OnePlus 15 confirmed with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 165Hz display

OnePlus confirmed its next flagship, the OnePlus 15, during Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, laying out a new design and core specifications as it prepares for a China debut in late October and a global rollout to follow. The company said the device will use Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and feature a high refresh rate display rated at 165 hertz. OnePlus also revealed a new Sand Storm color and described a tougher metal finish for the phone’s frame and camera housing.

OnePlus published images and teasers showing a redesigned rear with a square camera module that houses three lenses and an LED flash, a flat front panel with uniformly thin bezels measured at about 1.15 millimeters, and a multifunctional Plus Key in place of the traditional Alert Slider. The company said the Sand Storm edition uses aerospacegrade microarc oxidation to grow a ceramic coating on the metal frame, a process OnePlus claims makes the surface significantly harder than standard aluminum and tougher than titanium. The back panel is described as fiberglass with a smooth texture.

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