OnePlus launched the OnePlus 16 on 12 Sep 2026. Its price in China is ¥ 5,999, or $899 in the US.
It has a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display, the Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, 12GB RAM and a 9000 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The OnePlus 16 supports GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98 SA/NSA/Sub6
OnePlus 16 connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth: 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5
- GPS: GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
OnePlus 16 Design
The phone measures 161.4 x 76.7 x 8.5 mm (6.35 x 3.02 x 0.33 in) and weighs 217 g or 220 g (7.65 oz). Build: Glass front (Crystal Shield Glass), aluminum frame, glass back (Crystal Shield Glass) or glass-fiber reinforced plastic back IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min). SIM: Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM. Colours: Black, Silver, Orange. Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro (UAV-grade), compass, barometer (exc. China).
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.78 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1272 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~450 ppi density). Panel type: LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, 3840Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 1000 nits, 2000 nits (HBM).
It runs Android 17, OxygenOS 17. The chipset is the Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) with an octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance) CPU.
Memory
The OnePlus 16 comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB
UFS 5.0 storage.
Camera
The main camera has 3 lenses:
- 200 MP, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
- 50 MP, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 3x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS
- 50 MP, f/2.0, 16mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Camera features: Laser focus, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama, LUT preview.
Selfie camera: 50 MP, f/2.0, 18mm (ultrawide), AF.
Battery
The OnePlus 16 has a Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh battery with 100W wired, 44/100W UFCS, 55W PPS, 18W PD/QC
50W wireless
Reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Bypass charging charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers.
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