OnePlus
TL;DR OnePlus has launched the OnePlus 15 in China today.
The new phone has a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, a huge 7,300mAh battery, and fast wired/wireless charging.
The phone also loses Hasselblad branding, while the camera hardware could be a sidegrade.
OnePlus has been teasing the OnePlus 15 for weeks ahead of its launch event, revealing battery info, some camera details, and more. Thankfully, the wait for a full reveal is over, as OnePlus has just launched the device in China today.
We’ve already seen the phone’s design, featuring flat edges with curved corners and a redesigned rear camera bump. OnePlus says the phone also has IP69 and IP69K ratings, which are overkill but still welcome after years of IP rating disappointment. Take a closer look at the left edge of the phone, and you’ll see a remappable shortcut button in lieu of the trademark alert slider. That’s a significant move after years of OnePlus flagships using the slider key (with the exception of the OnePlus 10T). Nevertheless, this shortcut key can be used for ringing profiles, AI functionality, taking screenshots, and more.
Dive under the hood and you’ll find a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with so-called “Glacier VC” cooling. This is backed up by a gigantic 7,300mAh battery, 120W wired charging, and 50W wireless charging. That battery, in particular, is a huge upgrade over the OnePlus 13 (6,000mAh), let alone the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (5,000mAh).
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OnePlus also confirmed that the phone has a 6.78-inch 165Hz OLED screen, complete with a minimum brightness of one nit. However, this increased refresh rate comes at the expense of a QHD+ screen resolution, as the display sports a 1.5K resolution instead. OnePlus defended this drop in resolution by saying it’s not technically possible to run a QHD+ screen at 165Hz. It also claimed that this screen is more expensive than the OnePlus 13 display. Nevertheless, this represents a major departure from recent OnePlus flagships and the company’s Pro phones.
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