Qualcomm is without a doubt the world leader in supplying processors for both high-end and mid-range smartphones, but even though the San Diego-based semiconductor titan’s vast partner roster includes everyone from Samsung to LG, Huawei, Lenovo, HTC, BlackBerry, OPPO and Xiaomi, the company still finds time to promote a slightly lower-profile alliance.

In case you forgot, QCM insists on calling attention via Twitter to “something new from OnePlus” that’s apparently “on the way”, “powered by our #Snapdragon 821 processor.” That’s all you’ll get from the ever-growing American chip champion for now, which should be plenty to lend further credence to recent OnePlus 3T gossip.

Unless, of course, this is merely the super-early beginning of a buzz-building campaign for next year’s OnePlus 4, which feels like a stretch, not to mention a greatly improved SD830 SoC will probably become the flagship handheld norm by then.

For its part, the Snapdragon 821 marginally enhances the raw power and energy efficiency of the 820 inside the original OnePlus 3, begging the question of this 3T’s necessity. But perhaps the $479 incremental upgrade is to bump screen resolution up to Quad HD after all, picking up a superior 20MP rear-facing camera and souped-up 3,300 mAh or so battery as well. All shall be revealed and fully detailed next week, rumor has it.

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