OnePlus always wants to surprise at Mobile World Congress. And this year is no exception. They just unveiled the OnePlus 11, but the company has reserved an ace these days to show it to us. This is the new OnePlus 11 Concept, a variant of the flagship with the most innovative addition: extreme liquid cooling system and futuristic design.

they called him Enable CryoFlux. It is an active cooling technology that promises to significantly lower the temperature of the OnePlus 11 and allows the appearance of the terminal to be changed to show how the internal fluid is moving.

We’ve had the opportunity to see it first hand, and if there’s one word that can describe this OnePlus 11 Concept, it’s hypnotic.

Useful inside, colorful outside

As OnePlus explains, Active CryoFlux technology, Reduce device temperature to 2.1º C while playing games, which means “a frame rate improvement of 3 to 4 degrees.” Pointing out that the temperature is reduced by 1.6º C during charging, OnePlus states that this “reduces the charging time between 30 and 45 seconds”.

As a concept and as a demonstration, we have not been able to confirm these promises, what we can tell you is that the mobile phone always stays cool. Of course, we could not subject it to intense tests.

Performance is an idea that OnePlus keeps repeating, and with this Concept, they want to remind consumers that cooling technology can also fit into mobile phones. At the heart of this technology is a piezoelectric ceramic micropump connected to channels located between the upper and lower diaphragm.

through this electromagnetics that keep the coolant circulating in the pipes. OnePlus explains that these parts have a surface area of ​​less than 0.2 cm2, which makes the OnePlus 11 Concept practically the same size and thickness as the standard model. It is true that it gives the same feeling in the hand.

OnePlus 11 Concept definitely has one of the most striking rear designs. It has a transparent cover that allows you to see the channels in action.

In principle they just appear blue, but OnePlus explains that developers are also open to the possibility of applying different lighting. From an app still in development, it’s possible to turn off the backlight to hide the coolant..

The fluid does not stand still, it moves slowly. But even if we move it sideways, it does not respond to gravity. Stuffed. It is essentially an aesthetic addition as it does not respond to certain patterns.

Beyond the Active CryoFlux system, the chamber system is also designed for this situation. We have a blue halo around the circular camera module. But perhaps even more interestingly, Guilloché engraving, a technique commonly found in luxury watches and OnePlus decided to apply for its Concept.

Aesthetically great, but a prototype. We’ll have to wait to see if these finishes are preserved and added to future OnePlus’s or added here to create something special.

Coincidentally or not, if there’s one company that’s popularizing clear covers, it’s Nothing, founded by former OnePlus employees. By comparison, the Active CryoFlux system is more of a performance-oriented feature, while Nothing’s Glyph design is more about notifications and customization. On an aesthetic level, the OnePlus 11 Concept At first glance I found it more attractive but then more boringbecause there is not much possibility of interaction.

OnePlus likes to play around with Concepts, truth be told, these are innovations are rarely implemented on commercial devices. We saw the One Concept with its invisible camera when it was not active in 2020. Later that year, he played with the OnePlus 8T Concept with a color-changing interactive design. Now it offers us the OnePlus 11 Concept with extreme liquid cooling. A mobile that retains the best features of the OnePlus 11 and adds a futuristic twist. I hope OnePlus is encouraged to add something like this to their future terminals.