Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Chinese smartphone brand, OnePlus, seems to be working on a mid-range smartphone to release in 2020. Named as the OnePlus 8 Lite, the handset could debut alongside the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro smartphones in early 2020. Similar to the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro smartphones, 3D renders of the OnePlus 8 Lite are leaked online now. Going by these renders, we can confirm the OnePlus 8 Lite will feature a punch-hole cutout on the screen and there will be dual cameras on the rear side of the phone. Overall, the OnePlus 8 Lite will look pretty much identical to the OnePlus 8, except for the rectangular camera present on the back. Right now, there’s no official confirmation from OnePlus whether the Lite version of OnePlus 8 exists or not, but it’s apparently in the works.

OnePlus 8 Lite to Launch in Q2 2020: What You Need to Know
The existence of OnePlus 8 Lite comes as a surprise as the company stayed away from the mid-range segment for nearly four years now. The one and only mid-range phone from OnePlus was the OnePlus X which received a poor response from the audience thanks to its sub-par battery life. Since then, OnePlus stuck to only one flagship phone at a time. In 2019, the company’ strategy took a new turn as it went onto compete with the big guns like Samsung, Apple and Huawei in the premium smartphone segment. Also, 2019 will mark as the first year for OnePlus during which it launched four flagship smartphones.
In 2020, it seems like we will get to see three OnePlus smartphones launching at one go. In Q2 2020, OnePlus will launch the OnePlus 8 series which is rumoured to include a total of three phones- the standard OnePlus 8, the premium OnePlus 8 Pro and the affordable OnePlus 8 Lite.