Headphone Jack is very likely, SD Card slot is possible

[Jayram2000]

The title says it all, but I will explain some of the background for this.

As some of you may know OnePlus, Oppo, and Vivo are all owned by the same firm under the name of BBK Electronics. And in the past there have been close similarities between OnePlus and Oppo devices. Take Dash Charging being a OnePlus rebrand of Oppo's VOOC Charging as an example.
This time around OnePlus has taking the design out of Oppo's book. The recently unveiled Oppo R11 looks strikingly similar to the OnePlus 5, take a look:

As you can see the similarities are very clear, even down to the antennae lines.

So sure, they look alike but we all know their specs will be different in terms of processing. Obviously the OP5 will boast the Snapdragon 835 and supposedly 8GB of RAM. Far different than the R11's spec sheet. But a few key details on the R11's spec sheet raise some questions on whether or not they will carry over to the OP5.

http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_r11_plus-8719.php
Taking a look at the spec sheet we find a few details that are most interesting. The first, is that the screen is still 1080p, the second, a headphone jack is included, and the third is the most interesting of them all: SD card slot.
While I am aware this is a simple internal change to add or remove an SD card slot from a design standpoint, is this an indication that OnePlus may finally give us an SD Card slot again?
Only time will tell.
Going back to the topic of headphone jacks, the R11 has one and I really don't see OnePlus dropping it either since they have gone out and poked fun at Apple for their decision. It would be silly to mock a competitor for something they removed then remove it yourself. Just food for thought.

What do you all think? Will OnePlus really give us a SD Card slot?

 

[maddler]

I'd really love to get the sd card slot.
That plus the extra increased resolution could be worth the buy by itself for me.

 

[kanttii]

It sounds like the headphone jack will be on the top if it's included. Carl Pei did that poll on twitter and the response was overwhelmingly "WANT WANT WANT" for a headphone jack. In the photos it doesn't seem to be on the bottom so it has to be on the top.. if I remember right, some rumors suggested that too on Weibo or elsewhere.

 

[Jayram2000]

It sounds like the headphone jack will be on the top if it's included. Carl Pei did that poll on twitter and the response was overwhelmingly "WANT WANT WANT" for a headphone jack. In the photos it doesn't seem to be on the bottom so it has to be on the top.. if I remember right, some rumors suggested that too on Weibo or elsewhere.

Some of those tweets were in reference to an alleged design that isn't the one that was revealed officially. For a side note, the R11 has a headphone jack on the bottom and we have already seen the top of the OP5 without a headphone jack. Look at OnePlus' header on twitter for example.

 

[Chaphasilor]

In the photos it doesn't seem to be on the bottom so it has to be on the top..

Actually, if you take a look at the official "leaked" picture on the @Oneplus Twitter account, you can clearly see that there is no jack at the top, so if there is one and the picture is real, it has to be at the bottom where it belongs...

 

[Jayram2000]

Actually, if you take a look at the official "leaked" picture on the @Oneplus Twitter account, you can clearly see that there is no jack at the top, so if there is one and the picture is real, it has to be at the bottom where it belongs...

I miss having the jack on the bottom, so much better for putting in my pocket with headphone in.

 

[Chaplan]

They took their time to add all this triangle shape noise on the bottom of the device on their previous leak so you couldn't see anything clearly, apart from the power button if editing it.
I guess the jack is there, on the bottom. They are hyping a lot about it. Maybe it crossed the road from the right to the left bottom of the phone.
That's my wild guess...

 

[kanttii]

Some of those tweets were in reference to an alleged design that isn't the one that was revealed officially. For a side note, the R11 has a headphone jack on the bottom and we have already seen the top of the OP5 without a headphone jack. Look at OnePlus' header on twitter for example.

Actually, if you take a look at the official "leaked" picture on the @Oneplus Twitter account, you can clearly see that there is no jack at the top, so if there is one and the picture is real, it has to be at the bottom where it belongs...

Thanks, I hadn't seen those latest ones yet!

 

[3DSammy]

I would like the mSD reader in an dual SIM holder as I'd likely buy the 64GB version of this phone assuming that the price difference between the 64GB and 128GB versions was at least double that of a 64GB mSD. If the headphone jack is dropped it will take stronger reviews to sway me to buy.
I already have high quality headphones so I definitely don't want inferior bluetooth audio. I'll put up with only having a FHD OLED display but would prefer QHD but if it's down to better battery life I'd accept FHD on a 5.5" screen. My current Nexus 5 IPS screen still looks very good for my day to day use, obviously no VR though.

 

[aenews]

While I am aware this is a simple internal change to add or remove an SD card slot from a design standpoint, is this an indication that OnePlus may finally give us an SD Card slot again?
Only time will tell.
Going back to the topic of headphone jacks, the R11 has one and I really don't see OnePlus dropping it either since they have gone out and poked fun at Apple for their decision. It would be silly to mock a competitor for something they removed then remove it yourself. Just food for thought.
What do you all think? Will OnePlus really give us a SD Card slot?

I would say that previous Oppo phones bearing a resemblance to the OP flagships also had microSD slots, and that did not carry over to OP. So I wouldn't hold my breath on the microSD Slot though I certainly hope they decide to include one anyways. I doubt it as they'd want people to buy the higher storage model as well.

 

[Ozone74]

The "Why did the headphone jack cross the road?" Tweet by Carl Pei could also mean the headphone jack is on the other side of the Bottom USB port and not across the screen on the top.

 

[lonelywolf90]

I would say that previous Oppo phones bearing a resemblance to the OP flagships also had microSD slots, and that did not carry over to OP. So I wouldn't hold my breath on the microSD Slot though I certainly hope they decide to include one anyways. I doubt it as they'd want people to buy the higher storage model as well.

I hope my reply is relevant to this thread.

When they actually implement a microSD slot to the OP5, I hope it is separate from the dual SIM slots.

My main concern is over the main storage technology, it should be UFS 2.1, then it will be snappy. No point providing such a huge storage like 256GB at the expense of performance.

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[Ozone74]

Headphone Jack Cutout. Here's the link www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B072J8CYJP

 

[aenews]

I hope my reply is relevant to this thread.

When they actually implement a microSD slot to the OP5, I hope it is separate from the dual SIM slots.

My main concern is over the main storage technology, it should be UFS 2.1, then it will be snappy. No point providing such a huge storage like 256GB at the expense of performance.

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It will almost certainly be UFS 2.1. If they include microSD then it will not be separate. Having one in the first place would be great.

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Headphone Jack Cutout. Here's the link www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B072J8CYJP

Ah so that's what they meant by crossing the road

 

[jonniehere]

Hello

I've seen a spec sheet for op5 but It​ could be fake would you like to c it or should I leave it for the anticipation aspect?

 

[dj_chapz]

I hope it will be 1080p because of battery life, QHD is nice and all but doesnt have any real advantage in normal use.
The SDcard slot - no. I had so much SDcards die with my data on it that even though I have a phone with it, I don't use an SDcard. They werent some cheap Chinese copies, they were SanDisk/Toshiba/Samsung.
Headphone jack - I don't really think they will shoot themselves in the foot by removing it. Besides, who will buy the Bullets then?

 

[RipCityBassWorks]

I really hope it has an SD card slot. IR would be nice too, but very unlikely. I don't care as much about the headphone jack as I am happy with my old Bluetooth earbuds, but I would rather have it than not.

 

[flashnub]

I hope there is an SDCard Slot plus Dual Sim standy . Thats one of the prime factors i tick when buying a smartphone, and seriously why would they skip the head phone jack

 

[jonniehere]

Here

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[lonelywolf90]

It's so blurry, do you have a clearer image of that?