The OnePlus 8T may have just launched. However, the Chinese company appears to be well on its way to developing its next flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 9, which will arrive in 2021.

91mobiles has obtained CAD renderings of the upcoming OnePlus 9, which surprisingly seems to take many design cues from the previous model, including a flat display, corner camera bumps, and a hole-punch selfie camera in the upper left corner of the screen.

But there are differences, of course. For one thing, it has a larger display than the 8T, which was never smaller at 6.55 inches. The camera bump is also a bit smaller, reminiscent of Samsung's Galaxy Note 20.

There is not much else to read from this photo, although it appears to continue the in-screen fingerprint reader that has been a staple of OnePlus devices since the OnePlus 6T and will feature a triple camera array with LED flash.

It is worth noting that in recent years OnePlus has launched two versions of its devices, the regular model and the Pro edition. The CAD renderings above are purely of the regular model; the Pro edition may have a more radical design and more cameras.

91mobiles source has only two tidbits about the specs: first, as noted, it will be larger than the 6.55-inch OnePlus 8T, and second, it will have a 120Hz refresh rate display. 8T will have this display spec was shared, perhaps that is not surprising given that earlier rumors suggested that OnePlus might push it to 144Hz, but that does not appear to be the case after all.

According to previous rumors, the OnePlus 9 will arrive in March 2021 and will be powered by Qualcomm's upcoming SoC, the Snapdragon 875, with at least 8GB RAM. We also expect that the 64-megapixel camera sensor originally rumored for the OnePlus 8T will be included in the OnePlus 9. 65W fast charging support and an Android 11-based OxygenOS are likely to be included.

Pricing is still undecided, and OnePlus has been gradually raising the cost of its devices in recent years. However, with Samsung said to be launching the Galaxy S21 in January, one would expect OnePlus to be particularly aware of the need to be more competitive when it launches a new model in two months.