OnePlus 10 Pro release date rumors: When could the phone reach the US?

OnePlus 10 Pro release date rumors: When could the phone reach the Usa?

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It took several announcements, but OnePlus finally revealed just about everything we need to know about the OnePlus 10 Pro — save for one critical detail. While the new OnePlus flagship is now available in Mainland china, it'southward still non officially known just when the OnePlus 10 Pro will reach other countries such as the U.Due south. and UK, though leaked release dates are giving united states a better idea.

That's a big deal. OnePlus phones have a dedicated following in those countries from smartphone users who appreciate how OnePlus packs premium features into devices that don't cost equally much every bit some of the other best Android phones. Naturally, these OnePlus fans are just a wee bit curious as to when the OnePlus 10 Pro is coming their way.

All OnePlus has told united states of america is that the OnePlus 10 Pro will come to markets outside Red china "afterwards in 2022." That's a pretty wide window and a long fourth dimension to potentially await if you've got your sights set up on a OnePlus 10 Pro.

So when will the OnePlus 10 Pro reach the U.Due south. and Britain? We can't say for sure. Only we can make an educated guess, especially with a new rumor that'south added more clarity to the timing of the OnePlus 10 Pro's global launch.

When has OnePlus released phones in the past?

OnePlus' past behavior may provide some inkling every bit to what volition happen this fourth dimension around with the OnePlus 10 Pro. Typically, the company unveils its big flagship phone for the twelvemonth in early leap, with the date inching forward in recent years.

Phones	Declaration Date	U.S. Release Date
OnePlus 9/OnePlus 9 Pro	March 23, 2022	April 2, 2022
OnePlus 8/OnePlus eight Pro	April 14, 2022	April 29, 2022
OnePlus vii/OnePlus 7 Pro	May xiv, 2022	May 17, 2022
OnePlus half-dozen	May 2, 2022	May 21, 2022
OnePlus 5	June 20, 2022	June 20, 2022

Five years ago, OnePlus released its flagship phone in tardily June. Gradually, that date has crept forward, with the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus ix Pro debuting in March a year ago. Given the design of release dates for recent OnePlus flagships, yous'd look that March release schedule to continue — bold OnePlus doesn't continue trying to move up the release of its phone.

Ii factors could impact rollout plans for this year. First, the Covid-nineteen pandemic is ongoing, with the Omicron variant of the illness causing a surge in cases. Potentially that could impact production, possibly delaying OnePlus' launch plans. 2d, the chip shortage that's indomitable the electronic industry for about of 2022 is continuing into this year, which could also impact release dates for things like phones.

OnePlus x Pro vs. Galaxy S22

There'southward also the small-scale matter of the Samsung Galaxy S22, which is expected to arrive in a month's time. Specifically, the latest rumor has the Galaxy S22 debuting at the Samsung Unpacked 2022 outcome on February 8 or February 9 with the phone itself shipping earlier the cease of the calendar month. Samsung has already confirmed that we'll run across new Galaxy phones in February.

a Galaxy s22 concept graphic based on new rumors about the phone's design — Similar the OnePlus 10 Pro, the Milky way S22 (seen here as a render) is probable to run on a Snapdragon viii Gen 1 chipset. (Prototype credit: Super Roader/YouTube)

You wouldn't think that the launch of a Samsung phone would have much of an affect on OnePlus' plans, but the devices aren't completely unrelated. In recent years, Samsung has been the showtime phone maker to feature the latest Snapdragon system-on-chip in U.S.-jump handsets — to the point where some have speculated that Samsung enjoys an exclusivity window with Qualcomm's silicon. Even if such a deal isn't in place, generally the kickoff telephone to country in the U.S. with Qualcomm's latest chipset has been a Samsung flagship.

The OnePlus ten Pro volition feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen i, Qualcomm's new top-of-the-line silicon. But it's largely expected that the U.S. version of the Galaxy S22 will run on that chipset, too. If that'due south the case, the OnePlus 10 Pro might appear afterward the Galaxy S22 launches, pushing its release into March at the primeval.

What the OnePlus 10 Pro release date rumors say

We didn't have a lot of rumors to go on for when the OnePlus 10 Pro might arrive in other countries similar the U.S. or Uk., mostly because rumors had been focusing on the phone's specs in accelerate of its reveal at the offset of January. For a long time, all nosotros really had to become on was a tweet from leaker Max Jambor dating back to November. Jambor had mentioned the staggered launch plans for the OnePlus 10 Pro, with the early release in Red china. That aforementioned study includes a timeline where the global launch of the phone is pegged for the March/Apr timeframe.

But new details have emerged since the OnePlus 10 Pro's Communist china release. Leaker Yogesh Brar has posted OnePlus' alleged launch schedule for the first half of this yr, and it includes a March date for the OnePlus x Pro global launch.

In continuation to yesterday'due south tweet, here a timeline on upcoming OnePlus productsFeb - Nord CE 2 (India)Nord N20 (Europe)March - OnePlus 10 Pro (Global)April - Android 12 rollout with Unified OS.New smart TVs, neckband (ANC), new buds are inbetween the in a higher place products.January 18, 2022

If accurate, it sounds like we have at to the lowest degree a month-and-a-half before the OnePlus 10 Pro reaches the U.South. and the UK. That as well means the telephone volition get in after the Galaxy S22 launch, assuming that timeframe is accurate, too.

Fifty-fifty after the OnePlus 10 Pro ships in the rest of the earth, we could still be waiting for another version. A new rumor has an Ultra version of the OnePlus 10 appearing sometime in the 2d half of 2022.

OnePlus 10 Pro US release appointment outlook

There's a reason the OnePlus 10 Pro is such a highly anticipated phone. Besides the new Snapdragon chipset, there'southward the promise of ongoing camera improvements fueled by OnePlus' partnership with Hasselblad. Nosotros're too told the fast-refreshing display uses new LTPO 2.0 applied science, and we're eager to see that in action. As well as if there's a OnePlus 10 standard model like we hope there will be.

Only all signs — from OnePlus' history to rumors near the U.S. launch date — bespeak to a March launch for the OnePlus ten Pro. OnePlus fans can take comfort in the fact that the engagement isn't all that different from the past few years, though the release of the telephone elsewhere may make that of little comfort.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has strong opinions about Apple, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.