OnePlus 16 flagship smartphone display specs confirmed ahead of launch

Following a series of leaks, rumors, and teasers, the OnePlus 16 is now finally just around the corner. The flagship smartphone is expected to launch on the 12th of October in China, although details regarding a global launch are still unclear.

Courtesy of previous rumors, we expect the OnePlus 16 to be powered by Qualcomm's fresh Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoC. The next-generation flagship chip has been spotted on several benchmarks and is expected to boast impressive improvements in multi-core and single-core performance, as per tradition.

According to leaked Antutu benchmarks, the OnePlus 16 smartphone paired with 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM managed to score roughly 5.38 million points on Antutu V12. As of this writing, the Antutu crown is held by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered Lenovo Y700 tablet with a score of 'only' around 4.58 million points.

Now, as revealed by a OnePlus executive on Weibo, the OnePlus 16 will be equipped with a 185 Hz LTPO display manufactured by BOE. However, the 185 Hz refresh rate only applies to select gaming applications, and normal usage will be limited to 165 Hz. The panel will also feature a 1.5K resolution and will be surrounded by tiny 1.5 mm bezels.

Peak brightness details were not shared, but we do know that the panel will feature a minimum brightness of only around 1 nit, which should help a lot with late-night viewing. It has also been claimed that the panel will be quite power-efficient, drawing roughly the same amount of power as slower 120 Hz displays.

As mentioned earlier, the OnePlus 16 is all set to go official on the 12th of this month. The smartphone will also feature an impressive camera system, as we reported earlier, featuring a 200 MP main camera with a 1/1.4-inch sensor, as well as a 50 MP telephoto shooter with 3x optical zoom and a Sony IMX882 sensor.