In comparison, the OnePlus 8 series landed in the middle of April, and the OnePlus 7 and 6 series both landed in May.
If anything, we had assumed last year was a fluke, but OnePlus is apparently bringing its release dates even further forward with this next series.
Still, bringing the schedule this far forward diminishes the value of the already slightly overpriced OnePlus 8T, and I can't help but expect this news will make a negative impact on that phone's sales.