OnePlus 5T Android Oreo Update Expected In Early 2018

Oneplus 5T was showcased on Thursday in New York and possibly come with upgraded original OnePlus 5 variant which was launched a few months back. The biggest roadblock in the OnePlus 5T launch is that the latest gadget has come with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The company informed at the event of launch about Oreo update plans for the latest OnePlus 5T and a few months back launched OnePlus 5.

The new update concerning Android 8.0 Oreo open beta will be released by the Chinese company for a OnePlus 5 units at the end of this month. It is also expected to showcase OnePlus 5T with beta by this year-end. For concerned customers, if it is not previously apparent, the open beta builds of new Android 8.0 Oreo is required to manually gleam on the OnePlus units. Unluckily, still the OnePlus units are not cleared with a true date for an ultimate OTA build of Android 8.0 Oreo but it may be upgraded in early 2018 as expected. Although, the company mentioned “early 2018" for the launch while delivering the keynote at the launch event on Thursday. Besides Oreo, the Chinese company will also unveil the new addition of OxygenOS too.

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With an undisclosed and fresh Android update 8.0 Oreo, Google scales up auto fill and smart text selection, settings redesigned, picture in picture mode, Google Play music notifications, faster boot times, notification dots, and revamped Google Now. Amazingly, the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T have secured Oreo build in open beta ahead, and denoted to receive a firm upgrade by December end. Although the program can be changed in a meanwhile and it ought to be the last update the smartphone get as committed by the Chinese company.

The OnePlus 5T has been showcased in India at the price tag of Rs. 32,999 featuring 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, and another variant which is priced at Rs. 37,999 featuring 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The latest gadget will be on the market with a Midnight Black color version. The price of The OnePlus 5T is the same in India as mentioned at the launch time event in New York.

In the US, at the time of launch, the smartphone is priced $449 and $559 for 6GB RAM/64GB internal and 8GB RAM/128GB internal respectively.