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OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra vs OnePlus 15

89 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
VS
93 out of 100
OnePlus 15
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
OnePlus 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on April 28, 2026, against the OnePlus 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 6 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 7300 mAh
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 3429K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and OnePlus 15 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
99.8
(Very good)
Value Index
66.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 6 Ultra
vs
OnePlus 15

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 330 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 91.2%
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 - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Ace 6 Ultra
n/a
OnePlus 15
3423 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) 161.42 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 76.67 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray Black, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.69/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 6 Ultra
89.7%
OnePlus 15 +2%
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and OnePlus 15
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4210 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra		 - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and OnePlus 15
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 6 Ultra
10616
OnePlus 15 +1%
10732
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 6 Ultra +5%
25593
OnePlus 15
24461
Compute Score (GPU) 25593 24461
Single-core score 3600 3607
Multi-core score 10616 10732
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 6 Ultra
3429868
OnePlus 15 +17%
4008294
CPU 1011104 1184036
GPU 1311664 1490867
Memory 383286 402813
UX 723814 930578
Total score 3429868 4008294
Samples Less than 3 [45 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 78%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Graphics score - 2699
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 48 FPS
Section 1 - 56 FPS
Section 2 - 47 FPS
Section 3 - 39 FPS
Graphics score - 12540
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 15531
Video editing - 6678
Photo editing - 26644
Data manipulation - 14971
Writing score - 20874
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (53rd and 26th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (Ghoul)AnTuTu 123633640
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OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (ASCO🇺🇿)AnTuTu 123842868
📘 2026-09-08 -> aleshkaAnTuTu 123914618
📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi)AnTuTu 113651261
📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4DAnTuTu 114057387
📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk)AnTuTu 113870500
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5333 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 - 26 GB
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 8600 mAh 7300 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time - 0:43 hr
Battery cycles - 1100 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 18:32 hr
Watching video - 28:44 hr
Gaming - 10:01 hr
Standby - 139 hr
General battery life
Ace 6 Ultra
n/a
OnePlus 15
39:14 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 116°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 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" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size - 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.612 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm 21 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX709
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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* No 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
Ace 6 Ultra
n/a
OnePlus 15
80.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 October 2025
Release date April 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $555 $899
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
*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 15. It has a better camera and connectivity.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
14 (35.9%)
25 (64.1%)
Total votes: 39

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................ June 6, 2026 at 09:22 PM
Dodo, of course take the stove (OnePlus 15), not the phone.
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