OnePlus confirms OnePlus 16, its first flagship after US exit, is coming soon

Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus has officially confirmed that the OnePlus 16 is in the works. The company says you should expect a 165Hz screen and a few other gaming-focused technologies. OnePlus says the OnePlus 16 will launch later this year, with a previous leak pointing to October.

OnePlus recently announced that it was pulling out of North America and Europe , but that hasn’t stopped the brand from readying its first post-exit flagship phone. We’ve already seen plenty of OnePlus 16 leaks, but the firm has now formally acknowledged the phone’s existence, while revealing a few details. OnePlus executive Liu Baoyou attended the Snapdragon Gaming Technology Awards in China (h/t: OnePlus Weibo ) and used the occasion to confirm that the OnePlus 16 was indeed coming.

An accompanying slide also revealed that the phone will have a 165Hz screen. Check out the machine-translated slide below.