The 'premium' and 'affordable' OnePlus 9R 5G is confirmed, but it's not all good news

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While OnePlus never made much of an effort to keep the specifications and designs of its first flagship phones of 2021 under wraps ahead of their March 23 announcement event, a slightly humbler third handset widely expected to go official next week as well did manage to largely escape the limelight… until today.
Big goals, limited availability
Once again, the unconventional company is taking control of the media narrative, intentionally revealing the kind of info you’d normally expect to hear from professional leakers and rumormongers in order to build buzz and awareness around an unreleased product.

Before you get too excited about the premium, fast, smooth, and affordable 9R, you should note there seems to be a good reason why Lau offered these details to an Indian news outlet rather than a Western publication of some sort. You guessed it, the upcoming smartphone is “specially” built for India, which almost certainly means official US availability is out of the question.
Rumored OnePlus 9R 5G specs and a “global” surprise
Lau’s multiple mentions of “smooth scrolling” and a “smooth experience” on the 9R all but guarantee the phone will come with 90Hz display refresh rate capabilities (at the very least), while 5G support is not explicitly confirmed but heavily implied.
If previous gossip proves trustworthy, the 6.5-inch OnePlus 9R 5G could also pack a hefty 5,000mAh battery and at least 8 gigs of RAM paired with 128 gigs of internal storage space.
From our start we’ve cared about the feel of our devices. So when it came to our first #OnePlusWatch, we chose to go beyond the ordinary and use a premium material never before seen in a smartwatch. Tune in on March 23 for more. pic.twitter.com/lXE2hXub9T
— Pete Lau (@PeteLau) March 18, 2021
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