After OnePlus officially refuted claims about the “dismantling” of the company, we’ve come across a fresh rumor about the company’s upcoming compact flagship — the OnePlus 15T — about its camera setup.
According to the Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station (via Weibo), a “small-screen phone powered by the Snapdragon 8E5 is ready,” translated from simplified Chinese. This phone, believed to be the OnePlus 15T, could feature a dual-camera setup “with a 50MP main sensor and a 50MP telephoto lens.”
Battery gains might overshadow a a similar camera setup
We already know that the OnePlus 13T (or the OnePlus 13S in India) features a 50MP Sony IMX890 (f/1.8, 1/1.56″) primary sensor and another 50MP (f/2.0, 1/2.76″) secondary sensor paired with a 2x optical zoom lens.
In my limited experience with the phone, I found its camera to be above average. In daylight, it captures crisp pictures with great dynamic range, while low-light photos look processed. The telephoto lens lacks optical image stabilization, making portrait photography quite tricky.
Anyways, on the front, the OnePlus 13T features a 16MP selfie camera (32MP on the OnePlus 13S), which also captures decent pictures. Hence, it looks like the OnePlus 15T will borrow its entire camera setup from the outgoing model, with or without minor tweaks to the aperture or sensor size, or the addition of an ultrawide camera.
The tipster also mentions the handset “boasting the largest battery capacity for a small screen.” This corroborates the previous rumors about the 6.3-inch phone featuring a 7,000 to 7,500 mAh battery. And that’s most likely the case, since both the OnePlus 15 and the OnePlus 15R feature massive batteries (7,300 mAh and 7,400 mAh, respectively).
Historically, OnePlus has kept its compact flagships away from the U.S. market. Last year’s OnePlus 13T or OnePlus 13S didn’t make it to the other side of the Pacific either.
Recently, an Indian tipster claimed that the OnePlus 15S (the Indian version of the OnePlus 15T) is getting cancelled. So, while I won’t hold my breath for the OnePlus 15T, I’d still keep an eye on the phone’s Chinese launch, in case there’s a surprise for U.S. buyers.