OnePlus has always been not only an expert smartphone company but also a team of technology enthusiasts who strive to overcome the limits of the possible. From here you get results that allow you to bring new and powerful technologies to the market on smartphones, such as the industry’s first high refresh rate display on OnePlus 7 Pro or ultra-fast wireless charging with Warp Charge 30 on OnePlus 8 Pro.

But sometimes OnePlus likes to experiment with new generation technologies or designs who are ahead of their time. In January 2020, the first concept phone was launched, the OnePlus Concept One , which using electrochromic glass technology – a new type of glass that changes color – made the phone’s camera “invisible.” Showing Concept One to the world was one of the highlights of the year for OnePlus, which allowed designers and engineers to explore new ways of interaction with smartphones to bring a new range of benefits to users, if and when these technologies hit the market in the future.

Now with OnePlus 8T , launched in October 2020, the company decides to push the boundaries of human interaction with mobile technology once again. Combining design inspired by nature and a burdenless approach to interacting with devices, the OnePlus team is developing further the technology of the first concept phone to show even more advantages and technological breakthroughs for the users of the future, all thanks to our latest project: the OnePlus 8T Concept .

OnePlus 8T Concept: this is how it’s done

At OnePlus they know that good product design must always aim at one goal: a better user experience . This thinking drives the design and development of products that are always trying to bring to consumers, but it also influences the more conceptual technologies they may have a positive impact for users in the future. And here’s the new OnePlus 8T Concept which uses a combination of nature-inspired design and advanced technologies to create an even more natural interaction between users and the device.

In the meantime, let’s start with the design. OnePlus engineers drew inspiration for the colors of the new smartphone from the water flowing in the hot springs of Pamukkale, Turkey. Nature is capable of creating true masterpieces and drawing inspiration from Pamukkale and other natural elements, they have created new interaction experiences that are more natural, intuitive and effortless. At the base of everything is the ECMF that allows the product design of a device to work dynamically at the user and software experience level.

In the case of OnePlus 8T Concept , l ?? ECMF (Electronic Color, Material and Finish) took the form of a film that changes color thanks to the metal oxide contained in the glass , as the valence state of the metal ions varies according to the voltage. This means that when the metal oxide is activated, the color of the glass changes from a dark blue to a light silver.

The ECMF becomes truly interactive when it works in combination with mmWave , and thus changes the way we interact with technology. The operating principle of this technology, borrowed from 5G, is that the mmWave radar module transmits and receives electromagnetic waves. When receiving electromagnetic waves, digital signal processing (DSP) and the CPU perform signal and information processing, allowing the device to perceive, visualize, locate and track objects.

The combination of the changing colors on the electrochromic back of the OnePlus 8T Concept with mmWave sensing technology it is only the first step to open a wide range of possibilities for interaction with your smartphones. In the near future, OnePlus believes there will be many other uses for Reactive Sensing. ù

• Touchless Notifications – This new technology could flash colors for an incoming call, and users could accept or decline the call with a simple gesture. This will allow users to control the OnePlus 8T Concept using gestures without even touching the device.
• Breathing Monitor – mmWave technology can record a user’s breathing, allowing the color to change in sync with the user and making the phone a biofeedback device.

OnePlus Gaudì

Following the successful launch of Concept One, OnePlus is also introducing OnePlus Gaudí, with the goal of empowering creative minds with fun but meaningful technology. With a multicultural and diverse team of 39 designer based in Shenzhen, Taipei, New York and different parts of India, OnePlus believes that art defies technology and that technology inspires art.

OnePlus Gaudí brings the spirit of Never Settle to OnePlus 8T, integrating a new type more natural and ?? biologically ?? interactivity ?? inspired on a smartphone. With the OnePlus 8T Concept, the OnePlus Gaudí team has developed an alternative version of the device that blends organic and industrial design