OnePlus today announced that its latest OnePlus 11 5G is the first smartphone powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform which is Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform ready, which makes it the entrance for developers to bring their XR ideas to life and to explore the full potential of wearable AR.
What is Snapdragon Spaces
According to OnePlus, he Snapdragon Spaces platform empowers developers to unlock the full potential of wearable AR using industry-leading technology, a cross-device SDK, and an open ecosystem. It aims to build an accessible XR ecosystem, enabling developers to pioneer innovative experiences that will lead the next generation of immersive technology.
The recently launched OnePlus 11 5G is the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon Spaces ready phone. It is the entrance for developers to bring their XR ideas to life and to explore the full potential of wearable AR. Now developers can create immersive experiences for AR glasses that adapt to any environment and transform how we connect with the spaces around us by using the OnePlus 11 5G.
To get verified by Snapdragon Spaces, the OnePlus 11 5G needs to integrate Snapdragon Spaces SDK in the Android Hardware Abstraction Layer of its OxygenOS. OnePlus engineers have tested its functionality and stability. Moreover, with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB ROM with UFS 4.0, the OnePlus 11 5G can unleash the power and balance the power efficiency, which in turn meets the demanding computing power needed for headworn AR experiences, as explained further by OnePlus.
As the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon Spaces ready enabled smartphone, the OnePlus 11 unlocks a real-world experience for live concerts, films, and other exclusive events wherever you are, and boosts the augmented reality gaming performance as a remote controller when pairing with the Qualcomm Wireless AR Wireless Smart Viewer powered by the Snapdragon XR2 platform.
OnePlus has also introduced the first Hardware Ray Tracing solution compatible with mobile XR eco-system. Collaborating with Qualcomm XR team, OnePlus demonstrated an AR concert using a Tower of Fantasy game character. The demo utilizes Snapdragon Spaces feature including hand tracking, plane detection and local anchors. Users are able to view enhanced real-time ray tracing effects like specular reflection and shadow on complex animated model.
OnePlus will showcase the OnePlus 11 5G paired with Snapdragon XR2 AR Wireless Smart Viewer at #3M10 in Hall 3 at MWC 2023 from February 27th to March 2nd.
