- OnePlus is working on a new display tech - dubbed 1.5K resolution plus 165Hz refresh rate.
- It would make the display lot smoother than predecessors although there's a trade off - a watered down 1.5K pixels resolution display panel.
- The tipster adds the tech will roll out on mid-range phones before promoting it to the flagship tier - OnePlus 15 could be the taker.
OnePlus 165Hz display technology could be on the horizon, as the company is reportedly testing a new panel with 1.5K resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate. According to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station (DCS) on Chinese social media platform Weibo, this upgrade would surpass even the refresh rates found on OnePlus’ current flagship devices.
OnePlus 165Hz display could see a major upgrade through new touch!
Without associating any particular model, the tipster posted on Weibo, saying OnePlus is working on a 1.5K+165Hz panel. It means there’s a panel in the works with 1.5K resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate.
DCS further attributed the spike in refresh rate to the new touch IC that led to higher refresh and touch response rates. This should add an insane level of smoothness on board the display, unless the OxygenOS/HydrogenOS is unable to put up with it (could be possible though).
There’s no mention of any smartphone here. However, the tipster did mention OnePlus is working on a mid-range line with a 165Hz panel. This could be the Nord or Ace series. Once everything goes as planned, we will see the tech on-board the flagship line, aka the OnePlus 15 (at the earliest).
For the unversed, the OnePlus 15 is speculated to arrive sometime in October 2025 to grab the title of among the first OEMs to integrate the Snapdragon 8 Elite2 SoC. The display on-board is likely a 2K panel; however, should OnePlus choose to use a 1.5K panel instead, it could get away with hiking the refresh rate to 165Hz unless it wants to create a not-so-much-of-an-upgrade flagship phone this month.
In any case, the tipped OnePlus display tech is in the works for now. We can say OnePlus is trying to beat Xiaomi’s Redmi, exploring similar 165Hz solutions on their phones as well. For anyone with a little know-how of smartphone tech, both OnePlus and Redmi are Chinese brands, and these makers are notorious when it comes to adopting tech faster, unlike Apple, which probably takes a good half a decade before rolling out such a charismatic change, we are talking about you — iPhone Fold.
Anyway, OnePlus 15 arrives in October, possibly alongside the OnePlus Ace 6, powered by yet unreleased Snapdragon 8s Gen5. For sure, Ace 6 will be the first smartphone to pick up this chipset, launching at the Snapdragon Summit 2025 alongside the flagship SD8 Elite2 SoC.
