I know what you're thinking, didn't OnePlus release a new phone just last month? It did. A little over five weeks after the announcement of the OP15, the company is back with the OnePlus 15R, a more affordable version of its new flagship that starts at $700 (or $200 less than its sibling). Off the top, this will be a shorter review because most of what I said about the OnePlus 15 also applies to the OP15R. It's a great phone that asks you to make one pretty significant compromise.
OnePlus / Engadget 82 100 Expert Score OnePlus 15R The OnePlus 15R has many of the same strengths as the more expensive OP15, but shaves off $200 off by compromising on cameras. Pros Speedy processor
Big, fast-charging battery
Bright, vibrant OLED with 165Hz refresh rate
Available in a lovely mint color Cons One fewer camera than last year's OP13R
Remaining cameras aren't great
Only four years of software support $700 at OnePlus
Design and display
The OnePlus 15R's screen is slightly cooler than that of the OnePlus 15. (Igor Bonifacic for Engadget)
Like the OnePlus 15, the 15R looks like the OnePlus 13s and 13T, a pair of smaller, 6.32-inch phones the company released in India and China this past spring. I said the design of the OP15 was boring and derivative of the iPhone 16 Pro. The 15R has done nothing to change that opinion. With one fewer camera, the OP15R doesn't look much different from the iPhone 12 I've been hanging on to since 2020.
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