OnePlus 15 review: The end of range anxiety

Summary

There is somehow a 7,300 mAh battery in there. Credit: Ryan Whitwam There is somehow a 7,300 mAh battery in there. Credit: Ryan Whitwam Unfortunately, only chargers and cables compatible with Oppo’s SuperVOOC system will reach these speeds. It’s nice to see one in the box because spares will cost you the better part of $100. Even if you aren’t using an official OnePlus charger/cable, a standard USB-PD plug can still hit 36 W, which is faster than phones like the Pixel 10 Pro and Galaxy S25 and about the same as the iPhone 17. Cameras OnePlus partnered with imaging powerhouse Hasselblad on its last several flagship phones, but that pairing is over with the launch of the OnePlus 15. The phone maker is now going it alone, swapping Hasselblad’s processing for a new imaging engine called DetailMax. The hardware is changing, too. The OnePlus 15 camera setup is a slight downgrade from the 13. Credit: Ryan Whitwam The OnePlus 15 camera setup is a slight downgrade from the 13. Credit: Ryan Whitwam OnePlus 15 has all-new camera sensors despite featuring the same megapixel count. There’s a 50 MP primary wide-angle, a 50 MP telephoto with 3.5x effective zoom, and a 50 MP ultrawide with support for macro shots. There’s a 32 MP selfie camera peeking through the OLED as well. Each of these sensors is physically smaller than last year’s OnePlus cameras by a small margin. That means they can’t collect as much light, but good processing can make up for minor physical changes like that. That’s the problem, though. Taking photos with the OnePlus 15 can be frustrating because the image processing misses as much as it hits. The colors, temperature, dynamic range, and detail are not very consistent. Images taken in similar conditions of similar objects—even those taken one after the other—can have dramatically different results. Color balance is also variable across the three rear sensors. Bright outdoor light, fast movement. Ryan Whitwam Bright outdoor light, fast movement. Ryan Whitwam ...