Todays OnePlus event: what to expect and how to watch

While tech companies have had to stop showing their new devices in front of live, cheering audiences, that doesn’t mean they’re not going to introduce their products with as much fanfare as possible. Today, OnePlus will introduce its new line of phones (according to reports, the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro). But what can we expect? The rumor mill has, as you might have guessed, been working overtime.

To begin with what we know for sure is coming: wireless charging. According to a talk that The Verge’s Dieter Bohn had with OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, the company’s 6.78-inch “ultraflagship” OnePlus 8 Pro will support wireless charging, the first time that feature will be available for a OnePlus phone. The wireless charging should be fast, too,...

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