"Or were those tanky Android 13 handsets -- with their edgy names and 10,000mAh batteries -- actually showing us the future all along? After all, the OnePlus 15 boasts a rather luscious feature set, even by my guess of 2026's standards, with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display that refreshes at 165Hz, Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a 7,300mAh battery with 80W wired charging, and an IP69 rating to fend off high-pressure water jets (or accidental tumbles in the washing machine)."
"For starters, I use every phone I review, regardless of price point, without a case during the testing period. This practice gives me the best sense of the industrial designer's intent. (Does it matter what tier of Corning Gorilla Glass a manufacturer uses, or why they curved the edges to a certain degree of radius, if I just throw the phone into an Otterbox? No.)"
The OnePlus 15 pairs a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 165Hz refresh rate, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a 7,300mAh battery, 80W wired charging, and an IP69 water-resistance rating. The handset retains a polished metal-and-glass slab design with satisfying thickness and heft at a roughly $900 price point. Performance and battery life were evaluated against competing Android flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL during travel in South Korea. Evaluation protocols included using the device without a case to assess industrial design, glass tiers, and edge curvature under real-world handling.
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