OnePlus 11 5G confirmed to get 4 years of Android, 5 years of security updates

OnePlus 11 5G is expected to launch in India on February 7 during the Cloud 11 event. The Shenzhen-based company has already launched this smartphone in China earlier this month. It is powered by Qualcomm’s latest flagship chip, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. It runs on Android 13 with the ColorOS 13 skin on top. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has now revealed that this smartphone will receive 4 years of Android version updates and 5 years of security updates.

Lau announcement Friday that the OnePlus 11 5G will be the company’s first flagship smartphone to support 4 years of Android version updates and 5 years of security updates. This announcement could imply that OnePlus 11 5G users will receive Android 14, Android 15, Android 16 and Android 17 via OTA updates in the future.

The OnePlus 11 5G has already been launched in China and is expected to debut in India on February 7. A recent report claims that this smartphone will come in two configuration options: 8GB RAM + 256GB storage and 16GB RAM + 256GB storage. The 16GB RAM variant is expected to cost Rs. 61,999.

Additionally, the report mentions that the OnePlus 11 5G might be available for early booking in India from February 11. This OnePlus smartphone is expected to go on sale from February 14.

It is a Dual SIM (Nano) 5G smartphone that runs on ColorOS 13 based on Android 13. It features a 6.7-inch QHD+ (1440 x 3216 pixels) Samsung LTPO 3.0 AMOLED. The OnePlus 11 5G is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, paired with the Adreno 740 GPU. For optics, it gets a 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup and a 32-megapixel front snapper. There’s a 5,000mAh dual-cell battery with support for 100W SuperVOOC fast charging.