A brand new model of the OnePlus 11 is on the best way – and it’ll be constructed out of one thing apart from glass or steel.

That’s in keeping with OnePlus China president Li Jie, who revealed the information on the social media web site Weibo (opens in new tab). “OnePlus 11 is about to launch a ‘particular product’, which as soon as once more challenges the ‘not possible’ within the business,” Jie mentioned “It’s constructed with unprecedented supplies and craftsmanship, making every cell phone distinctive and main the flagship high quality once more.”  

There have been no additional particulars as to precisely what the telephone can be constructed from, however curiously the submit included a picture of a OnePlus 11 superimposed over the planet Jupiter. Suffice to say, this does not look to be a market-ready model of the OnePlus 11 Idea telephone we went hands-on with at MWC 2023, with built-in liquid cooling.

The OnePlus 11 is presently bought with a rear fabricated from Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and a steel body operating its edge, very like the perfect Samsung telephones are, and certainly because the likes of the Google Pixel 7 is. 

 So, why Jupiter? 

Assuming OnePlus is not going to drag off a sci-fi feat and make a telephone solely out of fuel (although some would possibly discover their advertising filled with scorching air), the query of the day is what the Jupiter reference signifies. And certainly, how that then tallies with the selection of fabric.

Glass, ceramic, steel, leather-based, vegan-leather, and polycarbonate are all choices which have already been utilized by different telephones – so it could be shocking if OnePlus selected any of these. A couple of individuals have steered marble, primarily based on the look of Jupiter. The planet, from a distance, does resemble marble, which is not a far cry from ceramic – a fabric that guardian firm Oppo already makes use of.

A design just like the signature brown of the Oppo Discover X6 may discover its solution to international markets, in spite of everything, with this new materials as its medium. A OnePlus 11 in marble could be moderately marbellous (please clap) and one thing we’ve not seen but in a telephone. In fact, there’s additionally solely a slight likelihood that it’s going to come to Australian, European, and US markets anyway with a China-only rollout way more seemingly.

Happily, the corporate’s newest flagship is nice even with out fancy new supplies. As our OnePlus 11 evaluation makes clear, it has a strong digital camera, quick charging, and glorious efficiency, and deserves its place in our record of the perfect telephones presently accessible, consequently.