On January 4, OnePlus 11, the latest flagship of OnePlus, was released to “lead future performance.” Equipped with a number of industry-leading core technologies, it has made “four impossibilities” possible on this Android phone.
It adopts an innovative biomimetic haptic actuator, a perception solution from AAC Technologies that integrates haptics, acoustics, optics, and other dimensions, as well as low-frequency augmented and mixed haptics algorithms to bring users the strong vibration sense that they can expect from an Android phone. To enable the ultimate sound quality and imaging experience, it is equipped with the “best dual speakers in the history of OnePlus,” a combination of a dual-speaker box and the unique NLC algorithm from AAC Technologies, and a 32-megapixel hypersensitive portrait lens customized by AAC OPTICS, a subsidiary of AAC Technologies.
OnePlus Takes the Lead in Entering the “Era of Ecological Vibration Sense” with the Exclusive Biomimetic Haptic Actuator Released by AAC Technologies
Boasting a biomimetic haptic actuator from AAC OPTICS; CSA, the latest fourth-generation actuator technology platform; the industry’s first low-frequency augmented algorithm; the first mixed haptics algorithm for Android phones; and other technologies and algorithms, OnePlus 11 brings a brand-new vibration experience to users.
About one hundred senior engineers from OnePlus and AAC Technologies spent almost one year on jointly developing the actuator with new magnetic circuits, materials, and structures. With an investment of nearly CNY 10 million, they a number of hardware and software technological breakthroughs and created the industry’s most advanced fourth-generation actuator technology platform product. Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, said, “The biometric haptic actuator brings a new vibration experience. As the best actuator for Android phones, it delivers a variety of vibration senses and vibration effects fitting real-life scenarios.”
The Actuator Can Enable the Biggest Vibration Volume with the Largest X-axis for Android Phones
With a size of 602 mm³, it is undoubtedly the largest X-axis linear actuator available for Android phones in the market. Due to its size, a large rotator inside it can help boost the vibration volume. The internal space of the actuator is also further optimized to allow an increased movement stroke and vibration “inertia” for the rotator.
Consequently, its vibration volume has completely surpassed that of any other actuators currently available for Android phones. Featuring a stable vibration volume of up to 1.4 Grms and a transient vibration volume of up to 4.2 Gpp, it is ideal for both long vibrations and short ones. With this actuator, users will miss no incoming calls and enjoy a fantastic vibration experience when playing games.
Quick Start and Stop for a Swift Vibration Feel
Magnetic steel is added to the two poles of the actuator to significantly enhance its core driving force and enable ultra-fast start/stop responses. When typing with OnePlus 11, users can enjoy instant vibration at whichever point they press, embracing a clear typing experience that only a few Android phones can deliver.
The First Low-frequency Augmented Algorithm in the Industry
The bandwidth of this wide-band actuator, which is essential for any flagship device, ranges from 50 to 500 Hz, providing a hardware parameter basis for designing rich vibration effects. Aiming at the pain point of insufficient low-frequency applications for actuators, the RichTap® team of AAC Technologies has developed the latest low-frequency augmented algorithm in the industry to present more delicate low-frequency vibration effects. Users can clearly perceive the blowing wind, the rustling grass, the rippling water, or even low breaths.
The Mixed Haptics Algorithm Enables Two Vibration Senses at the Same Time
Multiple vibration sources may exist and occur at the same time in real life, for example, thunder can strike when it’s raining, players can use their ultimate skills when flying, and a racing car can hit objects when drifting. Mixing multiple effects is called mixed haptics. The mixed haptics algorithm jointly developed by OnePlus and AAC Technologies has realized the continuity of mixed haptics and enabled two vibration effects on an Android phone at the same time to render smoother, more realistic, and more three-dimensional vibration effects.
Superb Adaptability for the Strongest Vibration Ecosystem on Android
Leveraging excellent hardware and leading algorithms, OnePlus and AAC Technologies ensure that the actuator vibrations adapt to popular apps, more than 3 input methods, and more than 500 systems including Honor of Kings, Game for Peace, Arena Breakout, Space Hunter 3, and the Baidu Input Method to bring users a new vibration experience in typing, games, and other scenarios and jointly expand the vibration ecosystem. For example, players can enjoy stunning effects of gun fire, compact footsteps, the roar of vehicles, and other vibration feedback of immersive battlefields in first person shooter (FPS) games. When typing, users can adjust the vibration intensity and texture of the keyboard to enjoy a custom vibration experience.
Master-level SLS Speakers for the “Best Dual Speakers in the History of OnePlus”
The dual-speaker box and unique NLC algorithm for reducing low-frequency distortion, a tailored acoustic solution from AAC Technologies, can bring high-quality pleasing sound to users of OnePlus 11. The solution enhances immersion when users play games, enjoy music, and watch short videos or live streams. Li said that “the best dual speakers in the history of OnePlus” have dramatically improved the sound quality of OnePlus 11.
Featuring an all-metal customization and encapsulation, the SLS super linear speaker box on the top is the first all-metal top speaker for OnePlus. This technology can reduce the size and improve the performance of speakers, addressing the pain point the of lack of space in the phone body affecting component choices. Compared with the previous generation, the SLS speaker box boasts less shell vibration, higher low-frequency sensitivity, and lower power consumption under the same conditions. The latest small cavity technology of AAC Technologies has enabled better amplitude symmetry to bring a better sound experience to users of OnePlus 11.
Arranged at the bottom, an industry-leading master-level SLS speaker 1116E box can enable larger amplitude, louder volume, lower power consumption, less distortion, and more melodious sound effects. Different from traditional internal magnetic circuit system architectures, it adopts a brand-new technical architecture inside to boost the magnetic energy density, fully improve the vibration space in the limited internal space, reduce power consumption, and greatly improve performance.
Its maximum amplitude in the small cavity can reach 0.65 mm, which is more than 85% higher than that of traditional speakers. Combined with the unique NLC algorithm of AAC Technologies, its low-frequency clarity can improve by 100%, greatly restoring the true sound.
32-megapixel Hypersensitive Portrait Lens for “Master-level” Portrait Quality
OnePlus 11 is equipped with a 32-megapixel ultra-professional hypersensitive portrait lens for fantastic imaging effects. Jointly created by OnePlus and AAC OPTICS, the lens features precisely stacked optical lenses to bring consumers “master-level portrait effects.”
Li said that we often use phones to record stories about “portraits.” So a lot of effort has been put in polishing the portrait photographing feature of OnePlus 11. It has combined a professional hypersensitive portrait lens and the 3A algorithm independently developed by OnePlus to greatly improve its performance in all aspects of this domain.
