OnePlus has officially confirmed the upcoming OnePlus 15T for a China launch, and the company is highlighting what it claims are the narrowest display bezels on any small-screen smartphone. The compact flagship features a 6.3-inch (16 cm) screen with symmetrical bezels measuring 1.xx mm on all four sides, making them visibly thinner than the 1.44 mm bezels on the iPhone 17 Pro, according to images shared by OnePlus China President Li Jie Louis on Weibo.
OnePlus attributes the ultra-thin bezels to its own display production line, combined with new chip-level packaging processes and advanced screen packaging technologies. The display engineering represents a step forward in screen-to-body ratio optimization for compact phones, and the company hints that even narrower bezels are coming with the next-generation OnePlus 16, potentially measuring below 1 mm.
The OnePlus 15T is expected to pack flagship specifications including the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a battery exceeding 7,000 mAh capacity, and a 50 MP dual rear camera setup. For Linux enthusiasts, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform marks a significant milestone, as Qualcomm submitted 8,600+ lines of mainline kernel patches on the day of the chipset's announcement, covering everything from CPU idle states to camera subsystems and cryptographic acceleration. While mainline kernel support for the SoC does not guarantee the OnePlus 15T itself will run Linux distributions out of the box (device-level support depends on bootloader policy, which OnePlus typically allows unlocking on global models, and community porting efforts), the upstream kernel patches provide a foundation that could enable future projects similar to the LineageOS and Ubuntu Touch ports available for older OnePlus devices.
The phone joins the OnePlus 13T as part of the company's compact flagship lineup targeting users who prefer smaller devices without sacrificing premium features. No pricing or global availability details have been announced yet.
