The OnePlus 15 Humiliates iPhone 17 Pro Max With 43% Bigger Battery

Following its launch in China final month, we now know every part in regards to the anticipated OnePlus 15. Before we get to all of the tech specs, can we cease and admire its completely gargantuan battery? It packs a 7,300mAh “Silicon NanoStack” battery that’s 43% bigger than the 5,088mAh unit within the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Pretty wild that only some years in the past, 5,000mAh batteries had been thought of tops, however now, clearing 7,000mAh is about to be normal.

OnePlus is ready to pack a 7,300mAh battery right into a cellphone utilizing a dual-cell silicon carbide battery. These batteries have began to make their method into flagship Android telephones prior to now 12 months. They take pleasure in bigger capacities with smaller footprints. In different phrases, telephones might be made slimmer and even the identical measurement whereas having extra juice to final a number of days on a single cost.

Related to the battery, OnePlus says the OnePlus 15 can cost at as much as 100W with a cable and 50W utilizing wi-fi charging.

See OnePlus 15 at Oneplus.com

Okay, sufficient in regards to the huge OnePlus 15’s huge battery. What else does the cellphone have? Pretty a lot, what you’d anticipate from a brand new flagship Android cellphone. It contains Qualcomm’s newest and strongest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, as much as 16GB of RAM (base is 12GB), and as much as 512GB of storage (base is 256GB). That beefy chipset is cooled by a brand new “3D vapor chamber” that OnePlus says is “made of hand-tearable” metal and an “aerogel cooling layer.” The result’s that the OnePlus 15 shouldn’t overheat below heavy masses and will maintain efficiency for stuff like 3D gaming.

On the subject of gaming, the OnePlus 15 has a 6.78-inch LTPO show with a 1.5K decision. Compared to the OnePlus 13’s 2K-resolution display screen, this will appear to be a downgrade, however OnePlus is defending the drop in pixels as a result of the display screen has a 165Hz refresh charge, which is extra responsive for enjoying video games. Why not go together with a 165Hz 2K show? Because it doesn’t exist. The 165Hz display screen additionally has a 3,200Hz contact pattern charge, far greater than the 1,440Hz to 2,400Hz present in even a number of the finest gaming telephones.

On the digital camera entrance, the OnePlus 15 has a brand new triple 50-megapixel digital camera system, consisting of a important, ultrawide, and telephoto, in its new squircle-shaped bump. The ultrawide has a 116-degree FOV, and the telephoto has a 3.5x optical zoom with 7x crop-in. Punched into the show is a 32-megapixel selfie digital camera with autofocus. Sadly, it’s not a sq. sensor just like the one discovered within the iPhone 17 / 17 Pro / Air. Personally, I like that OnePlus went the additional mile so as to add an “underwater mode” which permits the digital camera and the touchscreen to completely operate when it’s submerged.

More pro-oriented customers will admire the nerdier digital camera options like slow-mo at 120 fps in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR, O-Log, and vast dynamic vary for capturing RAW video that may be color-graded later, and real-time LUT (lookup desk) previews (permits you to view coloration grades inside the digital camera).

I’m additionally not anticipating any regression within the Android software program expertise. OnePlus has been fine-tuning its OxygenOS for effectively over a decade, optimizing for velocity and responsiveness. If you’re acquainted with OxygenOS, the brand new model 16 ought to really feel very acquainted. What’s new is all of the AI stuff. It’s nonetheless not clear how helpful any of it’s, however FYI, there’s an “AI Scan” characteristic that extracts the textual content from any picture or doc, an “AI Recorder” that may transcribe conferences and distinguish between audio system, an “AI Portrait Glow” characteristic that fixes underexposed portrait pictures, and an “AI PlayLab” that lets customers toggle on experimental AI options.

And, in fact, there’s a devoted “Plus Key” positioned on the left facet of the OnePlus 15. This key, first launched on the OnePlus 13S, works identical to the iPhone’s customizable Action button, and will also be pressed to launch Google’s Gemini AI chatbot. Additionally, the Plus Key can use Gemini to extract data from the display screen and save content material to the cellphone’s “AI Plus Mind” for recall later.

OnePlus despatched us a OnePlus 15 evaluate unit, and I’ll have a full evaluate on Gizmodo quickly. So far, it looks as if a strong cellphone with nice battery life. The OnePlus 15 was initially speculated to launch within the U.S. beginning right now, Nov. 13, however as a result of ongoing authorities shutdown, the discharge has been delayed. OnePlus despatched the next assertion to Gizmodo relating to the delay:

As is the case with each smartphone producer, the United States’ Federal Communications Commission certifies OnePlus gadgets earlier than they’re bought within the U.S. Given the present authorities shutdown, U.S. gross sales for the OnePlus 15 will probably be postponed till applicable certifications are secured. The OnePlus 15 has already completed all of the required checks from the FCC’s acknowledged labs and the certification utility has been formally submitted.

Canadians, nonetheless, can preorder the OnePlus 15 ASAP for CA $1,299.99 (12GB RAM + 256GB storage) or CA $1,399.99 for the 16GB RAM + 512GB storage, with basic availability on Nov. 18. When the OnePlus 15 does launch within the U.S., it’ll be priced at $899.99 (12GB RAM + 256GB storage) and $999.99 (16GB + 512GB RAM).

See OnePlus 15 at Oneplus.com