OnePlus 16 launched with 185Hz display, 9,000mAh battery, and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
OnePlus finally launched the flagship OnePlus 16 in China today. The Flagship device arrived with power-packed features, as the early leaks indicated. The OnePlus 16 succeeded the OnePlus 15 with a quite similar design and upgrades in chipset, battery, and display.
Display and Design
The OnePlus 16 comes with a 6.78-inch BOE X5 1.5K OLED display with an 185Hz (165Hz global) ultra-high refresh rate. The screen is built on the new X4 luminescent material and offers up to 2,000 nits local peak brightness, 450 ppi pixel density, 3840Hz PWM DC Dimming, 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut, and an always-on display.
OnePlus 16 comes in a premium and aesthetic design, featuring space-oriented color codes. The device comes in three color options: Tomorrow’s Star, Martian Masterpiece, and Dark Forest (translated from Chinese).
The Tomorrow’s Star model supports an interstellar light effect on the back. It measures 161.42 x 76.67 x 8.55 mm and weighs about 220g.
Performance
Under the hood, the OnePlus 16 has a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2nm) chipset paired with an Adreno 850 GPU, up to 16GB of LPDDR5x Ultra RAM, and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 onboard storage. To improve gaming performance further, OnePlus introduced a tri-gaming chip setup, featuring a P4 Super Display Chip, Lingxi Touch Chip, and G3 Esports Network Chip. For heat dissipation, OnePlus introduced a new generation of “ice heat dissipation system” made with ultra-luxury cooling black technology.
On the software side, the Chinese variant may run ColorOS 17 on top of Android 17. The global model could ship with OxygenOS support on top.
Camera
For photography, the OnePlus 16 features a triple-camera rear setup powered by Oppo’s LUMO imaging. A 200MP flagship main sensor leads the rear camera setup with dual-axis optical image stabilisation. There is also a 50MP ultrawide rear camera with a 116-degree field of view, and a 50MP telephoto camera with up to 3x optical zoom, 6 times lossless zoom, and OIS optical anti-shake. The front camera offers a 50MP autofocus selfie sensor. Photography features include AI Renovator, 4K Ultra clearing, portrait mode, and Shadowless capture. The rear camera can record 8K videos at 30FPS and 4K video at 120FPS, while the front camera can record up to 4K at 60FPS.
Battery
A massive 9,000mAh glacier battery with support for 100W wired Super Flash Charge, 50W wireless fast charging, and 27W wired reverse charging powers this device. OnePlus claims that after 5 years, the battery capacity retention rate is ≥ 80%.
Durability and Connectivity
For durability, the OnePlus 16 features IP66 + IP68 + IP69 + IP69K ratings against dust and water resistance. It also supports 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, a USB Type-C port, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS, and Galileo for connectivity. The phone also features an in-display 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor for security. The onboard sensors include a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, an e-compass, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope.
OnePlus 16 Price and Availability
The OnePlus 16 is available to order in China, with sales starting on October 13. The price starts at CNY 5,999 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant. The 12GB + 512GB model costs CNY 6,799, while the 16GB + 512GB variant is priced at CNY 7,499. The top-end configuration with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage costs CNY 8,499.
