OnePlus 15R vs Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)

88 out of 100
OnePlus 15R
VS
87 out of 100
Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus 15R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on December 17, 2025, against the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026), which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15R
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3377K versus 3039K)
  • 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 450 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15R and Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
πŸ“± Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

To get an accurate value-for-money index, update the default prices with actual prices from your country’s retailers (for the selected memory configs) and press the "Calculate" button.
Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
71.6
(Good)
Value Index
114.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 2100 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits 7000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 88.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 163.96 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 77.32 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green, Purple White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15R and Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 3840 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
- 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 15R and Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
20796
21057
Compute Score (GPU) 20796 21057
Single-core score 2787 2908
Multi-core score 9181 9604
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3039097
3377066
CPU 935642 1057085
GPU 1004668 1081735
Memory 384268 522519
UX 714519 715727
Total score 3039097 3377066
Samples [12 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (93rd and 46th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15R
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Kolli)AnTuTu2919996
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Jawad)GeekBench CPU2787 / 9181
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Jawad)AnTuTu2893343
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 -> jackonatorAnTuTu2964928
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-28 (Ppopi)AnTuTu2886783
Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM OxygenOS 16 -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7400 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (64% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:53 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:57 hr -
Watching video 27:30 hr -
Gaming 09:10 hr -
Standby 157 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony LYT-710
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32C Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced December 2025 May 2026
Release date January 2026 June 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $479
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 15R. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026).

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
0 (0%)
3 (100%)
Total votes: 3

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!