OnePlus 15 teased with 165Hz display

OnePlus China president Li Jie has signaled that the company’s next flagship will push screen refresh rates beyond current mainstream levels, teasing a 165 hertz display for the OnePlus 15 as the phone prepares for a late 2025 or early 2026 launch. Li made the comments on the Chinese social network Weibo this week, welcoming Apple to what he called the high refresh era and adding that OnePlus will "usher in a new Ultra High Refresh Era," language widely read as confirmation that the new model will exceed 120 hertz.

Manufacturers and reviewers say higher refresh rates can make animations and motion feel smoother, and Li framed the upgrade as one of the most important mobile improvements of the past decade. Analysts and testers caution, however, that the perceptible difference between 120 hertz and 165 hertz is smaller than the leap from 60 hertz to 120 hertz, and manufacturers often limit higher modes to specific scenarios such as gaming to conserve battery life. OnePlus has not published technical specifications, so whether 165 hertz will be the device's default or an adaptive option remains unclear.

Leaks and certifications released alongside the refresh rate talk sketch a...