OnePlus has just confirmed what many of you would consider a downgrade for the OnePlus 15. We’re talking about the display resolution. OnePlus China President, Li Jie, confirmed that the phone will feature a 1.5K screen resolution.
The OnePlus 15 will have a better display than its predecessor, despite the lowered resolution
If you consider that the OnePlus 13 includes a QHD+ display, this sure seems like a downgrade. We don’t exactly see it that way. Why? Well, because the new display on the OnePlus 15 will not only be technically more advanced, but it will also support a higher refresh rate.
On a display of that size, almost nobody can see the difference between 1.5K and QHD+ resolution, let’s be honest. The executive himself tried to explain that this is a technical decision rather than a cost-cutting measure.
A QHD+ resolution was impossible to combine with a 165Hz refresh rate
He explained that the resolution has been lowered because it’s not possible to have a QHD+ screen running at 165Hz on a phone. Li Jie said: “Due to limitations in luminescent materials and circuit technology, the industry is currently unable to achieve the 165Hz + 2K specifications simultaneously.”
He said that a 1.5K resolution with a 165Hz refresh rate was the “optimal solution”. He also noted that this is the industry’s first 1.5K display running at 165Hz. All that does give you a different outlook on things.
The OnePlus 15’s display is more expensive, it’s not a cost-cutting measure
Furthermore, Li Jie also said that the OnePlus 15’s display is actually more expensive than the one in the OnePlus 13. Therefore, the whole cost-cutting argument really makes no sense. He added that everything from the screen’s luminiscent materials and drivers to circuit design had to be “independently developed and reconstructed.”
OnePlus confirmed earlier that the display in question will be a 165Hz panel from BOE, and that the OnePlus 15 will have extremely thin 1.15mm bezels around that display.
The phone will become official on October 27 in China, while the global launch will likely follow in November. November 13 is mentioned as the date, but nothing has been confirmed just yet.
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