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The OnePlus 15 has officially launched, less than a year after its predecessor, and I've been testing it for several weeks. As an Android flagship, it naturally draws comparisons with other flagships available in the United States.
OnePlus has been particularly proud of its cameras in recent years -- and rightfully so. The OnePlus 13, in particular, was a great shooter, and one might hope that this DNA continues for the OnePlus 15. But there are some differences from 10 months ago.
What's new with the OnePlus 15 camera
First and foremost is the Hasselblad collaboration. The OnePlus 15 no longer shares branding with the photography company. It comes with XPAN mode, which is something we worried about when we first found out that it was dropping its iconic partnership.
Also: I tested the OnePlus 15 during my trip to South Korea, and it did my Samsung dirty
Nevertheless, I've been working with the OnePlus 15 review sample provided by OnePlus to see what the phone is capable of. When you want to find out if a camera is the best, you pit it against the best camera phone of 2025 (so far) -- the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Here's the hardware that these phones are rocking.
First, the OnePlus 15 has a triple 50-megapixel camera setup on the back. The main shooter has an f/1.8 aperture and a 1/1.56" sensor, the ultrawide sensor has a 116-degree field of view, and the telephoto has a 3.5x optical zoom periscope lens.
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