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My Predictions for the OnePlus 6

I thought that I'd start a discussion around my personal predictions for the upcoming OnePlus 6. Be sure to let me know what your thoughts are!
- 6.28 inch display, with “notch”
- 2160p AMOLED display
- 6GB RAM on 128gb, 8GB on 256gb
- 3400-3450 mah battery
- Snapdragon 845
- 3.5mm headphone jack will remain due to the popularity in India
- Bluetooth 5.0 with OnePlus possibly entering the wireless headphone market
- Android 8.1 Oreo and updated through Android Q
- Dual camera (vertical and centered, similar to 3/3T position)
- New or refined aluminum unibody or color
- Front camera improvements
- Priced at $499 for the 128GB model and $579-599 for the 256GB model
- Announcement no later than May 1st, likely before April 27th
I had not anticipated the body and camera change until today with the latest teaser, appearing to confirm leaks. You can view those photos here: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/04/11/oneplus-6-design-teaser/

Hopefully they will do Notch Customisation Settings like Essential have done recently with their PH-1:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...date-added-nifty-per-app-notch-customization/
If they do it will 90 -99% sure be my next phone.

How about waterproof ?
or they again skip this very important feature.

x111 said:
How about waterproof ?
or they again skip this very important feature.
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Waterproof is confirmed by their twitter account.

SlyUK said:
Hopefully they will do Notch Customisation Settings like Essential have done recently with their PH-1:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...date-added-nifty-per-app-notch-customization/
If they do it will 90 -99% sure be my next phone.
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I believe they have discussed the ability to hide the notch and this will be provided at a later update via an update so I don't think they will have this feature ready for launch. They talked about this feature being tested with over 1k key apps from the play store and it already working nicely. I'm not sure if they will have the ability to hide the notch on a per app basis.
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How about wireless charge?

Has anyone got info on micro sd card support?
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umcc05 said:
I thought that I'd start a discussion around my personal predictions for the upcoming OnePlus 6. Be sure to let me know what your thoughts are!
- 6.28 inch display, with “notch”
- 2160p AMOLED display
- 6GB RAM on 128gb, 8GB on 256gb
- 3400-3450 mah battery
- Snapdragon 845
- 3.5mm headphone jack will remain due to the popularity in India
- Bluetooth 5.0 with OnePlus possibly entering the wireless headphone market
- Android 8.1 Oreo and updated through Android Q
- Dual camera (vertical and centered, similar to 3/3T position)
- New or refined aluminum unibody or color
- Front camera improvements
- Priced at $499 for the 128GB model and $579-599 for the 256GB model
- Announcement no later than May 1st, likely before April 27th
I had not anticipated the body and camera change until today with the latest teaser, appearing to confirm leaks. You can view those photos here: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/04/11/oneplus-6-design-teaser/
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I honestly hope that even if they do have wireless headphones, that they don't eliminate the headphone jack like apple did.
I actually still prefer wired headphones (all syncing issues aside, I prefer them for many other reasons too, as wired ones never run out of power, guzzle less of the phone's battery, and having to charge yet another device when you have wireless ones means having to carry more stuff with you, so I personally find wireless headphones alot more inconvenient).
Nothing wrong with having both options though for people who do though. But eliminating the wired option is stupid, and I hate how apple did that.
(and to be honest, is one of the reasons why OnePlus was able to steal so many of Apple's customers, so gives them an edge to keep it)
The headphone sockets being the standard universal size aswell means you only have to carry one pair of headphones no matter how many devices you carry with you , and don't have to lug about extra dongles for people who go the bespoke socket route, so is much easier in so many ways).
For example, if I have my Nintendo Switch or 3DS with me, I don't bring headphones for each. I just bring the one pair, and I can use them in whichever device I happen to be using at the time. So much less hassle.

OP6 or LG V30

Hope you're not going to hate me for this question, but I'm torn and really could use some advice. Where I live I can get the OP6 or LG V30 for a similar price.
OP6: I really like the design of the device (even the notch) and I like OP's take on Android (the skin; additional features such as more options when taking screenshots or the reading mode). The mute slider seems cool. From what I could read, OP releases software updates more frequently and faster than LG, which would be important to me. The camera for the most part is praised in the reviews. It's a newer phone, so better processor, more RAM, but I doubt it will matter much if I mostly use my phone for browsing the web, Spotify, Netflix and taking pictures on the go.
LG V30: I like the idea of having a wide-angle camera and better audio quality on headphones. Also, the SD card slot will make transferring data from my current Galaxy S7 easier (and I won't have to ever worry about running low on space). The camera seems to be attracting quite a lot of criticism, however, and I want my phone to just work out of the box - I don't want to have to install the Gcam to take good pictures. Don't care about the video capabilities - never shoot videos. Don't take a ton of selfies, but if the front facing camera is as bad as they say, that would be a real bummer.
What's your opinion guys?

i would say go for OP6. You already has listed pros of OP6 + it has latest hardware + hell of XDA support. Most importantly OP is in the 2 place when it comes to delivering updates!!

I have both. I've had the v30 since launch and have tried to switch to other phones and just can't see to like another phone enough to leave it. I have the OP6 right now and as I use it I'm wanting to switch back to the V30...but promised myself I'd give it until the weekend. it is snappier/faster but the v30 is just such a great phone all around and I love the wide angle lense.
here are some photo comparisons in auto mode. I prefer the v30 in most shots.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=MWxlc052bFJVcTNIVjlKd0I1SDBPaE1tbEZmSHl3

Another thing to ask your self is if you have interest in running custom ROMS. You are on this forum so I will say that you may at least have an interest in doing so or possibly desire for root. If I am not mistaken, to-date, the only version of the V30 that is capable of being unlocked and rooted is the LGUS998 which is LGs carrier free Unlocked version. No carrier version has been able to be unlocked and rooted as of yet. Thus you will be limited to what updates LG provides and any apps that don't require root.
That said, the LG V30 is indeed a nice phone. I contemplated buying this myself but I absolutely need root. Was going to get the unlocked version however, I believe with the difficulty / not being able to unlock any other model, development support has been low. Thus lost interest in it personally. Also, price was kind of high at the time with mediocre performance in comparison to other phones (S8, S9, OP5T, etc). To me if the price is the same for both OP6 and LG V30, then it's a no brainer and go with OP6. However, if you can get the V30 for at least $100 cheaper, then I might steer to the V30 as it's a nice phone. However for same price. OP6 all the way.

I like the OP6 more than the V30 so far. The OS on the OP6 has a lot more customization and is more stock. It's a little faster feeling. If your headphones are "normal" headphones you probably won't notice a huge quality difference. If I were to rate the audio quality on recent devices it would go like this:
Exynos S7 Edge < Pixel 1 < Pixel 2 dongle < OP6 < V30. The OP6 sounds really good to me.
That's with 1More dual driver IEM's, Sony XBA-A3, Audeze iSine 20. I can't speak to trying to drive full size or higher impedance headphones.
I like the camera quality better from the OP6 in my environment, and the camera app performance is much better than the V30. The low viewfinder framerate on the V30 made framing stuff annoying. Right now, you have the option to use GCam on the V30 and it works decently. Currently there isn't a working port for the OP6.

bitwiser said:
I have both. I've had the v30 since launch and have tried to switch to other phones and just can't see to like another phone enough to leave it. I have the OP6 right now and as I use it I'm wanting to switch back to the V30...but promised myself I'd give it until the weekend. it is snappier/faster but the v30 is just such a great phone all around and I love the wide angle lense.
here are some photo comparisons in auto mode. I prefer the v30 in most shots.
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Thank you! I saw your pics in another thread and was also surprised to like the V30 photos better (surprised because of all the criticism that V30 is getting for stills performance). What is it that you like about the V30 so much that you find yourself going back to the device? What worries me is that here on Xda, V30 seems to have rather low ratings in the "Real Reviews" section, so clearly many people are not in love with the phone.
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I like the OP6 more than the V30 so far. The OS on the OP6 has a lot more customization and is more stock. It's a little faster feeling. If your headphones are "normal" headphones you probably won't notice a huge quality difference. If I were to rate the audio quality on recent devices it would go like this:
Exynos S7 Edge < Pixel 1 < Pixel 2 dongle < OP6 < V30. The OP6 sounds really good to me.
That's with 1More dual driver IEM's, Sony XBA-A3, Audeze iSine 20. I can't speak to trying to drive full size or higher impedance headphones.
I like the camera quality better from the OP6 in my environment, and the camera app performance is much better than the V30. The low viewfinder framerate on the V30 made framing stuff annoying. Right now, you have the option to use GCam on the V30 and it works decently. Currently there isn't a working port for the OP6.
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Thanks! I use A-Jays for headphones, which are supposed to be good, but not audiophile headphones for sure. I am happy to hear that you're satisfied with the audio output quality on the OP6. Judging by software tours on YouTube, I was also leaning more towards the OP6. Choices, choices!

jaqubp said:
Thanks! I use A-Jays for headphones, which are supposed to be good, but not audiophile headphones for sure. I am happy to hear that you're satisfied with the audio output quality on the OP6. Judging by software tours on YouTube, I was also leaning more towards the OP6. Choices, choices!
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Yep, more than satisfied with the headphone jack quality! I was contemplating getting one of those new LG Q7+ because it would be cheap and has the Quad DAC - I'd just leave it at work as a dedicated player. But I would have no desire to do that now with the OP6. It closed the gap between the Pixel 2 dongle and the V30 a pretty good amount. I do miss GCam though.

jaqubp said:
Thank you! I saw your pics in another thread and was also surprised to like the V30 photos better (surprised because of all the criticism that V30 is getting for stills performance). What is it that you like about the V30 so much that you find yourself going back to the device? What worries me is that here on Xda, V30 seems to have rather low ratings in the "Real Reviews" section, so clearly many people are not in love with the phone.
The main thing for me is the wide angle lens. I can't tell you how many times I use it in a week. I could maybe get by without it but it would be inconvenient. I really don't see why LG is the only one doing this with the second camera. Google has proved you can do portrait mode with one lens and a 2x zoom is really nothing/pointless. Second is the screen to body ratio. It is the best feeling phone in my hands with the largest possible screen. I also love the power button and FP sensor in one of the back but I know LG is changing that and many others don't like it. I just think the less buttons you put on the sides the better. I can tell you I never accidentally press the volume button when going to power off (or vice versa) like I have on so many other phones. LG also has always on display and I just prefer how they display their clock better than any one else (I use it by my bed at night). Wireless charging and IP67 is a big plus as well.
On the downside (keeps me looking at others). Speed of the phone and updates. It is not a slow phone by any means but when you use the OP6 you notice a feeling of speed between screens. V30 won't be getting "P" this year OP 6 will. Selfie camera on V30 is bad. I don't take many selfies.
So for me the cons outweigh the pros on the v30 more than any other phone.
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Thanks guys for all your comments and suggestions. Really appreciate it.
In case anyone is interested what I've decided and why, I went ahead with the LG V30, figuring that if I hate it, it will be easier to return. Also, the wide-angle camera and SD card support were important factors. I already have a 128GB SD card from my old Galaxy S7, so switching to V30 was a breeze.
In addition, living in a non-euro country, I would have effectively paid 50 euros more for the 256GB OP6 than for the 64GB LG V30, because of the fees that PayPal/banks are charging when translating currencies. And with V30, 64GB is enough, because of the SD card I already have. So that's that.
But so far so good. V30 seems like a good phone with its own share of nice little features (especially like the quick controls in always on-display - don't know if that's LG or standard Android).

Things OP7 Pro doesn't have which Galaxy S10 Plus has?

Can nay list the things OP7 Pro doesn't have which Galaxy S10 Plus has?

A gaping hole in the display, just on the top right corner?

djsubterrain said:
A gaping hole in the display, just on the top right corner?
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lol you made my day

Waterproof rating,
960 fps video recording,
Expandable storage,
Wireless Charging,
Reverse Wireless Charging,
Bigger battery,
Fits in One hand,
Dual Front Camera

nitink1234 said:
Waterproof rating,
960 fps video recording,
Expandable storage,
Wireless Charging,
Reverse Wireless Charging,
Bigger battery,
Fits in One hand,
Dual Front Camera
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Also,
A more secure finger print scanner
Much better cameras
123° ultrawide camera
Less weight
Brighter display

Hart rate monitor
Barometer
Complete apps like gallery with casting
Everything just works as intended.
I still have s9+. Op7Pro is not better. Diferent, but not better.

nitink1234 said:
Waterproof rating,
960 fps video recording,
Expandable storage,
Wireless Charging,
Reverse Wireless Charging,
Bigger battery,
Fits in One hand,
Dual Front Camera
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You can't hold the phone in one hand? Are you a toddler?

nitink1234 said:
Waterproof rating
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Who cares about the rating when it is waterproof...

Doesn't the S10+ have a headphone jack too?

3.5mm headphone jack
I can't believe nobody has mentioned the headphone jack till now?
Are you all those monsters who doesn't miss the good ol 3.5mm jack?

shuflie said:
Doesn't the S10+ have a headphone jack too?
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Yes. It can also do HDR10+ videos, HEIC, HEVC, sd, wireless charge/reverse charge, and some lesser known perks.
I'm switching for root. US S10s are locked down, and ofc my G7 can't be rooted either.

OP7P has also HDR10+ support...

The OnePlus 7Pro is not branded by Samsung... ?

besides everything that has been mentioned, for me what I have noticed after switching form S10+ to OP7 Pro:
Better LTE speeds on S10+ with T-Mobile in my area
S10+ can play videos and audio up to 4x without cut offs and the OP7 is unusable after 1.5x (audio cut offs)
Screen looks better on S10+ (colors and brightness) but OP7 Pro has no punch hole and it's bigger so it's a tie

The price? LOL

A locked bootloader
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itsmohsink said:
Can nay list the things OP7 Pro doesn't have which Galaxy S10 Plus has?
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Well before we bash the OP7 Pro for thing's it doesn't have lets be sure to go over the most important thing it doesn't have a $1,000 price tag.
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nitink1234 said:
Waterproof rating,
960 fps video recording,
Expandable storage,
Wireless Charging,
Reverse Wireless Charging,
Bigger battery,
Fits in One hand,
Dual Front Camera
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The S10 isn't waterproof its water resistant big difference. Also water damage isn't covered under warranty so who cares. If either gets wet and breaks you SOL either way. No one cares about wireless charging when the OP charges 50% in 20 minutes that more than makes up for it IMO.

People care about wireless charging as you can charge wireless accessories and all now with it. Also one more thing I forgot to mention despite having 4100 mAh battery it is both slimmer 7.8 mm and way lighter 175grams to 206 grams of OnePlus 7 pro so much better design phone

Wireless charging is for people to ***** about mostly. It means nothing when you can charge so much faster.
3.5mm jack is nice since I use it to connect my phone to car when my bluetooth adapter battery dies.
The waterproof rating is a joke. It really means nothing but raises the cost of the phone. All phones with IP rating still won't warranty your phone from water damage and Oneplus does all the same waterproofing.
Reverse wireless charging is kinda funny. People already complain about not enough battery yet you scream for a feature to charge your buds at the expense of your phone battery. Great, now the buds are charge but I can't use the phone!?
the 960 FPS recording is certainly nice but can be added in a software update.
As I said before. I'd rather save $600 plus as the S10+ with similar specs are $1250 and $1600

Eric214 said:
Wireless charging is for people to ***** about mostly. It means nothing when you can charge so much faster.
3.5mm jack is nice since I use it to connect my phone to car when my bluetooth adapter battery dies.
The waterproof rating is a joke. It really means nothing but raises the cost of the phone. All phones with IP rating still won't warranty your phone from water damage and Oneplus does all the same waterproofing.
Reverse wireless charging is kinda funny. People already complain about not enough battery yet you scream for a feature to charge your buds at the expense of your phone battery. Great, now the buds are charge but I can't use the phone!?
the 960 FPS recording is certainly nice but can be added in a software update.
As I said before. I'd rather save $600 plus as the S10+ with similar specs are $1250 and $1600
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People saying that reverse wireless charging is actually a needed feature probably use it next to none. It was cool at first but if you out and about it's useless you can't just keep something on the back of your phone walking around or in a bag.

oppo reno 10x or Zenfone 6?

Which one is better?

I think you might guess what people here are gonna tell you in the ZenFone forums. LOL.
So to no surprise at all, I say the ZenFone.
1. Stock Android for the most part on the ZenFone.
2. Availability outside Asia is better. Ergo, better warranty support too.
3. Price?
4. Battery?
5. Better selfie camera and video recording chops.
6. Headphone jack?

5x optical zoom rear cam and an AMOLED display (and under display reader) is pretty neat.
At the cost headphone jack, battery, the UI, front cam quality, FM Radio it just doesn't seem worth the price difference. I'd rather keep £200-300 and be able to use my headphones.

Would You Like The Flip Camera To Return on The Zenfone 7?

Would u all like to see the flip camera return or go back to the regular front facing camera for the next Zenfone? I'm sure the next Zenfone will be announced in a few months I'm still happy with my 6 but not sure about the camera. According to rumors they got rid of the flip camera. I did love the flip camera for panorama shots and motion tracking I thought those were great ideas.
Do u want the flip camera to return for the Zenfone 7?
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sedp23 said:
Would u all like to see the flip camera return or go back to the regular front facing camera for the next Zenfone? I'm sure the next Zenfone will be announced in a few months I'm still happy with my 6 but not sure about the camera. According to rumors they got rid of the flip camera. I did love the flip camera for panorama shots and motion tracking I thought those were great ideas.
Do u want the flip camera to return for the Zenfone 7?
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No: I prefer a notch especially because I miss face unlock.

I love this phone exactly as it is. The camera design is fantastic and mechanically brilliant. Having a phone without a full screen seems insane to me. Either have less screen across the top for the cameras etc or the current configuration. Notches look silly/pointless.

SlinkyMalinky said:
I love this phone exactly as it is. The camera design is fantastic and mechanically brilliant. Having a phone without a full screen seems insane to me. Either have less screen across the top for the cameras etc or the current configuration. Notches look silly/pointless.
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I agree

SlinkyMalinky said:
I love this phone exactly as it is. The camera design is fantastic and mechanically brilliant. Having a phone without a full screen seems insane to me. Either have less screen across the top for the cameras etc or the current configuration. Notches look silly/pointless.
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Silly?

LOL is someone working for Asus making these threads? Zenforum, XDA, Reddit. My understanding is the flip cam was expensive to make, makes the phone expensive to repair, and is the 6 is the worst selling Zenfone. If those facts are true, I highly doubt the next Zenfone will have a flip cam.

My preference would be full screen display, no selfie cam, no notch, non-flip main cam. But that's not going to happen with any manufacturer, I suppose...

KickerTom said:
My preference would be full screen display, no selfie cam, no notch, non-flip main cam. But that's not going to happen with any manufacturer, I suppose...
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Manufacturers are working on under display cameras.

KickerTom said:
My preference would be full screen display, no selfie cam, no notch, non-flip main cam. But that's not going to happen with any manufacturer, I suppose...
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Same for me. I virtually never use the face cam and the fact that it cannot be activated without me knowing about it is a huge benefit.
So yes, zenfone 7 with a flip cam would be great (but please use an OLED display).

I prefer it but I rarely use it.

Hell Yeah.. I love the flip screen instead of loading a phone with cameras, helps save some money as well getting a super selfie camera.... will be glad if asus added waterproof phones and a wireless charging as well instead of spending on too many cameras

Zenfone 6 is unconvincing in year 2020 - fringerprint in the back, low freq display, slow USB, slow UFS, behind in 2 generations of cpu. So it's a no from me but it caught my interest for vanilla OS, battery, SD, jack. Since Zenfone 7 will have a notch, literally destroying one of 2 highlights of the phone, i consider this model series dead to me.

doggydog2 said:
Zenfone 6 is unconvincing in year 2020 - fringerprint in the back, low freq display, slow USB, slow UFS, behind in 2 generations of cpu. So it's a no from me but it caught my interest for vanilla OS, battery, SD, jack. Since Zenfone 7 will have a notch, literally destroying one of 2 highlights of the phone, i consider this model series dead to me.
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Eh, I don't know about all of that. This device is pretty solid, and USB speeds for transferring aren't bad. Display gets the job, UFS 2.1 is nice to have instead of emmc, and the CPU is still great for the price.

Flip not Bad rarely use it but
<500$ price
Big Display ( Great LCD since OLED BUrn IN )
MIcro SD Express Card
Headphone Jack or Two USB ( Both for Audio & Charging ) Like Rog 2 Better
32 Bit Audio & Surround Sound
True Stereo Speaker
Minimum 8GB Ram
108, 64, 64, 64 MP Camera
SD865

kk454347 said:
I agree
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Me to

sedp23 said:
Do u want the flip camera to return for the Zenfone 7?
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Absolutely yes. I'm considering getting a successor to the Zenfone 6 whenever it comes, but I'll only do it if it still retains this mechanism.
1. This alleviates some privacy issues of always having a camera pointed at you, not knowing if it's recording or not.
2. Selfie quality obviously is a huge factor.
3. Pano shots
4. rear fingerprint unlock is anyway faster than face unlock, and more importantly more reliable
This is the USP.. why wouldn't I go with so many other options otherwise...
Please retain the flip front camera!
Other requests: Change the screen to AMOLED. Add a tele lens as well.

EMJI79 said:
Manufacturers are working on under display cameras.
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This is what I'm hoping for the Zenfone 7 this or a small single punch hole selfie cam

supertory said:
This is what I'm hoping for the Zenfone 7 this or a small single punch hole selfie cam
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I would not like either option. In fact, I am happy about having no camera facing me all the time...

supertory said:
This is what I'm hoping for the Zenfone 7 this or a small single punch hole selfie cam
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Same.

The whole reason for the Zenfone 6 was the uniqueness of the flip camera. It's time to improve the camera, add a larger sensor, a better IPS display(many manufacturers are going back to IPS LCD these days, so it'd be great if they use a better quality IPS screen), and keep just 1 model with 2Gbps LTE, and 4 or 5Gbps 5G NR instead of model A, model B, model C.
Asus had a lot of production problems last year. I hope that's not the same this year too.
Zenfone 6 came in the news on 3rd April last year. It's already 5th April, and no news of the Zenfone 7. I hope they don't disappoint us by launching it with a notch, or a front facing selfie.