OnePlus 15 launch date just leaked — and it's way earlier than we thought

In late September, OnePlus teased its next phone, the OnePlus 15, at a Qualcomm event confirming that the new handset will be among the first to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Additionally, OnePlus announced that its flagship device will get a global launch.

However, neither the Chinese launch date nor the global window was actually released. It's widely believed that the OnePlus could debut in China on October 27.

Thanks to a new leak from the Indian version of 91Mobiles (spotted by Pocket-lint), the global version could launch just two weeks later on November 13. That's months earlier than usual.

Typically, OnePlus likes to launch its flagship phone in China in October. The global release usually doesn't come until January of the following year. As an example, last year's OnePlus 13 initially released on Halloween, while the US version wasn't available until January 7 of this year.

Intriguing specs

The Snapdragon 8 Elite already powers some of the best Android phones, but this new Qualcomm chip is packing some serious performance. The OnePlus 15 could eclipse the Galaxy S25 Ultra and iPhone 17 Pro Max and provide serious competition for next year's Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Outside of a powerful chipset, the 15 is coming in black and a new colorway dubbed "sand storm." It also features a square camera layout, a notable departure from the circular frames used in the previous iterations. That camera will also be the first after OnePlus ended its partnership with Hasselblad.

Additionally, the phone should have a display with a 165Hz refresh rate with ultra-thin 1.15mm bezels. We don't know much more than that, but if these timelines are true, we'll know more about the OnePlus 15 in three short weeks.

Price?

91Mobiles reported that the OnePlus 15 could cost between ₹65,000 and ₹70,000, which translates to between $732 and $788.

In the U.S., the OnePlus 13 is available starting at $899. Assuming tariffs don't drastically raise prices, we're expecting a similar cost for the OnePlus 15.

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