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I Tested the OnePlus 15 and Its Massive 7,300-mAh Battery Deserves a Medal
OnePlus 15 offers a 7,300-mAh battery nearly 50% larger than competitors, powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, starting at $900 in Canada with US release delayed by FCC certification.
On November 13, OnePlus put the OnePlus 15 on sale in Canada, while U.S. availability is paused pending Federal Communications Commission certification, OnePlus said.
OnePlus focused on hardware choices by prioritizing a 7,300-mAh battery and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, skipping a '14' model to emphasize upgrades.
Benchmarks and battery trials showed the OnePlus 15 charged from 1% to 73% in 30 minutes with the included 80-watt charger and lasted over a day and a half in casual use.
OnePlus set the OnePlus 15's starting price at $900 and $1,000, $100 above Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10, with four years of OS updates and six years of security patches.
With its camera independence and huge battery, the OnePlus 15 marks OnePlus's first flagship effort after the Hasselblad split, while its 7,300-mAh battery enables two-day battery life, reshaping buyer trade-offs with high-end 5,000-mAh phones.