OnePlus is one of the biggest brands in the Android space right now. Like Apple and Samsung, news about the company’s comings and goings garners a lot of attention. Especially when you’re talking about its new flagship for 2017 – the OnePlus 5.

That’s right: the next OnePlus phone will not be called the OnePlus 4; instead it will be called the OnePlus 5, as predicted. Why is this? Simple: the number 4 represents bad luck in China. And phone brands don’t need any of that; just ask Samsung.

Or that’s what I thought, but then I read that this isn’t actually the case. No, according to TR, OnePlus named the handset after its favourite basketball player, a chap named Robert Horry who played in the number five jersey.

The OnePlus 5 will get official very soon as well, as the company told The Verge that the handset would go on sale this summer – and it is very nearly summer.

This means you can expect an official launch inside the next few weeks, followed by a release date in June/July time, no doubt.

The OnePlus 5 is expected to feature a larger, 4000mAh battery, a dual-lens camera, a 5.5in QHD display and plenty of other updates. You can read ALL about the OnePlus 5 in our dedicated hub, where all the latest rumours are collected. 

Expect to be hearing a lot more about this handset between now and its official launch.

Time to get excited!