major addition is called Warp Charge 30, which achieves extra-speedy 30W charging. A day’s power (read: 50 percent charge of the 3,700mAh battery) in 20 minutes is OnePlus’ big promise. The McLaren OnePlus 6T will be available in North America and Western Europe from December 13th, to be followed shortly thereafter by availability in China, India, and the Nordics. The US price is $699 and the European price is €699 / £649. That makes it OnePlus’ most expensive phone to date, but also one of the most affordable from the stable of phones produced in partnership with luxury car brands. OnePlus and McLaren say that they’ve agreed on a long-term exclusive partnership, though neither would commit to saying there’ll be future McLaren editions of phones. All they’ll say for now is that the association of the two brands makes sense for both, and they’ll look for more opportunities to collaborate in the future. Photo: OnePlus source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 10GB of RAM and 256GB of storage with supercar branding for $700 In brief: OnePlus and McLaren have formed a partnership to create a limited edition smartphone that borrows theming from iconic supercars. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition brings more memory and faster charging, but no other major under the hood changes. Supercar maker McLaren and smartphone manufacturer OnePlus recently announced a partnership. At a "Salute to Speed" launch event held today, the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition is being officially unveiled. Differences between the McLaren Edition and standard OnePlus 6T models are mostly cosmetic, but even faster fast charging is a standout feature. Warp Charge 30 is what OnePlus is calling its 30W fast charging technology. Borrowing the signature Papaya Orange paint color, OnePlus has accented the edges of the lower half on the rear of the phone. Although OnePlus has already crammed a 3,700mAh battery into the OnePlus 6T, the ability to gain a few more hours of screen-on time in just a few minutes is an attractive feature. OnePlus also made mention of more stringent cooling when higher rates of charging are being used. Aside from charging, memory is given a bump up to 10GB of RAM while storage is set at 256GB. Whether or not 10GB of memory provides any advantage on a smartphone this year is somewhat suspect, but there is nothing wrong with a little extra headroom. Sharing branding with a supercar company has its drawbacks though. The McLaren Edition will be the most expensive phone ever released by OnePlus. Arriving at a starting price of $699, the special edition model will go on sale beginning December 13 in North America and Western Europe. China, India, and Nordic countries will be able to purchase sometime in the near future. For $700, OnePlus may have a little bit of a hard time convincing Samsung Galaxy owners or Google Pixel users to make the switch. However, all of the standard edition OnePlus 6T models still exist at or below their original price points. Even though McLaren and OnePlus now have a clear partnership in place, McLaren employees will not be using this new special edition phone. That is not to say that another brand of phones will be used, only that there may be something else coming down the pipeline from OnePlus that has the attention of McLaren's higher ups. Original Article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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