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OnePlus 15T vs OnePlus 15R

93 out of 100
OnePlus 15T
VS
88 out of 100
OnePlus 15R
OnePlus 15T
OnePlus 15R

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.32-inch OnePlus 15T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 24, 2026, against the OnePlus 15R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15T
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3927K versus 3039K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3640 and 2787 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.22 mm narrower
  • Weighs 20 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15R
  • Delivers 222% higher peak brightness (3548 against 1102 nits)
  • Has a 0.51 inch larger screen size
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15T and OnePlus 15R 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
68.2
(Good)
Value Index
71.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 15T
vs
OnePlus 15R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.32 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2640 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 330 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 6 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 15R
6.83β€³ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
OnePlus 15T
6.32β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 15T
1102 nits
OnePlus 15R +222%
3548 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 150.56 mm (5.93 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 71.82 mm (2.83 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Green, Brown Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 15T +1%
90.7%
OnePlus 15R
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15T and OnePlus 15R
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 4610 MHz 3840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 15T and OnePlus 15R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15T +31%
3640
OnePlus 15R
2787
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15T +20%
11033
OnePlus 15R
9181
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 15T +33%
27558
OnePlus 15R
20796
Compute Score (GPU) 27558 20796
Single-core score 3640 2787
Multi-core score 11033 9181
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 15T +29%
3927976
OnePlus 15R
3039097
CPU 1113855 935642
GPU 1450217 1004668
Memory 487460 384268
UX 876444 714519
Total score 3927976 3039097
Samples [4 tests] [12 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (23rd and 93rd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 -> Pisulka_deda13AnTuTu4140191
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 -> savelBattery lifeSOT 11:47 / 12:40
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (savel)AnTuTu3783475
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-18 (linux❀)AnTuTu3828108
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Winra)AnTuTu3927976
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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
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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 ColorOS 16 OxygenOS 16
OS size 57 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 7400 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr 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
OnePlus 15T
n/a
OnePlus 15R
38:56 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX906
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
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.8 -
Focal length 85 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32C
Sensor size - 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 6.0
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 Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 15T
81.5 dB
OnePlus 15R
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 December 2025
Release date March 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $699
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the OnePlus 15T. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
90 (72.6%)
34 (27.4%)
Total votes: 124

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