OnePlus Ace 2 Red Vegan Leather Colour Option Officially Revealed; To Debut on April 17

OnePlus has confirmed to launch the Ace 2 in a new vegan leather option in China. The special variant might launch in India in the form of the 11R 5G.

Venkatesh Gorantla

Published On: Apr 11, 2023 | Last Updated: Apr 11, 2023

Highlights

OnePlus Ace 2 will get a new vegan leather variant soon.
The special variant might launch in India as well.
OnePlus Ace 2 is available as the 11R 5G in India.

OnePlus launched the Ace 2 5G earlier this year in China. The smartphone arrived in India as the OnePlus 11R 5G. The company launched its premium smartphone with a design that is almost similar to the flagship OnePlus 11 5G. The 11R 5G came with a glass back and a plastic frame. OnePlus launched the Ace series smartphone in China in two colour options — Silver and Black. Now, it looks like the phone is getting a refresh in terms of a colour option. OnePlus is launching a vegan leather variant of the Ace 2 in China.

The company might bring the vegan leather variant to India as well. However, there is no official confirmation about the same. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at the new OnePlus Ace 2 colour option, specifications and other details.

OnePlus Ace 2 Gets New Vegan Leather Option

OnePlus has confirmed to launch the Ace 2 in a new vegan leather option in China. The special variant might launch in India in the form of the 11R 5G. OnePlus revealed that the special vegan leather variant of its Ace series phone will be available in China from April 17. The customised gift box edition is inspired by the characters Xiangling and Guoba of “Original God”. The rear panel of the Ace 2 has a plain faux leather back panel with stitching patterns on the left and right sides. The camera module continues to sport a silver colour.

OnePlus stated that the new vegan leather finish adds elegance to the extreme performance of the Ace 2. The phone will pack the same hardware found in the other two colour options.

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The 11R 5G, aka the Ace 2, packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under the hood. The phone has been launched in China and India with up to 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There is a beefy 5000mAh battery. The phone also offers support for 100W fast charging out of the box.

Also Read: OnePlus 11R Review: The Proven Phone

In terms of software, there is the latest Oxygen OS 13 update, which is based on Android 13. The phone comes with a tall 6.74-inch AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution of 2772 x 1240 pixels. The screen is curved and sports a hole-punch cutout at the top centre. It also has support for a 120Hz adaptive screen refresh rate and offers 1450 nits of peak brightness.

On the back, there is a triple-camera setup. The phone does not get any Hasselblad tuning like the flagship 11 5G. It gets a 50MP IMX890 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. The main camera supports optical image stabilisation (OIS). There is also an 8MP ultra-wide sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and a 2MP macro sensor.

Regarding the India launch of the red colour variant, there is no official word from the brand yet. The company recently announced a special Jupiter Rock edition of the flagship OnePlus 11 in China, which is slated to launch soon in India.