OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 15R

Comparing the OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 15R across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,575, while OnePlus 15R scores 9,363, making OnePlus 15 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15R offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus 15 offers 6.78 inches, making OnePlus 15R the larger display of the two. OnePlus 15R features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 15's LTPO AMOLED, making OnePlus 15R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 15R feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 13m, while OnePlus 15 delivers 17h 06m, making OnePlus 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 15 is rated 8.4.

User Rating: OnePlus 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 15R has a rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 15

₹77,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus 15R

₹54,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2025

22 Dec, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


7300 mAh	7400 mAh	6600 mAh
120W Super VOOC Charging	80W Super Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.5/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Stellar performance, especially while gaming
Improved design and durability
Excellent battery life and fast charging
OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
Camera performance is not the best in class
DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5

(1,443 ratings)

4.5/5

(2,863 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,615,565 AnTuTu Score	2,957,229 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

Dec 17, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

4.608 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Adreno 829

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

3,615,565

2,957,229

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

7,206

4,747

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.4 %

16.6 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

N/A

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.95 %

89.51 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.2 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

161.4 mm

163.4 mm

162.98 mm

Width

76.7 mm

77 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.3 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

211 grams

218 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Capacity

7300 mAh

7400 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

17h 06m

18h 13m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 30m 0s

0h 49m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)