The OnePlus 15 will include a significantly better zoom digicam

The OnePlus 13 was considered one of the perfect telephones of the 12 months, bringing a terrific mixture of efficiency, battery life, and options. As we strategy 2026, we’ve began studying about its successor — the OnePlus 15 — and it’s already trying good.

The following OnePlus flagship might be introduced in China later this 12 months, earlier than making its solution to different markets later. There received’t be a OnePlus 14 because the numbers 4 and 14 are thought-about sick omens in its house nation. What is going to make an look is a brand new digicam on the OnePlus 15, probably addressing its predecessor’s largest weak spot.

Necessary upgrades

OnePlus has shared some digicam samples shot on its upcoming flagship (by way of NotebookCheck). The watermark on the photographs confirms an enormous improve: a brand new 85mm f/2.8 telephoto lens. At that focal size, it could have a local optical zoom of round 4x, up from the OnePlus 13’s 73mm 3x optical zoom. Which means the OnePlus 15 can have an extended attain and will retain extra element at increased zoom ranges.

The three OnePlus 15 digicam samples shared point out considerably upgraded telephoto digicam efficiency. They appear comparatively detailed with a dramatic discipline of view. The sharpness and dynamic vary are usually not good, however that’s a weak spot of virtually all zoom cameras. Usually, the picture processing algorithms utilized by OnePlus are totally different in China and the remainder of the world, so it stays to be seen if the resultant photos are higher or worse in different areas.

Lately, we additionally realized that OnePlus is ending its partnership with Hasselblad and switching to its in-house developed “DetailMax Engine” for picture processing on future telephones. It appears like it can play a hand in shaping how the OnePlus 15’s zoom digicam performs.

Different leaks and rumors counsel that the OnePlus 15 will sport a bigger 7-inch display screen with a 165Hz refresh price, as much as 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM, a redesigned digicam island, an enormous battery, and probably even quicker charging. In essence, it can double down on what it does greatest whereas enhancing the place it lacks, if these options pan out to be true.

The following OnePlus smartphone is predicted to interrupt cowl round November of this 12 months, with international availability possible slated for January 2026.