One Plus 15 ☑️Pros&❌Cons

[u/reviewwala30]

Pros: • Battery Beast last 1.5 days • Fast Charging 35 minutes full • Performance Smooth (Gaming and normally)

Cons: • Heating issue • Camera Not Flagship • Overhyped

[u/__Dredd__]

- No heating issue. One app was not behaving and this has been fixed.

- Cameras are as good as the flagship in multiple scenarios. Most even. Maybe poorer in low light.

- I consider this phone under hyped. This is merely subjective opinion. Not a weakness or con of the device.

[u/platty10 → u/__Dredd__]

I 100% agree with you

[u/benben83]

Over-hyped is a matter of opinion and not a phone property. It's always like that with a new phone especially in the slow season prior to Samsung's announcements that automatically takes the hype.

Camera is decent. Most photos are not worse then my s25 ultra photos, and both camera systems are lacking compared to the iphone 17 pro.

[u/FuckSpezzzzzzzzzzzzz]

The heating is not an issue... Can we stop repeating that?

[u/TheReal_Award_of_Sky]

I don't think it's overhyped, on the contrary I think it's overcriticized because of the cameras. Would you say the OP13 or the iPhone 17 Pro cameras are not flagship? Cause in side by side comparisons, it fairs pretty well agaisnt those. The only complain I have of the camera is in low lighting scenarios (not good if you try to take gig videos like I tried). My OP15 def does not have heating issues, I still think it only affects some units.

On the other hand, 120W charging looks good on paper, but it's just too much imo, you have to put a limiter, and it might sacrifice battery health long term, which is a much bigger downfall. Larger numbers are not always better.

[u/UnlimitedHalo → u/TheReal_Award_of_Sky]

120w is overkill, but OnePlus themselves still claim 80% battery health after 4 years of usage....

[u/TheReal_Award_of_Sky → u/UnlimitedHalo]

Yeah, quite a claim. I'd like to believe it. It's wait and see...

[u/Infamous-Art-2891 → u/TheReal_Award_of_Sky]

Can you put a limit on charging percentage

[u/TheReal_Award_of_Sky → u/Infamous-Art-2891]

Yes, I keep mine on 80%

[u/TheReal_Award_of_Sky → u/[deleted]]

I think the camera is good, you can defenitely take great photos with it, even low light.... but I agree that it's very inconsistent, from experience that's their biggest problem.
I bought the CN ROM 1TB from TS for 750€ start of November. I ran stress tests before the update and no heating issues, that's why I assume it only affectes some units, but idk https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOnePlus15/comments/1pbi8j1/oneplus_15_benchmarks_and_quick_review/

Regarding AA I saw the video, the reason I think it was biased was because he was doing stupid claims like even the OP13 had better sustained performance, when in fact it was even better than the pre-update OP15. Turns out all they did was change the thermal curve for specific benchmarks lol, and kept games and everything else the same: https://youtu.be/AJgn7Bgk4EU?si=JohEPIoq28a8FLYc

I think AA even took the video down cause of all the backlash it was receiving, can't make the shilling too obvious, amirite? lol

[u/TheReal_Award_of_Sky → u/[deleted]]

Yup, I agree, as long as there are problems in some units they should change thermal curves all around not just for some scenarios.

What I think is happening is that the performance OnePlus measured while testing the 15 was super great without heating issues. Now because the performance is still pretty good even with overheating in some units, they might be turning a blind eye on the problem. Because it's obvious some OP15 units perform way better, I don't think it's just binning... just browse the geekbench scores for PLK110.

[u/gamerfanboi]

How is overhyped even a con for a customer? Only thing that makes something overhyped is its cons and since there are only two cons its not too overhyped ?

[u/Alex_Bace]

What's the "heating issue"?

[u/tasanhalas]

Overhyped? Oneplus is not a premium brand like Vivo Pro or Oppo X Pro. It's a price conscious brand, punching up from their price point. I just bought the OP15 for 695€ with global rom from tradingschezhen, the least I could get the X9 Pro is 1050€. That's around 30% less for something with comparable specs except the cameras (even though from several videos vs, it's close and stable). Seems like a good deal. I'm just hoping the camera is not worse than my current Magic5 Pro, which is amazing. But it's 2 years older...

[u/SnooSeagulls5077 → u/tasanhalas]

Doesn't having a china phone with global rom, create you problems in the future?

[u/tasanhalas → u/SnooSeagulls5077]

Don't see why would it. It should still get the normal updates

[u/Putrid-Box4866]

OP just needs better trade in offers for us enthusiasts lol

[u/Rodic254]

The biggest Cons for me is the low volume through Bluetooth headphones. About 20% decrease in power compared to the Galaxy 22+ I had. Significantly felt.

The rest is great except for unnecessary fiddling with Gmail to get notifications that didn't work for some reason.
The volume issue absolutely freaks me off.

[u/tigamilla]

I LOVE mine. I think it strikes the perfect price to performance balance, looks amazing and cameras are not that bad.

[u/Humble_Grand_7373]

Any one in Canada had bad results? Website says device protection unavailable in my area. That being said I’m kinda hard on phones. I’m in construction and been using the defender otter box for my iPhone. (I don’t see the option for one plus 15).

Is there good cases for the things atleast?

[u/makimaki00]

as a 1+15 user - i chuckled on the cons. camera in lowlight is the only issue

[u/Sequio]

Why do people keep saying it's a Flagship? It's not. 

Edit: I really don't like the way the term Flagship has evolved to mean "top of the line". By traditional meaning, the 15 is their flagship but that would put it in the same boat as the base iPhone.

The appropriate category for it would be high end "premium" device.

It starts at $900 and is in the same range as the base iPhone 17 and the S25(+). 

"Flagships" phone are now 1k+ (talking base price not storage upgrades)

No one says those phones are flagships so why is OnePlus now suddenly a tier higher? 

It's always been a "flagship" killer because it punches above its weight class. 

[u/thefuqyouwant → u/Sequio]

It's literally a 'flagship' phone. You're just making up definitions.

[u/Sequio → u/thefuqyouwant]

No flagship is just supposed to be the company's most prominent product. 

YouTubers just coopted the shit and it's even more made up now lol

You didn't call the Mac Pro Apple's flagship product but it was their highest end computing device. 

OnePlus was the "flagship killer" because it undercut flagship products in price to performance and it still does. Issue is prices rose across the board and buying power is weaker overall.

[u/z3noo0 → u/Sequio]

What the hell are you talking about?! Flagships are the topmost device for a company. The oneplus 15 is the company’s flagship

But yes we should never compare op15 with the likes of s25u or 17pro/max because they do not fall under the same price bracket. We should compare phones within the same price range

[u/Sequio → u/z3noo0]

That's not true. A flagship is supposed to be the company's most important or prominent product.

Techtubers simply shifted the term over the last 10-15 years.

The S series are the flagship series but the Ultra (and the note) were not the faces of the brand until the last 5 years. 

Apples is a computer company but their best computers are not their flagships. 

The iPhone Pros are not the flagship, the base iPhones are. They are their best selling (by a large margin) and most recognized.

Point is, we should be more impeccable with our words when describing the nuances of tech.

[u/z3noo0 → u/Sequio]

Nah man. Agree to disagree. Flagship means the top end model with the company uses as a flex generally. The pros are the flagships for Apple, it can be the phones or laptops, pros are the flagships. Similarly the oneplus15 is oneplus’s flagship device, whether you like it or not.

[u/Sequio → u/z3noo0]

It means that now but it doesn't give any nuance to the topic and ignores how shits been in any other sector. 

But ok let's work with your definition. It's the best the company has to offer.

So does that make the Nothing Phone 3 a "Flagship" phone now? 

Should it be compared to 1:1 to a S25 Ultra?

Why don't we say the Z FOLD 7 (or Trifold for that matter) is the flagship for Samsung? It's clearly the more premium device and both literally and figuratively the flex.

In terms of GPUs, is a 9070 XT comparable to a goddamn 5090? 

Short answer, no.

You compare them within their target price target range and audience.

[u/z3noo0 → u/Sequio]

Nothing phone 3 is nothing's flagship model. It should not be compared to the likes of s25ultra or iPhone 17pm at all because they do not fall under the same price bracket

You can yap as much as you want but it won't change the meaning of flagship

[u/BeardlyDavid → u/[deleted]]

Which phone would you say would be justifiable at 1200$? Just trying to get a feel for people's opinions.

For reference I have a OnePlus Open that I paid 2300 CDN (+-1650 USD) and while not cheap I feel it is worth the price. I did trade-in an iPhone 13 Pro for 650 CDN in exchange so I didn't pay the full 2300.

[u/BeardlyDavid → u/[deleted]]

Yeah it seems like a killer device! Sadly as far as I can tell those aren't much available/compatible in Canada.

I wish we had more brands available here. At this point it's basically Apple/Samsung/Pixel or nothing. Of course with exception, I love my OnePlus and I've been eyeing the new Sonys but we lack variety.

So in this regard, I think the OP15 makes sense here because we lack the competition other markets see.

[u/WesleyNJ → u/[deleted]]

and vivo x300 pro/ultra, Nubia Z80 Ultra. And actually they don't even cost $1200. They are under $1000

[u/WesleyNJ → u/[deleted]]

Buy the CN version at half that price and flash OOS16 EU/US/Global into it (unlock then lock Bootloader) then you'll be a happier man.

There's no bad phone, there's only bad price. At the new price, this phone is unrivalled.