OnePlus 15 to debut in China Oct 27 with Glacier cooling and Ace 6

OnePlus will unveil its next flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 15, in China on October 27 at 7 p.m. local time, the company said, announcing the device will debut alongside a second model called the OnePlus Ace 6. OnePlus has already disclosed several key specifications for the 15, including its processor, display, battery and new cooling system, and has opened preorders in China ahead of the event.

OnePlus confirmed the phone will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and will use a high refresh rate AMOLED display that supports 165Hz. The company also revealed that the 15 will ship with a 7,300 mAh battery paired with 120W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging in China. OnePlus branded the battery and thermal package as part of a "Glacier" initiative and showed the phone in three colors for the Chinese market: Sand Dune, Absolute Black and Misty Purple.

Alongside the raw specs, OnePlus has touted several hardware changes aimed at sustained performance. The firm described a new Glacier cooling system that includes a larger vapor chamber made from thin, tearable steel, a supercritical aerogel insulation layer and a custom cooling architecture designed...