The OnePlus 15T launches with a huge battery and punchy price tag but its global launch is already in doubt

Date:
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:01:54 +0000

Description:
The OnePlus 15T is now official, but there's speculation the company will revert to a China-only mode.

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successful An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter The OnePlus 15T is official at least in China There are fresh doubts about OnePlus's international operations Operations continue to 'proceed as normal' OnePlus says After several weeks of teases , the OnePlus 15T is now official, blurring the boundaries between mid-rangers and flagships though there are an increasing number of doubts that the handset will ever find its way outside of China.

Before we get to the doubts though, let's do the specs. The OnePlus 15T comes with a relatively small 6.32-inch display but a huge 7,500 mAh capacity battery, and is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and either 12GB or 16GB of RAM. The storage options are 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, and there's a dual-lens 50MP+50MP camera on the back, as well as a 16MP selfie cam. You'll find some nods to mobile gamers here, including a vapor chamber cooling system and a display refresh rate that goes all the way up to 165 Hz. Article continues below You may like OnePlus 15Ts thin bezels are a boring upgrade, so wait for the OnePlus 16 We've just got our first full and
official look at the OnePlus 15T The latest OnePlus 15T teasers show it won't be an ordinary mid-ranger

As for pricing, the handset starts at CNY 4,299 (roughly $625 / 465 /
AU$895), though as mentioned above, it's not clear if this phone is going to get a global launch like many of its predecessors including the excellent OnePlus 15 . Is OnePlus retreating? There are doubts over the international future of OnePlus (Image credit: OnePlus) Rumors that OnePlus is about to shutter operations in the US and Europe have been swirling for a while, but fresh whispers have been doing the rounds after OnePlus India CEO Robin Liu stepped down from his post.

Yes, that's the same Robin Lui who said it was business as usual for OnePlus back in January, after the first wave of speculation hit that the company would be focusing exclusively on China in the future so not a particularly positive sign for operations in other international territories.

"Existing business operations for OnePlus Europe continue to proceed as normal," a OnePlus representative told TechRadar in a statement. "All users' after-sales support, software updates, and rights commitments are fully guaranteed." Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me
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