# OnePlus 15

31 Hacker News commenters recommended OnePlus 15 and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 7 years (6 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Owners praise its long battery life, fast performance, bright display and near-stock Android; the most common caveat is that it runs warm under load.

## Why people recommend it

- Long battery life (6 comments): "the OnePlus 15 is an excellent phone, especially due to one of the longest battery lives of any I've seen recently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935240)) "We've had a OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 8 in our house for years and their batteries still work fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48934665)) "The 13 and 15 in particular have insane battery life." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48939329))
- Elite performance and stunning display (4 comments): "Its combination of elite performance, a stunning display, and exceptional charging capabilities creates a compelling package for gamers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46322620)) "elite performance, a stunning display, and exceptional charging capabilities" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261785)) "The processor was also bleeding edge and that sucker ripped" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935776))
- Stays cool in normal use (2 comments): "It doesn't get hot during normal operation (I don't play games on it)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935472)) "Never noticed it being even warm in normal use, consistently cold." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935206))
- Tweakable, good custom ROM support (2 comments): "which was pretty tweakable and even opened the possibility of bootloader re-locking" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46567088)) "OnePlus 5 runs great with custom ROMs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47611601))

## What people warn about

- Runs hot under load (2 comments): "it seems that it still runs hot according to some reviews I've seen on the yt" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48934880)) "reaches external temperatures of 50C" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46815476))
- Software updates stopped early (2 comments): "still worked flawlessly, apart from not having received an update in several years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344739)) "which similarly supports no Android beyond version 10" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49541923))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Google Pixel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-pixel.md): 388 recommend
- [Samsung Galaxy S series](https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra.md): 70 recommend
- [Motorola Moto G](https://hackerapproved.com/p/motorola-moto-g.md): 25 recommend
- [Google Pixel 10a](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pixel-10a.md): 20 recommend
- [Motorola G Stylus 2025](https://hackerapproved.com/p/motorola-g-stylus-2025.md): 11 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=OnePlus+15+smartphone&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.oneplus.com/us)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "OnePlus 15", https://hackerapproved.com/p/oneplus-15/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).