OnePlus celebrated its 6th anniversary by mesmerizing everyone by releasing a poster for its concept device named OnePlus One Concept that they are going to showcase at CES 2020 at Las Vegas. The name of the device came out to be OnePlus Concept One. It would become the first-ever concept device from the house of OnePlus. Today we will discuss how OnePlus Concept One can revolutionize the design industry. So without wasting any more time let’s get started.
OnePlus Concept One
As we all are well aware of the fact that the focus idea behind launching the brand was to bring out a revolution in the smartphone industry. OnePlus has stuck to the same ideology all these years and we are pretty sure that they will stick to the same philosophy forever. To continue their unmatched streak OnePlus is going to introduce its first-ever concept device at CES 2020.
The special thing that separates OnePlus from other brands is that they don’t follow the trend they set the trend. To set the trend once again OnePlus came up with an idea of a smartphone with invisible camera setup at the rear end making the device one of the most stunning looking pieces of art. They will be using a special type of glass to do so, known as ‘Electrochromic Glass’.
Electrochromic Glass
Electrochromic glass is a special kind of glass that can change its transparency depending upon the voltage applied. OnePlus has taken the inspiration from one of its collaborative car manufactures i.e. McLaren. One of the supercars from the McLaren comes with an option of electrochromic glass for which you have to shell out an extra $9000 to get that amazing sunroof over your $300,000 sports car. The same technology of glass is being used in aircraft from Boeing that tint’s the glass as required by the operator.
Working of The Invisible Cameras
You must be wondering how this technology even works. Don’t worry at Tech Awareness we starve to produce content that explains technology in an easy and laymen way. So, let’s get started.
This is the technology that was used in some high-end sports cars and jets from Boeing and the technology is named ‘Electrochromic glass’. While going deep about electrochromic glass we must know that there are 3 types of electrochromic glass and they all possess different properties. While in this OnePlus device we will see the most advanced type of this glass.
The property of the Electrochromic glass fitted in OnePlus Concept One will use a voltage signal to communicate and change its property. The basic idea behind this concept is to hide cameras completely while not in use that makes the device nothing less than a gorgeous stunner.
The Story Behind Origination of OnePlus One Concept
OnePlus derived the motivation for using ‘Electrochromic Glass’ while working on the McLaren edition of there recently launched device. There is a story associated with it.
While the chief designer of the OnePlus was heading to the McLaren factory he was sitting in a McLaren and there he looked at the sunroof of McLaren he was completely stunned by the look, feel and usability of that sunroof, he instantly communicated this scenario with his team and administration. They were then allowed to work on that project.
But here comes the twist, if they use that glass to make a smartphone then the cost of manufacturing will reach the soaring heights. So, they decided to use that glass only to cover the camera set up to give the device a feel of the uni-material build.
But that was not all, then came the scenario in which the being used will increase the thickness of the device and make it a bulky piece of glass. So, the OnePlus team came with a solution to use only a thin layer of glass to cover the camera module.
Conclusion
While having a chat with one of the representatives of OnePlus we got to know that this would only be a concept device for now and they are not planning to bring this device to the consumer market as of now but we could expect this device to hit the smartphone market in upcoming years.
