Now that the OnePlus 15 has launched globally, anticipation is already growing for the next major release from OnePlus, the OnePlus 15R. While OnePlus hasn't divulged many details about its next mid-range phone yet, it has officially begun teasing it, along with a brand-new OnePlus Watch.
Rumors suggest that the OnePlus 15R will be a rebranded version of the OnePlus Ace 6, which launched exclusively in China last month. The Ace 6 comes packed with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, a 7,800mAh battery, 120W charging, and up to 16GB of RAM. So if the OnePlus 15R ends up being based on the Ace 6, it could be quite a powerful mid-range handset.
OnePlus has not yet announced a release date or pricing for the OnePlus 15R. For comparison, the OnePlus 15 starts at $800 in the US, so the 15R should be cheaper. The previous model, the OnePlus 13R, starts at $600.
On its UK website, it simply states that the OnePlus 15R is "coming soon." The US OnePlus website isn't promoting the phone yet, probably because the OnePlus 15 still hasn't started shipping in the US, as sales have been "temporarily postponed" due to the now-ended US government shutdown, which delayed its FCC certification.
OnePlus 15
- Brand
- OnePlus
- SoC
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Display
- 6.78-inch 165Hz OLED
- RAM
- 12GB, 16GB
OnePlus is also teasing a new smartwatch
The OnePlus 15 and the new OnePlus Watch could be announced in December
Besides the OnePlus 15R, OnePlus is also teasing that a new OnePlus smartwatch is "coming soon."
However, unlike the OnePlus 15R teaser, which shows off a render of the phone, OnePlus has only revealed a sketch of what the watch will look like, as seen in the image above.
The sketch highlights a few details of what to expect from the watch, including a round display and a button in the top right corner. Since it's only a sketch, it's unclear whether the watch will be made of stainless steel or aluminum.
The last smartwatch OnePlus released was the OnePlus Watch 3, which is made of stainless steel. By the looks of this sketch, the new OnePlus Watch appears to have a very similar design to the Watch 3.
OnePlus hasn't revealed a name for it yet, so we don't actually know whether this is the OnePlus Watch 4. It could be the OnePlus Watch 3R, since OnePlus hasn't released a cheaper version of the OnePlus Watch 3 yet, as it did with the last-generation OnePlus Watch 2R.
If you're in the UK, you can subscribe to receive email updates for both the OnePlus 15R and the new OnePlus Watch. Doing so will give you the chance to save money on both devices and enter a contest to win the OnePlus 15R for free. Currently, the US and Canadian OnePlus sites are not teasing the phone yet or offering any promotions.
As for when OnePlus might launch the OnePlus 15R and its new watch, the terms and conditions for subscribing to updates say that the campaign runs from "November 17, 2025, 1:00 PM GMT to December 17, 2025 till the launch event." So, it’s possible OnePlus could unveil these devices in mid-December, just before the holidays. It makes sense for OnePlus to wait until December to reveal these devices, especially since it had to temporarily delay the sales of the OnePlus 15 in the US. Once the OnePlus 15 starts shipping in the US, I have a hunch the OnePlus 15R and the new OnePlus Watch will follow shortly after.