Subj : The OnePlus 11 Concept is the coolest smartphone youll never have To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Feb 27 2023 08:15:03 The OnePlus 11 Concept is the coolest smartphone youll never have Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:00:52 +0000 Description: OnePlus officially unveiled the OnePlus 11 Concept at MWC 2023 read our hands-on impressions of the device. FULL STORY ====================================================================== When OnePlus teased its OnePlus 11 Concept ahead of MWC 2023 earlier this month, we were quick to speculate that the mysterious device looked more like a gaming PC than a phone . Well, as it turns out, that assessment wasnt too far wrong. Having now handled the OnePlus 11 Concept for ourselves at the annual Barcelona trade show, we can confidently say that this phone is indeed the most gaming PC-like handset weve ever seen. But hold the applause, because we also know that the OnePlus 11 Concept definitely wont be earning a spot on our list of the best gaming phones any time soon. Unfortunately, the OnePlus 11 Concept is just that: a concept. In essence, its a prototype version of the OnePlus 11 (you can read our thoughts on that phone in our OnePlus 11 review ) thats intended to demonstrate how gaming PC-style liquid cooling technology can be applied to future OnePlus smartphones which is certainly a neat idea, albeit one in the early stages of development. That said, the OnePlus 11 Concept does operate as an actual phone. The models we were able to handle at MWC looked and felt like actual devices we might purchase, complete with scrollable screens and working operating systems, which is an achievement in itself on OnePlus part. Image 1 of 2 The OnePlus 11 Concept's illuminated active cooling technology in action (Image credit: Future / Axel Metz) Image 2 of 2 The OnePlus 11 Concept's illuminated active cooling technology in action (Image credit: Future / Axel Metz) Active CryoFlux is the suitably futuristic name OnePlus has given to the active cooling technology at work inside the OnePlus 11 Concept, and the companys description of how this system operates is even more Doctor Who-esque. Per OnePlus: Active CryoFlux features an industrial-grade piezoelectric ceramic micropump at its core, connected to pipelines sandwiched between an upper and lower diaphragm. The micropump takes up an area less than 0.2 cm-squared, enabling cooling liquid to circulate around the pipelines without significantly increasing the OnePlus 11 Concepts weight and thickness. The clear back delivers a mesmerizing view of the Active CryoFlux pipelines at work. The rear cover also features a magnetron-spluttering coating where metal and alloy are deposited in tiny amounts onto the case using an electric field. Piezoelectric ceramic micropump? Magnetron-spluttering coating? In truth, were not entirely sure what all of this means but it sounds cool, and thats good enough for us to take notice. Official OnePlus promotional material for the OnePlus 11 Concept (Image credit: OnePlus) In terms of the practical benefits of Active CryoFlux, OnePlus says the system has, during laboratory tests, been shown to be capable of bringing down a phones temperature while gaming by up to 2.1C, improving the tested games frame rate by 3-4 frames. Active CryoFlux was also shown to reduce the tested phones temperature by 1.6C during charging, shaving 30-45 seconds from its overall charging time. Sure, those might read like negligible improvements on paper, but if active cooling technology can be proven to equal or better the cooling capabilities of weighty smartphone fans, then were all for it. Besides, what sort of person doesnt want a luminous, glacial zigzag running down the back of their phone?Count us in, OnePlus. ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/the-oneplus-11-concept-is-the-coolest-smartphon e-youll-never-have --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .