The OnePlus 15 is finally official, and it seems like an impressive flagship Android phone at first glance. That’s largely due to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset (even though it’s rather hot), a gigantic 7,300mAh battery with fast wired/wireless charging, and a set of flexible rear cameras.
Take a closer look, though, and it’s clear that we’re looking at a sidegrade or even a downgrade in some places. This wouldn’t be the first time OnePlus followed a fantastic flagship phone with a disappointing device. In fact, there seems to be a rough pattern emerging in recent years, and I’ve come to an absurd conclusion. OPPO doesn’t really want OnePlus to truly succeed — at least not at the expense of OPPO’s own flagship phones.