OnePlus Ready To Launch New Phone With Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 And 8s Gen 4 Pro!

JAKARTA — OnePlus is reportedly preparing to release three flagship phones in October in the Chinese market. The three devices are the OnePlus 15, the OnePlus Ace 6, and a mysterious model that will likely be branded as the OnePlus Turbo. Interestingly, all of these phones will be powered by the latest Snapdragon 8-series chipset, which has not yet been officially announced by Qualcomm.

The OnePlus 15 is said to be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, also known internally as the SM8850 or Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. This chipset is touted as the direct successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, offering significant performance improvements, better power efficiency, and full support for the latest generation of AI and graphics features.

Meanwhile, the OnePlus Ace 6 will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset with the model number SM8845. This information comes from a leak shared by renowned tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is also rumored to be used in several other flagship phones, such as the Redmi K90, Honor GT 2, and the latest Realme Neo series.

OnePlus Turbo: A Potential Flagship Killer with Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Pro/Plus

In addition to the two models mentioned above, OnePlus is also preparing a phone with the "Turbo" branding, scheduled to launch before the end of 2025. This phone is believed to be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Pro chipset, which has the model number SM8735 Pro.

This chipset is likely an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and will be marketed as the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Plus or Pro, depending on Qualcomm's branding strategy.

With three new phones powered by high-end Snapdragon chipsets, OnePlus appears ready to compete in the flagship and upper-midrange markets. We just have to wait for its official launch in China in October 2025 before it is likely to enter global markets, including Indonesia.