OnePlus 15 Launch Timeline, Design, Specs & Camera Leaks So Far
The wait for the OnePlus 15 feels just a little longer this year. Instead of a late summer launch, most folks watching the news think the China release will land in October 2025, with a global rollout not happening until early next year. Some chatter says India could get it by January 2026, not surprising since the past flagship came a bit later there too. If you're trying to plan out the budget, expected pricing in India keeps popping up in the ₹75,000 to ₹85,000 ballpark. That's a step up from the old OnePlus 13, and, with how new flagships price out lately, it’s probably not the last time we’ll see a jump.
Based on X @SketchBuzz1995, OnePlus 15 might get a flat 1.5K OLED screen, new look, very thin bezels, and a big 7000mAh battery with 100W charging. It could also have a triple 50MP camera setup, Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and top-level water resistance (IP69).
For people who obsess about camera hardware, the main thing on everyone's mind is OnePlus’ move away from their old circular camera housing. This next one supposedly uses a squarish or rectangle module pushed over to the top left corner and packs a triple 50MP setup. You get a main sensor (maybe that LYT-808 or LYT-700), an ultra-wide, and a 3x periscope telephoto, though some wild rumors had numbers as high as 200MP on the periscope. It's not official yet, so expectations might need to settle. It looks like OnePlus is ditching Hasselblad co-branding, so it'll be interesting to see if their color science keeps up. The front camera should stay at 32MP, probably hanging onto autofocus, which tends to do alright on the last round of flagships for selfies and video calls. Performance in low light is also hyped as better, with some reviewers on Twitter hinting about improvements in HDR and AI-driven image tricks.
Based on X @htcmania, OnePlus 15 is expected to have a new rectangular camera module on the back and won’t carry the Hasselblad brand this time. This means the familiar circular camera bump and the Hasselblad logo won’t be seen on the new model.
On the design and display, OnePlus finally goes fully flat with the screen, ditching the old curved edges. We’re talking a 6.78- or maybe even 6.82-inch flat LTPO AMOLED that sits close to 1.5K resolution. Okay, that's one notch lower compared to the last 2K screens, but OnePlus says it should be thinner, have less bezel thanks to the new LIPO packaging, and be pretty easy on the eyes for gaming or typing. Nobody’s missing curved edges much, so the flat panel seems like a fix rather than a downgrade. Another small change: the alert slider, a OnePlus staple, could get replaced by a so-called “Plus Key.” This is not confirmed, but it shows they’re trying to shake things up a bit.
Performance isn't looking to take a back seat. The phone should ship with the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, so you’d expect the usual flagship power—gaming, social, background apps, take your pick, it’ll run fine. It’ll probably come with big RAM options, some say up to 24GB and up to 1TB storage. The software experience is going to be OxygenOS 16 (though some leaks mention OxygenOS 15 still being in place at launch), tightly merged with Android 16. This new OS is focused on speed and lightness—smaller install size, less bloat, and more smoothness, at least in daily usage. Even the icons and animations get updates according to the dev posts from the OxygenOS team, and there's a bunch of new AI features for enhancing photos or keeping things snappy when flipping between apps.
Battery and charging is a spot where the leaks get almost funny. Some people insist it’s getting a 7,000mAh battery—if that’s true, it’d be massive for an Android flagship. Others hedge it might be a bit less, but still well above last year’s standard. Fast charging is here to stay, at 100W wired and 50W wireless. Sticking with the silicon-carbon battery tech helps squeeze more juice into a thinner package, so carrying a power bank around stops being a must for heavy usage. Some say IP68 or even IP69 water resistance will be there, too, and there’s talk about a new vibration motor and fingerprint sensor that’s just simpler instead of the old in-screen one.
A lot of this detail comes right out of daily leaks and tipster updates, mostly grabbing headlines from media and tech reviewers tweeting after each new rumor drop. With all the changes, the big thing is that OnePlus doesn't seem afraid to move on from old design rules. If you’re a longtime user, this one’s going to feel a little different out of the box, but probably in a good way. No doubt, spec bumps, and design changes matter when phones keep trading the same old ideas, so maybe the OnePlus 15 will bring enough real improvements to keep fans interested into 2026 and beyond.
