OnePlus 9 Lite/E to be budget flagship powered by Snapdragon 865

We have known since late November that the upcoming will consist of three flagship smartphones. Now, has obtained more information about the mysterious third device.
The OnePlus 9 Lite will be a cheaper flagship alternative
Expected to be marketed as either the OnePlus 9E or OnePlus 9 Lite when it hits shelves, the device in question will reportedly borrow heavily from the current-gen .

Rather than fitting it with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 chipset, OnePlus plans to reuse the Snapdragon 865 in an attempt to keep costs down and position the phone as a budget flagship. That will ...