McLaren superfan? This phone is for you!

McLaren superfan? This phone is for you!

Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.

Monday 10 December 2018 12:32

Images have emerged online of a McLaren-branded mobile phone, set to be released by the Formula 1 team's partner OnePlus. Bearing the team's logo on its back, the OnePlus 6T promises amazing memory and the ability to take a full day's charge in just 20 minutes!

We're obliged, naturally, at this juncture to point out that promising big hasn't exactly worked out for the Woking squad in recent years, but there's not a Honda power unit in sight to complicate things here…

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OnePlus and McLaren confirmed a partnership in November, with the snappy accompanying hashtag #SaluteToSpeed – the irony won't have been lost on Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne.

OnePlus and @McLarenF1. Forever in pursuit of speed. Experience the #SalutetoSpeed on December 11. https://t.co/inqbUCRYcK pic.twitter.com/Q7HGBqmZtw — OnePlus (@oneplus) November 27, 2018

If you're a McLaren superfan, however, we might just have found your next bit of tech kit.

It promises the very latest in mobile specifications without costing an arm and a leg like some other fruity brands might.

Here it is in all its glory…

EXCLUSIVE LEAK! Here is your first look at the Official Renders of the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Speed Orange variant with 10GB+256GB Storage and super fast new 'Warp Charge' which will provide you a day's power in 20 minutes! Do you like the phone?#SaluteToSpeed #WarpCharge pic.twitter.com/8JdoNb6SWG — Ishan Agarwal (@IshanAgarwal24) December 7, 2018