OnePlus Buds Pro 2 debuts with Android 13's official spatial audio

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Aside from launching its new phone, OnePlus also showed off its new OnePlus Buds Pro 2. Off the bat, its unique feature is it's the first pair of earbuds to support Android 13's official spatial audio feature. This implementation is compatible with content from services like Disney+ and YouTube videos. If you have the OnePlus 11, you can expect Dolby Atmos support with head tracking.

OnePlus promises studio-like sound with dual drivers that include an 11mm woofer and 6mm tweeter and are co-developed with Dynaudio. It also supports LHDC 4.0 Bluetooth, which it promises is close to wired fidelity. If the typical equalizers aren't to your liking, composer Hans Zimmer created his EQ for these buds. Soundscape emphasizes brighter tones and wider soundstages of movie soundtracks, so if you're a big fan of that, you may like this.

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OnePlus 11 debuts with a sub-CA$1K starting price

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OnePlus latest attempt at a flagship killer has officially debuted in the international market. The OnePlus 11 comes to Canada with a $999 price tag for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model and $1,149 for the 16GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. There's no storage expansion here, so if you need that extra space, you'll have to get the more expensive option. OnePlus pairs that with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor with Android 13-based OxygenOS 13, which we're happy to report is getting four years of software updates instead of the abysmal two in the past.

It gets a reasonably sized 5,000mAh battery that you can top up in just 25 minutes with its 100W SuperVOOC charging support. You can only hit those speeds with the included charging brick and USB-A to USB-C cable. OnePlus takes an unusual approach of not including a USB-C to USB-C cable. But the company reasons that users will bring the cable and the power brick around and the USB-A to USB-C interface is more useful (at least for now) for charging. Unfortunately, there's no wireless charging here, either. 

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Here's your first look at OnePlus' first tablet

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We get our first official and unofficial look at OnePlus' first tablet, the OnePlus Pad. The company is scheduled to unveil the OnePlus 11 internationally on February 7. And it looks like the OnePlus Pad will make its debut on the same day. The event teaser image for the US shows a new banner image with the upcoming phone and earbuds placed on top of the tablet. Another image from its Indian page shows a camera bump on the OnePlus Pad similar to the OnePlus 11's camera. It also shows the tablet in a green colour option.

Leaked images from OnLeaks and MySmartPrice also show off more renders of the tablet expected to sport an 11.6-inch display and metal unibody chassis.

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OnePlus 11 will launch in China first on Jan. 4

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OnePlus will be launching its next flagship first in its home country before its international launch event in India on February 7. The company will first unveil the OnePlus 11 5G in China on January 4. The new flagship is expected to get features like LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. Its base model will get 12GB of RAM, and it's expected to have a 16GB RAM variant in China with 512GB of storage. The green colour we've seen in the past OnePlus flagship phone will make a comeback along with a black option.

The OnePlus 11 5G gets a triple-camera setup on the back, which it developed with Hasselblad. The alert slider comes back to this Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered phone. We'll make sure to update you with the official specs when the event happens.

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