OnePlus 6 to be the first water resistant smartphone by the company

The Chinese smartphone giant OnePlus is currently gearing up to launch its next flagship, the OnePlus 6. As the launch date is nearing, the company is leaving more teasers and clues for us to guess what the smartphone's features be. This time around the company has left a clue that the upcoming smartphone will be water resistant.

Recently, OnePlus India tweeted via their official Twitter handle saying “Don’t you just hate it when you have to stop using your phone when it rains? So do we.” This simple tweet clearly says that the company's upcoming flagship smartphone will be water resistant. This will make the OnePlus 6 the first OnePlus device to support water resistance.

Water Resistance in a smartphone has been there for quite a while now. Flagships from Samsung, Apple and HTC come with water resistance. OnePlus fans have been asking for water resistance and with the OnePlus 6, they will finally get it.

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The OnePlus 6 is expected to launch sometime in May. However, we already have seen a lot of leaks and rumours telling us what the smartphone will carry under the hood. The OnePlus 6 will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with the Adreno 630 GPU. The device will come with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and this time there will also be a 256GB storage variant.

OnePlus 6 will sport a dual-camera setup at the back with a 16-megapixel and a 20-megapixel sensor. In India, the smartphone will be available exclusively via Amazon. The 2018 flagship from OnePlus will also come in a new Coral Blue colour variant.