- OnePlus 15T is official – at least in China
- There are new doubts about OnePlus’ international operations
- Operations continue to ‘continue as normal’, OnePlus says
After weeks of teasing, the OnePlus 15T is now official, blurring the lines between mid-ranger and flagship – although there’s a growing number of doubts that the handset will ever make its way outside of China.
Before we get to the doubts though, let’s do the specs. The OnePlus 15T comes with a relatively small 6.32-inch display but a huge 7,500mAh battery, and is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and either 12GB or 16GB of RAM.
Storage options are 256GB, 512GB and 1TB, and there’s a 50MP+50MP dual-lens camera on the back as well as a 16MP selfie camera. You’ll find some nods to mobile gamers here, including a vapor chamber cooling system and a screen refresh rate that goes all the way up to 165Hz.
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As for pricing, the handset starts at CNY 4,299 (roughly $625 / £465 / AU$895), although as mentioned above, it’s not clear if this phone will get a global launch like many of its predecessors – including the excellent OnePlus 15.
Is OnePlus pulling back?
Rumors of OnePlus shutting down operations in the US and Europe have been swirling for a while, but fresh whispers have made the rounds after OnePlus India CEO Robin Liu stepped down from his position.
Yes, this is the same Robin Lui who said it was business as usual for OnePlus back in January, after the first wave of speculation hit that the company would focus solely on China going forward – so that’s not a particularly positive sign for operations in other international territories.
“Existing business operations for OnePlus Europe continue as normal,” a OnePlus representative told TechRadar in a statement. “All users’ after-sales support, software updates and rights obligations are fully guaranteed.”
It would be a shame if OnePlus sourced its products from international markets – it makes some of the best phones out there, in our opinion – but we live through tough times for technology and the economy in general.
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