- OnePlus announced the OnePlus 15R, a phone with a 7,400 mAh battery, 165 Hz display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset
- It starts at $699.99 / £649 and is available to pre-order now
- The company also launched the OnePlus Pad Go 2 and OnePlus Watch Lite
The OnePlus 15 was only launched in October, but the company is already back with another phone that, in some ways, is even better than that five-star flagship, as the OnePlus 15R was revealed with its own cutting-edge specs.
Perhaps the highlight is its 7,400 mAh battery, which is slightly larger than the OnePlus 15’s 7,300 mAh cell. This battery also has 80W charging and is rated to retain at least 80% of its original capacity after four years of use.
Other highlights of the OnePlus 15R include its 6.83-inch AMOLED display, which has a 165Hz refresh rate. It’s a match for the OnePlus 15 and a higher price than most phones offer. The screen has 450 pixels per inch, up to 1,800 nits of brightness, and it can go down to 1 nit when little brightness is needed.
This phone also features the same 50 MP main camera as the OnePlus 15, as well as an 8 MP ultra-wide camera, a 32 MP front-facing camera, and the ability to record 4K video at up to 120 fps.
As for the differences compared to its sibling, the OnePlus 15R has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, which is slightly inferior to the Elite version used by the OnePlus 15, but it should still perform very well. The phone is also equipped with 12 GB of RAM.
The 15R is also very water resistant, with ratings of IP66, IP68, IP69 and IP69K, where most high-end handsets are limited to IP68.
Overall, OnePlus’ new handset doesn’t seem quite up to par with the OnePlus 15, but that’s not necessarily the case since it also costs less. The OnePlus 15R starts at $699.99 / £649, for which you’ll get a model with 256GB of storage. There’s also a version with 512GB of storage for $799.99/£729. For comparison, the OnePlus 15 starts at $899.99 / £899. We’re awaiting confirmation of pricing and availability of the phone in Australia.
If you like the sound of the OnePlus 15R, you can pre-order it starting today, with open sales starting January 15, and it’s available in a choice of Charcoal Black or Mint Breeze. If you pre-order directly from OnePlus, you can also get free gifts while stocks last, including the option of a free pair of OnePlus Buds 4, as well as a £100 discount on the 512GB model.
A tablet and a watch too
So this phone is a good deal, and it didn’t land alone, since OnePlus also launched the OnePlus Watch Lite and the OnePlus Pad Go 2, the latter being a tablet with a 12.1-inch screen with 284 pixels per inch, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300-Ultra chipset, 8 GB of RAM, a 10,050 mAh battery with 33 W charging and support for a stylus. sold separately.
Available in Lavender Drift and Shadow Black hues, the OnePlus Pad Go 2 is available for pre-order now, with prices starting at $399.99 / £319 for a 128GB Wi-Fi-only model, and going up to £399 for a 256GB 5G version (with no news yet on US availability for that model).
As with the OnePlus 15R, if you pre-order the Pad Go 2 now you can get an instant discount – in this case £50 – and a free gift, and although the options aren’t named, the value of the gift can apparently be as high as £249. If you want to get the stylus too, it costs £79.
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