OnePlus 16 with 6.78″ Display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 announced

OnePlus has officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 16, as it had promised. The device introduces notable hardware advancements tailored toward mobile gaming, high-refresh-rate display performance, and extended battery endurance.

The OnePlus 16 is constructed with a four-sided symmetrical bezel profile measuring 1.15mm. It is offered in three finishes: Starlight, Dark Forest, and Martian Masterpiece. The Starlight variant incorporates a silk glass process alongside an integrated breathing light indicator.

OnePlus 16 specifications

• Display: 6.78-inch (2772×1272 pixels) 1.5K LTPO AMOLED display with 1-165Hz intelligent switching, up to 185Hz refresh rate for gaming, up to 1000 nits typical brightness, up to 2000 nits peak brightness
• Chipset: Octa-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 2nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 850 GPU
• MEMORY: 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X Ultra RAM, 256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.1 storage
• Dual SIM (nano + nano)
• OS: ColorOS 17
• MAIN CAMERA: 200MP 1/1.4″ rear camera with f/1.6 aperture, OIS, 50MP 116° ultra-wide camera with f/2.0 aperture, 50MP 1/1.95″ 3x periscope telephoto  camera, f/2.6 aperture, OIS, 4K 120fps Dolby Vision video recording, up to 8K video recording
• FRONT CAMERA: 50MP autofocus front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, up to 4K 60 fps video recording
• In-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
• USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
• Dimensions:161.42×76.67×8.45mm (Martian) / 8.50mm (Dark Forest) / 8.55mm (Starlight); Weight: 220g (Starlight and Dark Forest) / 217g (Martian)
• Dust and water resistant (IP66/68/69/69K)
• 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 6.0, Beidou (B1I+B1C+B2a), GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), Galileo (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NFC, USB Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1
• 9000mAh (typical)  battery with 100W SuperVOOC fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging.

Pricing and Availability:

• 12GB + 256GB - 5999 yaun ($896)
• 12GB + 512GB – 6799 yuan ($1015)
• 16GB + 512GB – 7499 yuan ($1120)
• 16GB + 1TB – 8499 yuan ($1270)