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Verizon OnePlus 8 won’t fit into most existing cases
June 17, 2025
There’s a very slight design tweak on Verizon’sOnePlus 8variant that’s just significant enough to prevent it from working with most existing cases.
The change to theVerizon OnePlus 8was firstnoticed by a Reddit user. While the core design of the phone remains more or less unchanged, the volume buttons are shifted to a slightly different location. And while not a major move, it’s just enough to change the way the phone fits into a case, forcing anyone who purchases one to choose from a far more limited selection of accessories.
Unfortunately, that means that Verizon buyers will be limited to purchasing thecases offered by the carrier, rather than theplethoraofthird-party optionsout there. In fact, even the new Sandstone official OnePlus case won’t fit on the Verizon version of the OnePlus 8. Presumably, as the device gains popularity, third-party case makers will release variants for the Verizon model, but that remains to be seen.
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While annoying, it doesn’t appear that move was done purely to sell new accessories. Rather, according to some regulatory documents dug up byPhone Arena,the Verizon version of the OnePlus 8 includes an additional5G mmWave radioin the location where the volume buttons would be, thus prompting the company to move them down a bit. TheunlockedandT-Mobile versionsof the phone don’t have mmWave connectivity, so there is no need to have the extra radio installed.
This doesn’t apply to theOnePlus 8 Prosince Verizon isn’t offering that model. However, if the carrier does, it’ll be interesting to see whether the same changes are made, or if they managed to fit everything into the existing design or if tweaks are needed.
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