I loved the OnePlus 13 when it was launched at the beginning of 2025. Absolutely, without a doubt, I declared it a OnePlus flagship that I could finally trust to do, well, everything — it was just the right jack of all trades, and a master of most of them, if I’m honest. So, it was only natural that I thought the OnePlus 15 would pick up right where it left off.
But now that the phone has become official in China, I’m not quite so excited. Some of the rumored sidegrades and downgrades have come true, and it feels like OnePlus doesn’t care much about the well-rounded foothold it so recently established. After such a brilliant OnePlus 13, here’s why I think the OnePlus 15 will feel like a big step backwards.