When the OnePlus 15 launches in the US, it’ll have one of the biggest batteries available on a flagship Android phone. OnePlus has confirmed in a Thursday announcement that its upcoming phone will include a 7,300-mAh battery along with a number of other high-powered specs.

Many of these specs are shared with the recently launched Chinese model of the OnePlus 15, and are being teased ahead of the phone’s Nov. 13 global launch. The 7,300-mAh battery will recharge at 80-watt wired speeds over the SuperVooc standard or at 50-watt wireless charging speeds over AirVooc. Those speeds will likely require power adapters sold by OnePlus and, as expected, are a tad slower than the 120-watt speed touted by the Chinese edition of the OnePlus 15.

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The OnePlus 15’s 6.78-inch display will feature a 1.5K resolution and support a 165Hz refresh rate, with OnePlus claiming that games like Call of Duty: Mobile and Brawl Stars will run on the phone at 165 frames per second. 

We’ve seen other gaming phones, such as the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, include this refresh rate, but the OnePlus 15 will do so at a higher display resolution. Ideally, this means that games capable of supporting the resolution and the higher frame rate could look quite detailed while animating as smooth as ever. 

The screen will also support a 3,200Hz touch sampling rate, which should ensure that its display is highly responsive during such games. By comparison, the recently released RedMagic 11 Pro gaming phone has a 2,592Hz touch sampling rate, which is also quite sensitive.

As expected, the OnePlus 15 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, the fastest currently available. The company said that the OnePlus 15 will also include a cooling system that is said to include a vapor chamber along with an «aerospace-derived aerogel insulation layer» to minimize surface heat transfer.

While we’re still waiting for OnePlus to fully reveal camera specs for the global edition of the OnePlus 15, my colleague David Lumb got an early look at the phone’s cameras, taking photos around the Los Angeles area. Should the cameras also follow suit with the Chinese model, they would include a 50-megapixel wide, a 50-megapixel ultrawide and a 50-megapixel telephoto with a 3.5x optical zoom. The selfie shooter on the Chinese model is a 32-megapixel camera.

The OnePlus 15 will also come in a Sand Storm model, made from a material that OnePlus describes as being tougher than titanium. Recent promotional photos show it alongside a black and purple model. We’ll find out more about the global edition of the OnePlus 15 next week during its Nov. 13 launch.

Ayaneo, the Chinese company that manufactures handhelds and mini PCs for gaming, is entering the smartphone market.

The company teased across social media a new product, the Ayaneo Phone, that it said will be «a mobile phone truly made for gamers.»

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A YouTube video showing only the back of the device revealed it to be a black smartphone with two cameras, an LED light and what appear as dual shoulder buttons that could be used when the phone is held horizontally. The video and the caption text didn’t include any details about the phone’s features, release date or pricing, only a QR code for the company’s Discord server.

A representative for Ayaneo did not immediately respond to a request for more information.

CNET’s review of Ayaneo’s Android-based Pocket S gaming portable was positive, but found the pricing, lack of a headphone jack and fan noise to be dealbreakers for a device starting at $559.

Commenters on YouTube said some of the features they’d like to see most on the Ayaneo phone include a 3.5mm headphone jack, an SD card slot and stereo speakers.

What to expect from the Ayaneo Phone

A mobile phone focused on gaming could be a natural progression for a company that’s been experimenting with a wide array of form factors — including some with full keyboards — for its handheld products.

«Ayaneo moving from the gaming handheld market into phones might actually make a lot of sense,» said CNET Senior Editor Mike Sorrentino. «The company already makes Android-based gaming devices and making one a true phone could make it a more natural companion.»

Sorrentino pointed out that to get into the mobile phone space, Ayaneo will need to do more than deliver games on good hardware.

«A common issue with the current gaming phone market is software and security support, which is especially critical for keeping your phone secure. So I hope that a new gaming phone hitting the market prioritizes that and not just its hardware specs,» he said.

CNET Senior Reporter David Lumb added that gaming phones have not traditionally sold well, with only a few companies, such as Asus and Red Magic, having achieved some modest success. 

Lumb said that while Ayaneo is using higher-end Snapdragon processors in some of its Android devices, retro games in a smartphone may not need that much power. 

«While this could and likely does mean better performance, a lot of older games on such handheld devices don’t need that muscle, only when emulating more relatively recent consoles,» he said.