r/TheOnePlus15

Hi ! I hope everyone’s okay. Well I have an iPhone 17 pro and I am really happy with it, I love taking great photos and videos, the display is amazing, apps on ios are super optimized especially social media apps etc. I have a MacBook pro alongside. The only disappointed thing would be about the battery life which is good but not great. I just found a brand new OP15 16/512 with 120w charger around $599. This phone seems to be amazing : super fast, amazing battery life and charging speed, great display (I read it was less brighter than the 17 pro tho), great sound speakers etc. But there’s still that camera thing that I don’t really get : some people here say it’s more than decent, some people say its pretty bad especially the video part, so I don’t really know. I use social media a lot and I also use iMessage w my family but I could eventually stop using it if the OP15 worth it. So what about the camera part ? And what about social media apps on android ? I’ve had so much android phones but a long time ago (an HTC one M7 then a Redmond note 5 lmao) and im like : if I switch should I pick the OP15 or any other pixel device ? Will I lose a lot about that photo part I have on my 17 pro ? Thanks again !

So I know I'm late to the party, but I was planning on getting a NEW Oneplus 15. Only problem is, there basically impossible to find in the North American version. Should I get a global version instead? What are the differences? (Also I want the 16GB/512GB Sandstorm variant.)

recently got my first ever OnePlus phone, the 512/16gb variation and i couldn't be happier with this upgrade, coming from a xiaomi poco x3 pro, this phone is simply incredible;

out of the box it had the "CPH2747_16.0.1.303 ex 01" version installed, and now i've unfortunately finally decided to update it to the latest version, that being the "16.0.9.400" version, and i've gotta say, i was so utterly disappointed to see how these sh#tty ai this ai that ai everything features are being forcefully shoved down our throats, without having any say in the matter and given a simple option to turn it on and off. ugh.

prime example being this useless "create" section that got added to the photos app, i know that i can simply ignore it and all, and i am, but just get my frustration, coming from my old poco phone where it had all sorts of useless and bloat-wary type apps, even ads at times, and a horrendous stock photos gallery & videos experience, the OnePlus phone felt like a breath of fresh air for me, until now, with these useless changes

another one i've noticed is the file dock, such a neat and cool feature, it used to open my PDF files in firefox, as set by default by me, now it doesn't, it just defaults to the "documents" app which btw appeared out of nowhere? (also, none of this stuff is ever mentioned in any of these release notes? like damn, one would really appreciate knowing in advance what's gonna be installed or not with an update, is that so much to ask for?)

anyhow, i've yet to explore and get disappointed more, i'm sure, but also there's as many ups as there is downs to this all, i'm not just bashing the entire thing, i'm very satisfied with this phone, just disappointed and completely fed up with how technology in recent years is just forcefully shoving all this ai bs down our throats, at least give us an option to turn that sh#t off, damn.

is there any way for me to downgrade the photos app to it's previous version and keep it there for life?

So as a long long time diehard Samsung user I got my Oneplus for the second time years later. I loved the Oneplus 7 Pro that phone was really close to perfection but the cameras oh boy did that hold that thing back...the S10 lineup was so much better in cameras. But nowadays I was really disappointed in my S25 Ultra battery life it surely didn't feel like an Ultra worthy battery, other companies throwing 16GB and 24GB of Ram and 6000+ battery size and for less than half that price and that really made me think about this. To put this in prespective I paid 1300€ for my S25 Ultra last year and 789€ this year for the Oneplus 15 that's already 511€ bucks cheaper and if I bring this years s26u and 17 pro Max with the same 1TB it's nearly 2000€ which makes the Oneplus almost 3 TIMES cheaper. That is beyond crazy to me. And they're definitely not 2 times better, in most cases it's actually worse. So the battery life has been amazing sometimes a day and a half to actually two days depending on the usage, performance has been amazing also as expected, outdoor visibility has been great also zero issues there and the cameras have been pretty good I'd say surprisingly good not as bad as some people make it out to be. It always say this and think that it is the user that makes the camera and not the camera that makes the user, I know a lot of friends that have great phones and take really bad pictures and so far I've taken pretty great ones with this machine but definitely not as good as my S25 Ultra but the one thing that's a bit concerning or something that I've noticed is that the phone heats way way more than my S25 Ultra, it really gets uncomfortable sometimes when I'm playing some emulation PC games but those same games don't make my S25 as hot as this one. I'd say that's the one and only issue I'm having with this Oneplus. Has this happen to you ? Is there any fix or way to mitigate the heat ?

I got a china version and I transferred it myself using trading Shenzhen tool and everything went well, putted the second partition and I closed the bootloader, and everything is fine, but am still on July security patch, and my device say it's latest so I wanna make sure it's the latest, bcs I saw alot of people having the august patch

For a while they just had the 256 in stock but today they are showing the CPH2749 in stock with the 512gb and still at retail price of 999.00

I just ordered one for my wife lol

Giving a heads-up for anyone else

Hi everyone,

I’m honestly pretty confused between the OnePlus 15 and iQOO 15, and I’d really appreciate some opinions from people who are actually using these phones.

Both phones look really good for heavy gaming, performance and the processor, and in the ₹70–80K range I feel these are among the best options right now. But there are a few things making me hesitate before spending that much money.

1. OnePlus 15 — the India exit concern

OnePlus is obviously a more established brand in terms of resale value, software experience and overall brand presence.

But with all the recent news about OnePlus pulling out of Europe/other markets and the rumours about a possible India exit in the future, I’m genuinely concerned.

I know OnePlus India has denied the India-exit rumours, so I’m not saying that they are definitely leaving India. But if I’m spending ₹70–80K on a phone, I don’t want to regret it later because of service availability, resale value or long-term support.

So my question is: Would you personally still buy a OnePlus 15 in India right now, considering all this uncertainty?

2. iQOO 15 — update/motherboard concerns

On the other hand, iQOO 15 seems like a beast for gaming and performance, and honestly this is probably the phone I’m more interested in from a pure hardware perspective.

But I’ve been seeing quite a few discussions about the July update and motherboard/dead-phone issues.

I obviously don't know how widespread the issue actually is or whether it affects a particular batch/software version, but this is worrying me a lot.

If I’m spending ₹70–80K, I really don't want to be thinking about whether the next software update could potentially cause a serious hardware issue.

So for existing iQOO 15 users:

Have you personally faced any motherboard/dead-phone issue after the July update?

And if you haven't, how has your experience with the phone and updates been so far?

3. Should I just wait for OnePlus 16 / iQOO 16?

This is the biggest dilemma.

There are already leaks/rumours around the OnePlus 16 and iQOO 16, and the iQOO 16 is reportedly expected to arrive in India around September, although launch information is still uncertain. (Cashify)

At the same time, prices are currently inflated, so I’m thinking that BBD could be the best time to buy the current generation at a good discount.

But then I'm thinking:

If I spend ₹70–80K during BBD and the 16 series launches shortly after, will I regret not waiting?

I don't necessarily need the absolute latest phone. If the OnePlus 15/iQOO 15 gets a really good discount, I'm completely fine buying the current generation.

What would you do in my situation?

My priorities are basically:

Heavy gaming/performance

Good processor and sustained performance

Long-term reliability

Good software/update experience

Decent resale value

Reliable service in India

And obviously, I don't want to spend ₹70–80K and then deal with motherboard/dead-phone issues 😅

So would you:

A) Buy OnePlus 15 during BBD

B) Buy iQOO 15 during BBD

C) Wait for OnePlus 16

D) Wait for iQOO 16

E) Consider some completely different phone?

Would really appreciate opinions from actual OnePlus 15/iQOO 15 owners, especially regarding long-term reliability and software updates.

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm planning to buy a OnePlus 15 this week. I currently own the OnePlus 13R, but I feel the battery life is a bit short for everyday use. I'd like to upgrade to something more premium. Do you think it would be a good idea? If so, I'd appreciate it if you could recommend some magnetic phone cases. I'm currently looking at one from the Nilkin brand on AliExpress. I really appreciate your comments.