OnePlus 15 vs. OnePlus 15R: High-End Refinement or Lower-Priced Power

Continuing the same strategy OnePlus has followed the past few years, the company released two flagship phones at the end of 2025, the top-tier $900 OnePlus 15 and the mid-range $700 OnePlus 15R. This is the third year that OnePlus has used this phone strategy, which began with the then-$500 OnePlus 12R. At the time, I said OnePlus had killed its own flagship. 

The $800 OnePlus 12 was the true flagship that year with the latest Snapdragon chip, tons of RAM and storage, a fantastic display and smooth software. Yet the 12R delivered almost 90% of the power and performance of the 12, but at several hundred dollars less.

Much the same is true this time with the 15 series. OnePlus made a few small changes to the 15R that don't really lessen the overall experience of using the phone, while still delivering a ...