- OnePlus has announced the OnePlus 15R, a phone with a 7,400 mAh battery, a 165Hz display and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset
- It starts at $699.99 / £649 and is available for pre-order now
- The company has also launched OnePlus Pad Go 2 and OnePlus Watch Lite
The OnePlus 15 was only launched back in October, but the company is already back with another phone that is in some ways even better than this five-star flagship, as the OnePlus 15R has been unveiled with some groundbreaking specs.
Perhaps the highlight is its 7,400mAh battery, which is marginally larger than the 7,300mAh cell found in the OnePlus 15. This battery also features 80W charging and is designed 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 drop to 1 nit when not much brightness is needed.
This phone also has the same 50MP primary camera as the OnePlus 15, along with an 8MP ultra-wide, a 32MP front-facing camera and the ability to record 4K video at up to 120fps.
As for differences from its sibling, the OnePlus 15R has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, which is slightly lower than the Elite version used by the OnePlus 15, but it should still be extremely capable. The phone is also equipped with 12 GB of RAM.
The 15R also has serious water resistance with IP66, IP68, IP69 and IP69K ratings, where most high-end handsets are limited to IP68.
All in all, OnePlus’ new handset doesn’t quite sound like a match for the OnePlus 15, but it doesn’t have to be, as it also costs less. The OnePlus 15R starts at $699.99 / £649, which gets you a model with 256GB of storage. There’s also a version with 512GB of storage for $799.99 / £729. In comparison, the OnePlus 15 starts at $899.99 / £899. We are awaiting confirmation of pricing and availability for the phone in Australia.
If you like the sound of the OnePlus 15R, you can pre-order it from today with open sales starting on 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 chance for a free pair of OnePlus Buds 4, as well as £100 off the 512GB model.
A tablet and watch too
So this phone is a bit of a bargain, and it hasn’t landed alone as OnePlus has also launched the OnePlus Watch Lite and the OnePlus Pad Go 2, the latter of which is a tablet with a 12.1-inch display with 284 pixels per pixel. 33W charging and support for a stylus sold separately.
Available in Lavender Drift and Shadow Black, 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 rising to £399 for a 256GB 5G version (with no word 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 could apparently be as high as £249. If you fancy getting the pen too, it costs £79.
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