OnePlus Turbo Leaked: 165Hz Gaming and the Biggest Battery We've Ever Seen

Tuesday, 23 December 2025 at 09:55

OnePlus is clearly done playing it safe with battery life. While everyone else is fighting over camera megapixels, the newly surfaced OnePlus Turbo (model PLU110) is taking a sledgehammer to "battery anxiety."

The big news from the AnTuTu and Geekbench leaks isn't just the raw power—though a 2.6 million score is plenty impressive—it’s the fact that OnePlus managed to cram a 9,000mAh battery into a phone that weighs only 217g. For context, that’s double the capacity of many modern flagships, yet it’s about as heavy as a standard "Pro Max" model.

Key Points:

Industry-Leading Battery: Packs a 9,000mAh battery, nearly double the standard flagship capacity, in a 217g body.
Esports-Ready Screen: Features a 6.78-inch 1.5K flat OLED display with a blazing-fast 165Hz refresh rate.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: Leverages a new high-efficiency chipset to score over 2.6 million on AnTuTu benchmarks.
Gaming Performance: Optimized for stable 165Hz frame rates in titles like Call of Duty and Naruto.
Turbo V Variant: A more affordable second model is expected, sharing the same battery and screen tech.

Designed for the 165Hz Gaming Crowd

If you’re wondering who this is for, look at the screen. The Turbo features a 6.78-inch 1.5K OLED panel with a 165Hz refresh rate. This is a dedicated gaming-tier spec. Most standard flagships stop at 120Hz, but OnePlus is aiming for the esports crowd where every millisecond counts.

Under the hood, it’s running the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. This "s" variant is interesting because it typically trades a tiny bit of peak speed for much better thermal stability. For a gaming phone, that’s exactly what you want—a chip that doesn't get scorching hot and throttle your frame rates after 20 minutes of Call of Duty.

The Turbo "V" and Global Hopes

It looks like this is becoming a full-fledged series. A cheaper OnePlus Turbo V is also in the works, likely keeping the massive 9,000mAh battery and 165Hz screen but swapping in a Snapdragon 7-series chip to keep the price down.

While these are hitting China first in early 2026, there are already rumors (codenamed "Volkswagen") about an Indian and Global launch. Whether it stays as the "Turbo" or gets rebranded as a Nord 6 for the West, it’s a massive step up for the mid-range market.