Next OnePlus 15 Features a Powerful New Zoom Camera

The OnePlus 13 was among the finest telephones of the 12 months, bringing a fantastic mixture of efficiency, battery life, and options. As we method 2026, we’ve began studying about its successor   the OnePlus 15   and it’s already wanting good.

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

Essential 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 could have an extended attain and may retain extra element at greater zoom ranges.

The three OnePlus 15 camera 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 point 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.

Not too long ago, 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’s going to play a hand in shaping how the OnePlus 15’s zoom digicam performs.

Different leaks and rumors recommend that the OnePlus 15 will sport a bigger 7-inch display with a 165Hz refresh price, as much as 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM, a redesigned digicam island, a large battery, and probably even sooner charging. In essence, it’s going to double down on what it does finest whereas bettering 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 world availability probably slated for January 2026.