OnePlus 16 packs extreme display and battery specs you can’t buy in the US

What happened

Official teasers confirm a 185Hz BOE X4 display and a 9,000mAh battery, but fans in the US remain left out. The OnePlus 16 launches in China next week, but the phone will not be released in the US or EU following OnePlus’s exit from those markets.

OnePlus is gearing up to introduce its next flagship, the OnePlus 16, in China, and it’s not holding back on the spec sheet. According to OnePlus China President Li Jie Louis on Weibo (machine-translated post in the image below), OnePlus partnered with BOE to develop the fourth-generation “Oriental Screen” (X4 luminescent material). The phone also comes with a 9000 mAh battery, 100W wired and 50W wireless charging, and a power management chip designed to maintain battery health for five years.

Key facts

• The OnePlus 16 launches in China next week, but the phone will not be — released: in the US or EU following OnePlus’s exit from those markets