OnePlus' latest phone, the affordable OnePlus 9 RT, gets a limited launch

(Pocket-lint) - OnePlus has introduced a caller mid-range phone - but it isn't launching successful the US oregon the UK. Right now, unfortunately, it's lone acceptable for China.

Called the OnePlus 9 RT, it's a "T" exemplary follow-up to the OnePlus 9R, which arrived astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro.

The OnePlus 9R is considered the entry-level exemplary of the 9 series, offering insignificant downgrades specified arsenic a Snapdragon 870 processor alternatively than the latest Snapdragon 888. But that's wherever the OnePlus 9 RT keeps things interesting: It packs the 888, putting it adjacent the aforesaid level arsenic the higher-end 9 models.

Other features see a 6.62-inch surface with a 120Hz refresh complaint and enactment for HDR10+ and a camera setup that houses a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 main sensor, 16-megapixel ultra-wide, and 2-megapixel macro camera. It besides offers a 4,500mAh battery, but it lacks wireless charging similar the OnePlus 9R. 

If immoderate of this interests you, the China-exclusive telephone volition motorboat connected 19 October 2021 with a starting terms of 3,299 RMB (about $510). That aforesaid day, OnePlus volition besides merchandise the OnePlus Buds Z2, a successor to its affordable TWS earbuds, for 499 RMB (about $80).

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 14 October 2021.