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TL;DR OnePlus has revealed that the OnePlus 15 screen will have a downgraded resolution.
The new phone will have a 1.5K resolution screen running at 165Hz, compared to the OnePlus 13’s QHD+ 120Hz display.
The company says this is because it’s not possible to have a QHD+ screen running at 165Hz.
The OnePlus 15 is scheduled to launch in China on Monday, and we know the phone has a 165Hz refresh rate. We previously heard rumors that the device would have a lower-resolution screen, though, and OnePlus has now confirmed this.
OnePlus China president Li Jie Louis confirmed in a Weibo article that the OnePlus 15 will have a screen with a 1.5K resolution. That’s a downgrade on paper compared to recent OnePlus flagships, which offered QHD+ screens. However, the executive claimed that this was a technical decision rather than a cost-cutting measure.
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OnePlus says it opted for a reduced display resolution because it’s not possible to have a QHD+ screen running at 165Hz.
“Due to limitations in luminescent materials and circuit technology, the industry is currently unable to achieve the 165Hz + 2K specifications simultaneously,” Louis wrote. He added that the OnePlus 15’s 165Hz+1.5K display was the “optimal solution” and that it was the industry’s first 1.5K screen running at 165Hz.
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