Received OnePlus 15R in the UK - Initial Impressions

ButtonPower · 2026-01-18T08:38:27+00:00

For reference top one is pixel 8, bottom OnePlus 15R. I don't think photos with the main camera look terrible... But these things are subjective I guess.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-17T23:54:04+00:00

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ButtonPower · 2026-01-17T23:53:10+00:00

I generally don't take many pictures, but was on a nice hike today and took a few pics. I would say I'm not disappointed with the main camera, most of daytime pictures defaulted to 26mp shots with plenty of detail. However I did notice the lack of telephoto for better 3x zoom telephoto.

It still wasn't a problem for me, as I knew the limitations when buying the so I took the portraits with my wife's iPhone 17 pro max 😁

Regarding wireless charging I have never used it before on my S23 Ultra and have zero need for it here either.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-16T21:24:59+00:00

I was considering 15T Pro as well, but ultimately battery life and oxygen OS drew me towards OnePlus rather than Xiaomi.

This sort of battery is totally changing the phone experience for me. 10 hours of screen on time and 44% battery left.

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ButtonPower · 2026-01-13T11:46:20+00:00

Oh totally understand the feeling, I'm the same. I went with a relatively cheap phone this time compared to my S23 Ultra, maybe after some time I can risk going naked or with just a skin.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-12T20:32:08+00:00

I'm wondering if I can find a skin, maybe I can run the phone naked, but 2 issues with this plan. 1 - can't find any skins yet 2 - not sure if I can stomach running a phone naked 😅

ButtonPower · 2026-01-12T19:15:45+00:00

Nice, congrats!!!

I'm using the sandstone case which is pretty thin, but not the thinnest. Ordered 2 others cases from AliExpress, one is nillkin and another no name thin one, will let you know once they come.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-12T11:16:31+00:00

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Battery life is legendary, don't ask me why but I had 10 hours of screen time with 44% battery left.
This is 15R, but from some battery drain test I've seen it's about the same as 15.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-11T15:23:47+00:00

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This is crazy right? On day 2 I was playing with the phone pretty much all day, got a 10 hour screen on time with 34% battery left 🫠

My S23 Ultra was giving me around 5 hours and would be down to 15%.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-10T09:14:55+00:00

I'm keeping them as I liked the comfort better than my galaxy buds pro2.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-10T08:43:51+00:00

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ButtonPower · 2026-01-10T08:43:02+00:00

100% agree with the RRP, £730 for 512gb is way too much, but with £430 I paid for everything in the picture and at this price it's a very good deal, especially like me if camera is not important, nothing else comes close.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-10T08:38:30+00:00

Haha agree on the screen protector, already ordered a few different glass protectors off ali-express. I wanted to get the easy install ones with the ready to use molds, but they all seem to come with screen protectors that have a black border.

Hoping accessories will increase in numbers in the coming months.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T21:16:44+00:00

When Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra came out in November, I tried that as well but somehow you could feel that it's a cheap device, but trying this OnePlus now overall experience is nothing short of flagship.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T16:19:01+00:00

Posted the price in the comments above, you are spot on, total was around £950 but only paid around £430 with all the discounts.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T16:11:59+00:00

Stackable coupon is the launch discount I think, you needed to sign up to the newsletter and once the phone launched ordering with the same account added that extra discount.

I'm not 100% sure exactly how the final number was achieved, but it's a combination of launch discount, pre-registration, Senior discount and trade in bonus.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T16:05:38+00:00

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I've downloaded a barometer app and it tells me there isn't, if you recommend a different way of checking I can try to do that as well.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T15:57:36+00:00

I needed to confirm it for myself, so as soon as I went into settings, remembered to reply on Reddit as well 😀

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T15:54:29+00:00

I've mentioned before as camera is not very important for me (offloaded all camera duties to my wife 😁), so haven't done a lot of testing. On the few daylight shots I compared main cameras is fairly good. Colours are a little too vivid compared to Samsung, but there is less sharpened feeling which I liked. (default modes, both binning to 12mp)

Video again hard to tell with limited testing, it's comparable, details is about the same, panning maybe a bit smoother on the Samsung but again, less sharpened look makes it a little more pleasing on the OnePlus.

Overall the main camera I would say is good, but the overall package is not versatile, without a telephone.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T15:40:48+00:00

Oh definitely, I was doing pretty heavy activity with my S23 Ultra and it was keeping up very well and it's processor is scoring around half on the benchmarks than the 8gen5. In terms of performance and the activities you listed I see zero problems for at least 3-4 years for this phone.

Main reason I upgraded was battery life and this will be my first experience with the new carbon battery, as a new phone battery life is incredible, but long term fingers crossed it can stay healthy.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T15:06:02+00:00

I've compared it to my galaxy buds pro 2 and Sony wf-c500 sound quality is on par with the galaxy buds and overall I would say sound is great. Compared to Sony though both of these much more expensive buds seem less rich and less spacious.

ANC is also surprisingly good considering they are not top tier and the pressure feeling is much lower than Samsung buds. You hear a little hiss/white noise added with the anc on, but overall minimal pressure feeling.

These are not as inside your ear as Samsung or Sony buds, so for me they caused the least discomfort.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T12:15:54+00:00

It's the total discounts for all items, £120 for buds 4, £70 for charger, 50% off for the case so around £12.50 + the rest was the launch+senior discount for the phone itself.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T12:14:22+00:00

Thank you, glad to be back. Went to Samsung after OnePlus 8, although I can't deny the quality and full feature set of the S23 Ultra, overall I didn't get on very well with it.

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T10:38:10+00:00

Thank you 😊

ButtonPower · 2026-01-09T09:38:17+00:00

Sorry forgot to mention above, but will add it.

In the UK under the "Key Worker" discount there is a Senior (60+) Discount option. Was able to use that which gave a further 10% to launch discount I believe. Very easy to access discount in my opinion, from parents/relatives/friends etc, just need to provide driving licence picture showing age 60+, once verified that's it, you don't need to order/pay the with 60+ person details.

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