OnePlus tipped to launch two flagship phones in India in late 2026 or early 2027

OnePlus is unveiling the OnePlus 16 in China on October 12, and the Ace 7 may join it or launch soon afterwards. Today a tipster over on X has revealed that the company is planning to launch two new flagship smartphones in India, either in December or in "early 2027". One of them will be the OnePlus 16R, which, if history repeats itself, will be heavily based on the Ace 7, if not a full rebrand of it. The Ace 7 / OnePlus 16R is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC and sport a 6.78-inch flat OLED display with a "1.5K" resolution and a 185Hz refresh rate, a 200MP main...

OnePlus is reportedly planning to launch two flagship smartphones in India, with the OnePlus 16R the more likely of the two. The company has not confirmed any of the details.Tipster Debayan RoyRoy, who posts as Gadgetsdata on X, shared the claim, saying OnePlus is planning to launch two flagship phones in India soon. He said one is "very likely" the OnePlus 16R. For the other, he wrote that he is "guessing" it might be the OnePlus 16. He said the launch is expected around December 2026 or early 2027. Exclusive OnePlus is planning to launch 2 flagship phones, soon in India ‼️One is very likely the OnePlus 16R...The other flagship phone , I'm guessing, might be the OnePlus 16 ‼️The launch is expected to take place ~ December 2026 or early 2027 ✅OnePlus 16R…— Debayan Roy (Gadgetsdata) (@Gadgetsdata) October 9, 2026 Will OnePlus 16 launch in India?The tip appears to reverse earlier reports. Roy himself said in July that the OnePlus 16 may not launch in India and would be a China-exclusive phone. In September, another tipster claimed the OnePlus 16R would be the brand's top phone in India, followed by new Nord and N-series devices. OnePlus will unveil the OnePlus 16 in China on October 12, and reservations are already open there. The India launch of the standard model therefore remains unconfirmed.OnePlus 16R: Expected specificationsThe OnePlus 16R is expected to feature a 6.78-inch flat OLED display with 1.5K resolution and a 185Hz refresh rate. The camera setup is said to be a 200-megapixel main sensor with a 50-megapixel telephoto camera offering 3.5x zoom. It is also tipped to have a battery of about 9,000mAh with 100W charging, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, and a metal frame.Other reports add details that are not in Roy's post, including a 16-megapixel front camera, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage, a built-in cooling fan and water resistance. These come from separate leaks and are less certain. Gizbot reports that the 16R could be a rebranded OnePlus Ace 7 series phone, which has also been tipped to have a built-in cooling fan.Expected pricingEstimates circulating in coverage of the leak put the OnePlus 16R at between Rs. 70,000 and Rs. 75,000, and the OnePlus 16, if it launches in India, at between Rs. 81,999 and Rs. 99,990. These figures are unconfirmed and are not part of Roy's post. Reports say a memory crisis has pushed up pricing across upcoming flagships.

Back in May, specs of the upcoming OnePlus Ace 7 were first outed, and now we have another source chiming in, many months later. According to a tipster over on X, the OnePlus Ace 7 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, paired with a built-in active cooling fan. The phone will allegedly come with a 6.78-inch flat LTPS OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution and a 185Hz refresh rate, a 200MP main camera, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with 3.5x optical zoom, using Samsung's ISOCELL JN5 sensor, a 16MP selfie camera, and a 9,000 mAh battery with support for 100W wired...

OnePlus Ace 7 series is reportedly in development. The lineup is tipped to come with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. The lineup could feature a 6.78-inch flat LTPS OLED display with a 1.5K resolution and a 185Hz refresh rate. OnePlus Ace 7 series is tipped to feature a 200-megapixel primary rear camera and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. The OnePlus Ace 7 Pro is also expected to get a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto camera.