OnePlus may announce new smartphone on June 1

OnePlus, the Chinese start-up behind the hit Android smartphone OnePlus One has put out a teaser tweet on its official account, indicating that it plans to launch something big on 1 June. The tweet reads, “We’re always looking for ways to shake up the tech industry. And we think it’s time for change. Find out more June 1.”

It is followed by a picture of OnePlus One but the smartphone is half-erased. Naturally the tweet has raised expectations that OnePlus is hinting at its upcoming device, the OnePlus Two smartphone. Earlier a Geekbench Benchmark test for a device named OnePlus One A2001 was spotted online. The benchmark test revealed that the model runs Android 5.1, has a ARM Qualcomm at 1.55 GHz with 8 cores.

The ‘leaked’ test was seen as a confirmation that OnePlus Two will come with Snapdragon 810 SoC. A report on GizChina had also noted how OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had discussed the specifications of his company’s upcoming smartphone on China’s Weibo site. Lau had spoken about how the OnePlus Two will come with Snapdragon 810 and will be launched in the third quarter of 2015.