TL;DR OnePlus’s parent brand, OPPO, has started teasing the Find X9 series, which is set to launch in mid-October.
The Find X9’s square camera bump is strikingly similar to the leaked OnePlus 15 design.
Find X9 is also set to arrive in titanium-inspired colorways that have also leaked for the OnePlus 15.
The OnePlus 15 is coming soon, and its updated design is already making rounds on the internet. Multiple rumors in the past have hinted at the redesigned camera bump on the upcoming flagship. And we recently came across purported hands-on images of the OnePlus 15, which highlight the changes on the back. Although the authenticity of these images could not be ascertained, another teaser from earlier today suggests this change might be legitimate after all.
The teaser does not come from OnePlus, but its parent company OPPO, which is set to unveil its flagship Find X9 series on October 16. That is just one day after the reveal of ColosOS 16, which has been confirmed to drive the OnePlus 15 in China. OPPO has been teasing the Find X9 series over the last couple of weeks. And, in its latest official teaser, a OnePlus representative, Zhou Yibao, has revealed the design and color options of the OPPO Find X9 and X9 Pro phones.
What’s immediately striking about these phones is the new camera design, which looks vividly identical to the OnePlus 15 leak we saw earlier this week. Although the mere change does not confirm OnePlus 15’s new design, it kindles the possibility of the same design being shared across both brands.
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If that happens, it won’t be the first instance of OPPO and OnePlus sharing the same design across different phones. While the history of sharing design elements dates back to the OnePlus One, the two brands most recently employed the same aesthetics for book-style foldables, with the OPPO Find N3 and the OnePlus Open. So, if OnePlus were to dish out the same — or a hugely similar —design as an OPPO flagship, it wouldn’t surprise us.
Another aspect leading to this consideration is that the OnePlus 13S, which is sold as the 13T in China, already uses the square camera island. So, OnePlus 15 switching to a similar design wouldn’t be shocking.
Oppo Find X9 official render
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