The technology circle is abuzz today as OnePlus has finally launched their latest power pair in India. The OnePlus brand has come up with their latest lineup, including the highly anticipated OnePlus 15R and the extremely resourceful OnePlus Pad Go 2. These latest offerings by OnePlus are a move towards bridging the significant gap that exists between using a high-end smartphone and getting it at an affordable price point, providing users with prerequisites of gaming, working, and learning needs. The technology giant is making a statement at the end of 2025 when it comes to huge power and advancements in technology.
OnePlus 15R: The New Performance King
OnePlus 15R is a performance-oriented beast entering the market. Although the flagships get most attention, the ‘R’ series has gained fans because it offers lightning-fast performance at a relatively affordable, ‘flagship-like’ price point. This year, the OnePlus 15R is the first phone in the world featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor. It is a 3nm processor, which is claimed to offer unbeatablé efficiency and speed even at multitasking or gaming.
To go along with this feature, the smartphone has stunning display with 6.83 inches and 1.5K resolution on its AMOLED display panel. The truly remarkable feature about this smartphone model, apart from its high refresh rate of 120Hz that offers smooth performance even when playing high-end games, is its 165Hz refresh rate display.
Unparalleled Battery Life and Charging Performance
Among the highlights of the OnePlus 15R is its enormous battery of 7,400mAh made of silicon carbon. It is the biggest battery any OnePlus phone has ever had. However, it is also portable enough to be only 8.3mm thick. To make sure you do not have to be tied down to a power source for too long, it also comes with 80W SUPERVOOC Fast Charging Support that charges the phone to a significant extent within less than thirty minutes.
The cooling technology has also had a major boost. The latest Cryo Velocity cooling technology introduced on this phone uses a large vapor chamber to deal with heat when running intense applications. This helps ensure that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor does not throttle when running demanding applications like gaming.
Professional Grade Camera Features
Photo lovers will enjoy the presence of the 50MP Sony IMX906 main camera sensor that comes along with Optical Image Stimization. This main shutter offers an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens that is ideal for photographing landscapes that are very vast. It is very useful for YouTubers to offer the capacity to shoot videos in 4K resolution at 120 frames per second, features only found in the most expensive phones.
On the front side, there is a 32MP front camera capable of producing high-quality video calls as well as social media-quality portraits. Details are also improved by the OxygenOS 16 AI functionalities such as AI Unblur and AI Portrait Glow.
OnePlus Pad Go 2 The Productivity Companion
Together with the phone, the OnePlus Pad Go 2 was unveiled. This is the successor of the budget-friendly tablet that gained immense popularity. This model has many improvements, the most notable being the integration of 5G connectivity within the high-end model. Powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra processor, this tablet is made for optimized performance and multitasking.
The display is of 12.1 inches and supports a 2.8K LCD display with an aspect ratio of 7:5, making viewing documents and browsing online a joy. With an adaptive refresh rate of 120Hz and the ability to reach 900 nits of brightness, the display is outstanding.
Software Innovation with OxygenOS 16
Both the OnePlus 15R and OnePlus Pad Go 2 come with Oxygen OS 16, running on Android 16. Talking about the new software version, it brings features like Plus Mind, an AI-enabled tool that is powered by Google Gemini. It provides functionality like summarizing jottings, finding context, and managing digital life.
Another useful addition for users of the tablet variant comes with the return of Open Canvas functionality to easily enable multitasking by having several apps running at the same time. This time around, the integration provided to the Pad Go 2 users is tighter than before and comes with one-touch transmission.
Price and Availability in India
The prices of OnePlus 15R begin at Rs 47,999 for its 12GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage variant. This smartphone is up for grabs in three colors- Charcoal Black, Mint Breeze, and Electric Violet, which is an India-exclusive variant. On the other hand, OnePlus Pad Go 2 begins at Rs 26,999 in its base WiFi variant. The 5G variant is priced at Rs 32,999. This gadget is also up for grabs from December twenty-second. Would you like me to put together a comparison table for the OnePlus 15R compared to the previous version, the 13R, to better understand the improvements that have been achieved?
