Officially confirmed that the OnePlus Ace 5 series will be launched soon

OnePlus’ upcoming Ace 5 series smartphones have been the subject of rumors for months. After numerous speculations and leaks, OnePlus China President Louis Lee has finally confirmed that the Ace 5 series will be launched in the company’s home market soon. OnePlus is skipping the Ace 4 series and instead launching the OnePlus Ace 5 series as the successor to the OnePlus Ace 3 and OnePlus Ace 3 Pro. They are tipped to come with Snapdragon chipsets and a 50-megapixel primary camera on the rear.

Louis Lee, the president of OnePlus China revealed the name of the upcoming series on Weibo. The new lineup will be known as OnePlus Ace 5, skipping number 4. The phones are said to offer improvements over its predecessors. He states that the performance of the new line-up is “a generation ahead of products of the same level”.

While an exact launch date for the OnePlus Ace 5 series is not yet known, a recent leak claimed that it will launch in China in December, while a global launch is likely to take place in January. It was previously speculated that the handsets would land in China sometime in November.

Specifications OnePlus Ace 5, OnePlus Ace 5 Pro (expected)

According to previous leaks, the OnePlus Ace 5 could come with a 6.78-inch BOE X2 8T LTPO display with a resolution of 1.5K. The Pro model is tipped to sport BOE’s X2 8T LTPO display with a 1.5K resolution. The vanilla model is said to be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, while the OnePlus Ace 5 Pro is speculated to run on the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.

Both models are tipped with a triple rear camera setup, headlined by a 50-megapixel main camera. The OnePlus Ace 5 may have a 16-megapixel selfie shooter. It is said to come with an alert slider and a 6,300mAh battery with 100W fast charging support. The OnePlus Ace 5 Pro is said to pack a 6,500mAh battery with 100W fast charging support.

The OnePlus Ace 5 will likely be unveiled globally as the OnePlus 13R. The Pro model could be exclusive to the Chinese market.