OnePlus 9's affordable variant to be called OnePlus 9R and not OnePlus 9E or OnePlus 9 Lite: Report

The third model in the OnePlus 9 series could be named OnePlus 9R, a tipster has revealed. The tipster Evan Blass shared that the rumoured affordable model in OnePlus 9 range could be called OnePlus 9R and not OnePlus 9e, or OnePlus 9 Lite, according to a post in Voice. The post shows what could be a code from the developmental firmware of the device. The post also highlights the OnePlus 9R moniker. While Evan Blass is known to be a reliable tipster, @MaxJambor is unsure and has tweeted, "@evleaks is a very reliable leaker but I wouldn't put my hands in fire for the name of this smartphone."A few days back, GSMArena also shared the specifications for the device. According to the report, OnePlus 9E (as it was being called back then) will include a 6.5-inch display with 2400 × 1080 pixel resolution alongside a 64 MP primary camera and a Snapdragon 690 chipset.[caption id="attachment_8563191" align="alignright" width="1280"] OnePlus 8 Pro[/caption]The report further added that the smartphone will feature an 8 MP ultrawide lens and the battery is expected to come in at 5,000 mAh. The base variant of the OnePlus phone is expected to come with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage.The report further added that the device could be powered by the Snapdragon 888 and features a 6.55-inch Fluid AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate.When it comes to the camera specifications, the device is expected to sport a 48 MP main lens along with a 50 MP secondary lens as well as a 2 MP module. The device boots Android 11.