Unverified reports have been circulating online that OnePlus is aiming to release a new smartphone model by next year. The Chinese tech company is rumored to be developing the OnePlus Mini 2. The company is likely to expand its lineup of smart mobile devices as it aims to be more competitive in getting a larger share of the proverbial market pie.

According to a recent article published by Phone Arena, the original story about OnePlus Mini 2 originated from GreekBench. The benchmarking analyses of the website, however, are not very reliable since they can easily be copied and be made into satire. The data from the recent benchmarking, nonetheless, might have some veracity. It is not too far-fetched that it is plausible based on the technology development trajectory of OnePlus.

Some specifications were listed by the benchmarking report. If the report is to be believed, the company is currently working on the smaller version of OnePlus 2. This current version has a 5.5-inch screen but the mini version is said to have 4.6-inch screen display with a resolution of 1080p. The report also mentioned that the OnePlus Mini 2 will have the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system. There other speculations about the specs of the new smartphone that could turn out to be correct.

Some commentators also speculated that the OnePlus Mini 2 smartphone could also be equipped with a Snapdragon 810 microprocessor. The handset is also likely to have a 4GB of RAM and 65GB of internal memory storage. According to the benchmarking report, the new handset might also have a 12-megapixel primary camera and a 5-mega pixel front-facing camera.