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The OnePlus 16’s coolest feature is also its most embarrassing

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The OnePlus 16’s coolest feature is also its most embarrassing

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Just as I started to get over the near-uselessness of HiLight on the new Pixel 11 Pro models, I got hit across the face with OnePlus’ curious little decision with the upcoming OnePlus 16. The phone is still a few weeks away, but the company has already revealed quite a lot about it, in typical OnePlus fashion.

One detail that stood out about the handset, which I believe would also be its marquee feature, is a glowing LED light array on the phone’s back. It particularly stands out because I believe it’s the feature that will embarrass OnePlus the most, too.

No, it’s just good-ol’ disappointment in the shape of orange LED lights.

Glancing at the leaks and official photos OnePlus has been sharing on Weibo, it’s hard to tell if you are looking at the OnePlus 15 or its successor; the similarity is so uncanny. From what we know so far, the OnePlus 16 is going to be your run-of-the-mill incremental upgrade, bringing the latest Snapdragon top-end chip and a tweaked camera setup — nothing groundbreaking. I did expect this year’s OnePlus flagship to deliver more meaningful upgrades, since the OnePlus 15 turned out to be an utter disappointment, but all we are getting are some glowing lights.

The move smells more like desperation than a meaningful feature addition, almost as if OnePlus has nothing else to offer. Mind you, it’s the same company that differentiated itself with hardware innovations like the Alert Slider, which I would’ve liked every Android maker to copy, and software ingenuity like off-screen gestures and app cloning.


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