The foldable mobile market has become exciting in 2024, with very important launches in recent months, such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, which will be accompanied by new devices in the coming weeks, such as the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
Amidst all this commotion, it’s easy to forget about one of the best foldable phones on the market, the OnePlus Open; and we shouldn’t, because despite the passage of time, it’s still one of the best alternatives on the market. In fact, it’s so good that OnePlus has decided not to release a successor yet, preferring to keep the OnePlus Open alive with a new version.
New OnePlus Open Apex Edition It’s a curious launch. It’s not a completely new phone, since it’s nothing more than the original Open; but it does have some important “hardware” and “software” changes that could convince users who were considering buying a foldable phone (although it probably won’t be enough for those who already bought the original Open).
The first change is also the simplest: a new exclusive reddish color, “Crimson Shadow” that makes the device much more eye-catching; With the vegan leather coating, it really looks like a “premium” phone, while with the original colors, green and black, perhaps something went unnoticed, especially if it was closed. This is not a random change; It turns out that the red tone does not only come from the OnePlus logo, it is also a Tribute to a classic Hasselblad camerathe 503CW which has just received a special edition called “60 Years Red Edition” with, you guessed it, the same red color.
Recall that OnePlus has an alliance with Hasselblad for cameras that gives good results. This OnePlus Apex has the same cameras that have received so much praise, including the 48MP main sensor with Sony’s two-layer architecture for capture more light in night photosIt features a 64 Mpx sensor with 3x optical zoom and a 48 Mpx wide angle from Sony.
OnePlus Open Apex Edition
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The rest of the “hardware” is also the same, including the 7.82-inch AMOLED internal display and the 6.31-inch external display, both 120 Hz and high resolution. Inside, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor is retained. It comes with 16 GB of LPDD5X RAM. Storage is where we find another novelty of this edition, since comes with 1TB UFS 4.0 ROM memoryquite a difference from the 256GB of the original version.
Finally, OnePlus boasted about its new image editing features, which make the big leap towards AI as we have already seen from other brands. In the months since the launch of the OnePlus Open, the use of AI has multiplied, so it makes sense that the company has taken advantage of this relaunch to offer these features. Specifically, users can use features like AI Eraser, which allows remove elements from an image (like people or objects) with just one touch, plus AI Smart Cutout, which lets you cut out objects from photos to use as “stickers” in messaging apps or use in other photos.
The OnePlus Open Apex Edition will be available in Europe from August 27, with a price to be determined.
