The OnePlus 15 may be in your pocket by the end of this year.
OnePlus recently unveiled the OnePlus 15 at a Qualcomm event in China, following months of leaks and speculation about its new flagship device. During the event, the tech giant confirmed that the OnePlus 15 will be one of the first phones to be equipped with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and will feature a 165Hz display.
The OnePlus 15 is widely expected to launch this month in China, with leaks suggesting it could happen at an event on October 27. However, what was much less certain was when the phone would launch globally and in the US. While OnePlus usually launches its flagship handsets in October in China, they typically don’t launch globally until the new year. Fortunately, this year, that could change.
According to 91Mobiles, which cites industry sources, the OnePlus 15 could launch globally on November 13, just two weeks after its debut in China, rather than two months, as has been the case in previous years. For reference, the OnePlus 13 launched on October 31, 2024, in China, but it didn’t arrive in the US and other markets until January 7, 2025.
OnePlus might get the jump on Samsung
The OnePlus 15 could be available much earlier in the US than the S26 series
If the OnePlus 15 does in fact launch globally this year, that would be a huge win for the company, as not only does it mean it will be one of the first Android phones available in the US with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, but it also means it could beat the Samsung Galaxy S26 series to the wider market by two whole months.