OnePlus unveils the high-performance OnePlus 16 flagship in China

OnePlus introduced the OnePlus 16 flagship in the Chinese market, marking its return to high-end devices after withdrawing from the US and Europe. The phone is built around performance, using a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, up to 1 TB of storage, and 16 GB of RAM. Power is supplied by a 9,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery, supporting 100 W wired and 50 W wireless fast charging.

Its display is a 185 Hz OLED panel, the first to offer such a refresh rate for both gaming and system UI. Camera upgrades include a 200-megapixel primary sensor with a large 1/1.4-inch type and f/1.4 aperture, plus 50-megapixel ultra-wide and telephoto lenses, the latter with a 1/1.95-inch sensor. The device’s silver case incorporates LED lighting that shows the number “16” and a set of galactic coordinates, flashing different patterns for notifications. Pricing starts at ¥5,699, roughly $850, but the phone will not be sold in the US or Europe.