"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.)"
"Instead, we're still working with polished slabs of metal and glass, with just enough thickness and heft to make you feel reassured that your $900 investment didn't just go toward " innovation.""
"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 delivers high-end hardware including a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with 165Hz refresh, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a 7,300mAh battery with 80W wired charging, and IP69 water resistance. The handset maintains a premium metal-and-glass build with reassuring thickness and heft despite competitive pricing near $900. Comparative testing included trips with competing devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL. Evaluation practices involved using phones without cases to assess industrial design and glass tier implications. Early impressions emphasize strong specs, practical durability, and refined flagship aesthetics.
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