OnePlus 5T to get a Sandstone finish variant next month

OnePlus likely to revive the classic OnePlus sandstone finish of the OnePlus One and the OnePlus Two with the OnePlus 5T. The smartphone manufacturer has published a teaser video called “What’s in the Box?” on YouTube portraying people touching and feeling a mysterious device in the box. While the video nor the company told anyone about what's inside the box, we hear words like “smooth,” “textured,” “stone,” “sand,” “grippy,” and even something as clear as original OnePlus One Sandstone finish. However, the video ends with a caption saying “Unbox the mystery. January 2018.”

OnePlus ditched it's famous Sandstone finish with the OnePlus 3 and never re-introduced it back again in their smartphones. The company's latest flagship, the OnePlus 5T was launched only in one colour, namely Midnight Black. The company also added a white finish OnePlus 5T in the form of the Star Wars Edition. The video and all the shreds of evidence give away the fact that the company is working on the sandstone finish for the OnePlus 5T.

With the Star Wars edition being a limited edition device, the sandstone finish will be officially the second colour option for the device. The smartphone will be launching globally in January according to the video, by OnePlus still hasn't confirmed anything let alone the Sandstone finish variant.

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OnePlus has consistently been good at improving the user experience and the smartphone design based on user feedback and responses of its fans and its users. It won't be a surprise if they bring back the long-demanded sandstone finish.

OnePlus 5T specifications

The OnePlus 5T replaced the OnePlus 5 in November. The smartphone was an upgrade to the OnePlus 5 by featuring thinner bezels and giving a more 2017 look. It sports a 6-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset and comes in two storage options: 6GB RAM variant with 64GB storage and an 8GB RAM variant with 128GB storage.

Apart from a better display the OnePlus 5T also improved the camera. It features a dual rear camera setup with a combination of 16-megapixel sensor and a 20-megapixel secondary sensor. The selfie camera is the same 16-megapixel setup found on OnePlus 5. The smartphone is powered by a 3,300mAh battery. The device can be purchased only from Amazon India at a starting price of Rs. 32,999.