A special OnePlus 11 edition like no other phone in the world is apparently coming soon
While some long-time OnePlus fans continue to be upset with the brand's evolution over the last couple of years, feeling that the Oppo subsidiary has lost its "edge" in the pursuit of a richer product portfolio capable of serving more people around the world, this is still clearly a company that likes to take risks and experiment with bold new technologies... from time to time.
The OnePlus 11 flagship, for instance, may not look like the mobile industry's biggest gamble at first glance, spawning however a decidedly unconventional "concept" at the 2023 Mobile World Congress last month, followed by a virtually unrivaled 100-day test drive program earlier this week.
Just in case those two projects didn't seem ambitious and unorthodox enough, a third experiment of sorts related to the ultra-high-end OnePlus 11 handset is expected to materialize in the near future, at least in China.
Based on official hints dropped on Weibo, you might find it pretty difficult to crack the puzzle of the company's next phone, described as made with "unprecedented materials and craftsmanship" and purportedly aiming to "look unique" in the hands of each individual user.
Luckily, that's where a couple of different social media leakers come in, not only predicting exactly what this device will be all about but also revealing a bunch of images clearly showcasing its... marble back.
That's right, there's a special OnePlus 11 edition in the pipeline that will be constructed from a material never before used on a mobile device... or at least something designed to very closely mimic the look and feel of marble.
We're talking about a potentially cool and slippery feeling, although it obviously remains unclear how OnePlus plans to make each marble-backed phone look different from the next unit. Either way, the use of "unprecedented materials and craftsmanship" strongly suggests availability will be extremely limited for this presumably super-expensive device, which almost certainly rules out a commercial release in the US... or anywhere outside China.
That can't stop us from drooling all over the above pictures and fantasizing about a premium smartphone rocking a design made from something other than glass, metal, plastic, or various combinations of the three "basic" materials.
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless
Things that are NOT allowed: