5,000mAh batteries don’t cut it anymore as brands like Xiaomi, and Honor have achieved 6,000mAh and beyond. OnePlus is now inching further upward. The company is reportedly jumping straight to a 9,000mAh battery, shortly after the OnePlus 15’s launch. It seems we're moving from thin-for-the-sake-of-thin designs toward phones that are built to last days instead of hours.
OnePlus is making a 9,000mAh phone
Leaker Abhishek Yadav, who is considered fairly reliable with early chipset and battery disclosures, says that OnePlus is working on an upcoming phone for global and Indian markets.
He shared the news on X and Instagram Threads. The device is internally codenamed “Volkswagen”. Volkswagen literally translates to “the people’s car”, so in phone terms, this suggests OnePlus is positioning this device as a high-value, mass-market phone, instead of a high-priced premium flagship.
The phone will also run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, which sits just below true flagship silicones like the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 on the OnePlus 15. There is a 9,000mAh battery paired with 80W wired fast charging.
Abhishek adds that the phone will use a 6-point-something-inch 1.5K OLED display with a high 165Hz refresh rate. He also mentions a dual rear camera setup. In replies to his post, someone makes an assumption the phone is likely the OnePlus Nord 6.
It's a reasonable assumption, given that the Nord line has always been the OnePlus' performance-focused series. The current Nord 5 already uses a Snapdragon 8s-class chip, a high-refresh-rate display with 1800 nits, a 6,800mAh battery, 80W wired charged.
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OnePlus’ monster device could be the Turbo phone
At the same time with OnePlus’ upcoming phone, there are other rumors of a Turbo model in China with very similar specs. OnePlus has a history of launching the same phone under different names depending on region.
Another post from Abhishek points to a Geekbench listing where he explicitly names the rumored device as the OnePlus Turbo (model: PLU110).
It may launch next month in China. It'll come with the same Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, a massive battery between the 8,000–9,000mAh range, 165Hz OLED, and a simplified camera setup.
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip itself is built on TSMC’s 4-nanometer node with a layout featuring one Cortex-X4 prime core and multiple Cortex-A720 efficiency-focused cores.
Pricing is a mystery, but expect around ¥2,800–¥3,200 in China, which roughly converts to $390–$450. Globally, it could reach $499–$549, with taxes and branding. If it does cross $600, it may suck away all the excitement. A bigger battery doesn’t automatically change how the phone feels to use anymore.
Modern phones already last a full day, and fast charging has made topping up painless, even with power-hungry displays and chips. A 9,000mAh battery translates to slightly longer use, but not a dramatically radically different experience. Buyers may just look at discounted flagships or add a couple hundreds to get OnePlus’ higher-end models.
