OnePlus Z benchmarks just leaked — here's how fast it is

OnePlus Z benchmarks but leaked — here'southward how fast it is

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If you've been following the rumors surrounding the OnePlus Z, yous may know OnePlus is planning to launch a more affordable handset that still promises large ability. A Geekbench 5 listing purportedly sourced from the new phone (via Pocketnow) has given united states of america a sense of just how potent OnePlus' upcoming budget-minded bruiser could be.

The listing links a phone with the model designation OnePlus AC2003 to an octa-cadre Qualcomm chipset with a base clock speed of one.8GHz, alongside a generous 12GB of RAM. That fleck is believed to be the Snapdragon 765G — one of Qualcomm's few 5G chipsets aside from its 865 series processors that appear in more premium handsets, like the OnePlus 8 and Samsung Galaxy S20.

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With that chip, the OnePlus Z is reportedly able to attain a multi-core Geekbench 5 score of 1,955 points. That's considerably faster than some recent midrange phones we've seen, like the TCL 10 Pro (1,604) and concluding year's still-compelling Google Pixel 3a (1,336). Unsurprisingly, information technology'due south also far off from Snapdragon 865-powered phones, like the OnePlus 8 (iii,387), even with all that RAM on board. And forget nigh challenging the low-price iPhone SE 2020 (iii,226 on Geekbench 5) and its surprisingly powerful A13 Bionic processor.

Now, this isn't the first fourth dimension we've seen the Snapdragon 765G chip linked to the OnePlus Z. The primeval rumors suggested OnePlus might elect to go with MediaTek Dimensity silicon for the device, though more than recent leaks have suggested the company has called Qualcomm power instead.

It'south likewise early to say quite how expensive the OnePlus Z will be, but we tin can look at OnePlus' existing range for a flake of perspective. Currently, the OnePlus viii starts at $699, and so we reckon $599 would probably exist the upper limit for OnePlus could charge for this device while still ensuring information technology serves a dissimilar slice of the market. Personally, we'd like to meet the OnePlus Z slot in at $449 or $499 to compete confronting the iPhone SE 2020 and Google Pixel 4a. Still, given the phone's 5G connectivity, that merely might not exist feasible.

Regardless, the OnePlus Z could be one of the cheapest 5G phones on the market place when it launches, and one of the best performing in the midrange category. The Snapdragon 765 isn't a flagship processor, though its operation should suffice for most users.

Furthermore, if OnePlus opts for the "Thousand" gaming variant of the 765, equally has been rumored, the phone'due south graphical capabilities should be stiff plenty to handle just about any modern mobile title at middle-of-the-route settings — offer a path to quality mobile gaming that's far more affordable than the four-digit flagships so many companies have been launching as of late. Rumor has it the OnePlus Z could even sport a 90Hz display likewise.

We don't exactly know when the OnePlus Z volition surface, though some rumors have pointed to the launch coming as soon equally July — and so stay tuned.

Adam Ismail is a staff writer at Jalopnik and previously worked on Tom'due south Guide covering smartphones, automobile tech and gaming. His beloved for all things mobile began with the original Motorola Droid; since then he'due south owned a diversity of Android and iOS-powered handsets, refusing to stay loyal to one platform. His piece of work has as well appeared on Digital Trends and GTPlanet. When he'southward not fiddling with the latest devices, he's at an indie pop show, recording a podcast or playing Sega Dreamcast.