OnePlus has announced a version of the OnePlus 8T with additional experimental functions: The OnePlus 8T Concept has a back, the decoration of which can change color. According to the Chinese manufacturer, this is made possible by a color-changing film that contains metal oxide in glass. The metal ions change between dark blue and silver depending on the voltage.

With such a color change, the mobile phone is supposed to signal incoming calls, for example. In the camera module on the back of the OnePlus 8T Concept, there is also a millimeter wave sensor (mmWave), which should enable gesture control without touching the cell phone. According to OnePlus, users can take calls with their hand over the sensor.

This is reminiscent of Google’s radar chip Soli, which was used in the Pixel 4. In the newer editions of its Pixel cell phones, Google has dispensed with this function – in practice it was probably not well received. The mmWave sensor on the OnePlus 8T should be able to measure the user’s breathing in addition to gesture control – the Chinese manufacturer does not provide any further information.

Market launch unclear The regular version of the OnePlus 8T was presented in October. The OnePlus smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, which is powered by the X 55 modem 5G support. Depending on the model, there are 8 or 12 GB of RAM on board, the internal UFS 3.1 memory holds 128 or 256 GByte. The OLED panel of the OnePlus 8T has a refresh rate of 120 Hertz. The 8T Plus has a quadruple camera on the back: It consists of a 48 – megapixel main camera, an ultra-wide angle with 16 Megapixels and 123 degrees of viewing angle, a 5 megapixel macro lens and a monochrome Camera with 2 megapixels.

The prices for the OnePlus 8T started at the market launch at 600 Euro. It is unclear whether the OnePlus 8T Concept will be offered to end customers: The company’s first concept mobile phone, the Concept One, was not sold.

(dahe)