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There won’t be a OnePlus 9T this year, company CEO confirms
July 11, 2025
Every year since 2016,OnePlushas launched an updated version of its current flagship phone. It started with theOnePlus 3Tand has gone on without a hitch up until last year with theOnePlus 8T. However, the streak comes to a halt in 2021.
Pete Lau, OnePlus’ CEO and co-founder, confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat there will not be aOnePlus 9Tthis year. Previously,the rumor mill suggestedthere wouldn’t be a Pro T-series model, which wasn’t too surprising considering there wasn’t one last year, either. However, the lack of any T-series device is a big shift for the brand.
See also:A history of OnePlus’ entire lineup so far
It does make sense, though. The ongoing global chip shortage is making the launch of any large-scale smartphone difficult, for one. Also, OnePlus’ portfolio is getting very tight, with phones like theOnePlus Nord 2,OnePlus 9R, andOnePlus 8Tall being very similar in multiple ways. If you throw a OnePlus 9T in there, things will simply get more convoluted.
Additionally, Lau also confirmed that Oxygen OS is going through a big change. The company will be merging Oxygen OS and Color OS — the Android skin of its sister brand OPPO. Launching a new smartphone in the middle of that major transition would be tricky.
Regardless, if you were looking forward to the OnePlus 9T, it’s not happening. Keep in mind, though, that this doesn’t mean OnePlus doesn’t have any new smartphones on the way in 2021. There could be a few surprises left — just no 9T.
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