# Alleged OnePlus 9E might be called 9 Lite, will have a different Snapdragon 800 series chipset

URL: https://technosports.co.in/alleged-oneplus-9e-might-be-called-9-lite-will-have-a-different-snapdragon-800-series-chipset/  
Published: 2020-12-24  
Updated: 2020-12-24  
Author: Anurag Dutta

Last month, a leak had come out regarding the upcoming OnePlus 9 lineup, saying that this series will have three smartphone models: OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, and OnePlus 9E. Now, we’ve got another leak, suggesting that the third model will have another name: OnePlus 9 Lite. In short, the OnePlus 9E changes its name to the OnePlus 9 Lite.

Apart from the name, another report has popped out, saying that the OnePlus 9 Lite will be powered by a different Snapdragon 800 series chipset, most probably, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. As per the higher models (OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro), those are reported to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 888 chipset. This means, the OnePlus 9 Lite will be slightly toned down if we compare it to its siblings.

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As it is said to be powered by a slightly less powered SD 865 chipset, we can expect a comparatively lower price tag from OnePlus regarding its OnePlus 9 Lite. But as of now, OnePlus has not confirmed anything on its own that whether there will be some change in the name from OnePlus 9E to OnePlus 9 Lite or something, but we take this leak as a pinch of salt. The company will surely share something more about this matter in the upcoming days.

Earlier, a report has come out regarding the partnership of OnePlus and Leica for further improvements in the camera section of the future OnePlus smartphones, like the OnePlus 9 lineup. OnePlus is already very much famous for the cameras of its smartphones. So, we can definitely expect some extraordinary thing the OnePlus 9 series is going to achieve for this partnership with Leica. There will be no surprise if the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro camera performance beats Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Mi 10 Ultra in the DxOMark’s smartphone camera ranking.

[Source](https://www.gizmochina.com/2020/12/23/new-leak-says-its-the-oneplus-9-lite-not-9e-will-have-a-different-snapdragon-800-series-chipset/)