OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 16 Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q4, 2026
Officially announced
Oct 27, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $899

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 161.4 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.44 oz / 211.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP69	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Infinite Black, Ultra Violet, Sand Storm

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.86% screen-to-body	6.8-inch
Type
AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR10+, 1800 nits	OLED, 240Hz, HDR10+
Resolution
2772x1272px, 19.5:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
3472 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SM8975 (2 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 840	Yes
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB	16GB (LPDDR6)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	Android (17)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3493	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
10692	Untested
3D Mark High
5328	Untested
3D Mark Low
5110	Untested

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Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Si - Carbon	9000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 120.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

10h 44min

Browsing

30h 6min

Video

12h 37min

Gaming

14h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.88" Pixel size: 0.61 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.5x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Optical zoom: 3.0x Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	Yes Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

151

Overall

159

Photo

143

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

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