OnePlus 16 Flagship Smartphone Unveiled

The new OnePlus 16 flagship smartphone, aimed primarily at mobile gaming enthusiasts, was unveiled in China. The device features an ultra-smooth display, a powerful processor, and a high-capacity battery. The design is unchanged from the previous OnePlus 15, with all the innovations inside the smartphone.

The OnePlus 16 features a 10-bit 6.78-inch BOE X4 OLED display with a resolution of 2771 × 1272 pixels (450 ppi) and Crystal Shield Glass. The refresh rate reaches 165 Hz in the system and apps and 185 Hz in supported games. Maximum brightness is 2,000 nits, while the PWM frequency is 3,840 Hz. It supports DC dimming, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HDR Vivid, and provides 100% DCI-P3 coverage. The screen is surrounded by bezels just 1.15 mm wide.

The smartphone is powered by the top-end 2 nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor, with an Adreno 850 handling graphics. The smartphone also features the Wind Chaser Game Kernel gaming engine. It comes with LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. According to the manufacturer, the OnePlus 16 scores 5,633,288 points in AnTuTu.

The triple rear camera includes a 200 MP main sensor (ISOCELL HPE, 1/1.4″, f/1.6, 23 mm equivalent focal length, OIS), a 50 MP ultra-wide module (OmniVision OV50D, 1/2.88″, f/2.0, 16 mm equivalent focal length, 116-degree field of view, autofocus), and a 50 MP periscope lens (IMX882, 1/1.95″, W-shaped optics, f/2.6, 73 mm equivalent focal length, 3x optical zoom, OIS). The camera can record 8K video at 30 fps. The front-facing camera also has a resolution of 50 MP (f/2.4, 21 mm equivalent focal length, autofocus, 4K video recording at 60/30 fps). The OPPO Lumo engine handles image processing.

The OnePlus 16 features a 9,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery—the highest-capacity battery in the history of the company’s flagship smartphones. It supports 100 W wired charging, 50 W wireless charging, and 27 W reverse wired charging. It also features bypass charging, which allows the smartphone to be powered without going through the battery. The device also includes support for 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, triple-band GPS, NFC, an IR remote, two nanoSIM card slots, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port, matching stereo speakers with Master tuning, an under-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, a new and improved linear vibration motor, and full IP66/68/69/69K protection. The device runs Android 17 with ColorOS 17.

The smartphone has an aluminum frame and different rear-panel materials: fiberglass for the sandy orange version and glass for the silver and black versions. The silver version features decorative lighting that can provide alerts for calls, messages, and in-game events. Dimensions and weight: 161.42 × 76.67 × 8.55/8.45/8.50 mm (silver/orange/black), 217 g/220 g (orange/others).

OnePlus 16 prices: 12/256 GB — $895, 12/512 GB — $1,015, 16/512 GB — $1,120, 16 GB/1 TB — $1,270. Sales in China begin tomorrow, October 13. There is no word yet on the availability of a global version.