OnePlus Turbo 6 gaming phones with gargantuan battery shown off
OnePlus is planning to corner the gaming phone market with the Turbo line of handsets. We just learned a lot more about them.
OnePlus has given us a closer look at its forthcoming ‘Turbo’ gaming phones and confirmed rumours of a key spec – a mammoth 9,000mAh battery back to keep gamers at it for longer.
The new gaming-focused handsets are set to go by the names Turbo 6 and Turbo 6V and were shown off by OnePlus on the Weibo social media site this week.
In translated comments, the company writes: “The all-new OnePlus Turbo 6 series is coming soon, exploring aesthetics with a light-chasing design and an ultra-transparent texture; extra-large rounded corners, an ultra-thin metal cube design, great feel in any orientation.”
The teaser shows the names and the designs of the phones and the colours OnePlus plans to offer them in – pale blue and green, as well as silver and black options.
The company also speaks of 165Hz displays – which would provide ultra gaming friendly refresh rates, along with Snapdragon 8-series chips. One of the clips shows the phone getting a good dousing so it appears the phones will have solid water resistance. The Turbo has a pair of camera lenses while the 6V has a trio. It’s not clear what the other differences are, but we’re sure OnePlus will make it all clear in the New Year.
The phones will be fully unveiled in China on January 8. 9to5Google reports that these phones are likely on deck for a global launch, but it’s not yet clear when that might be. My money’s on a reveal at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, which takes place at the end of February.
OnePlus enters the specialty gaming phone market amid a glut of new dedicated portable handhelds that can play high-end PC games. However, it’ll also battle the ASUS ROG series of phones and the forthcoming Ayaneo Pocket Play, which is more of a throwback with a slide-up design to reveal a physical controller.
Chris Smith
