Tipster Digital Chat Station (DCS) is back with a fresh exclusive, and while the leaker did not name the phone directly, the details line up almost perfectly with everything we already know about the upcoming OnePlus 16. Connecting the dots is not hard here, since the chip, panel size, and supplier all match earlier reports.
OnePlus 16 leaks with sub-1mm bezel and 185Hz refresh rate
According to the leak, a new phone built around the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro is currently doing the rounds in testing (mostly as engineering samples), and it is running at an 185Hz refresh rate.
This alone is a strong hint, since we previously reported that the OnePlus 16 would use this very chip, and a later report revealed the same 185Hz figure as a starting point.
What is new this time is a word of caution from DCS. The tipster suggests that pushing refresh rates any higher, into the 200Hz range and beyond, could start to affect display quality and may simply not be practical. At least for the time being.
This tempers earlier expectations around a possible 240Hz panel, suggesting 185Hz could end up being the number that actually ships, rather than just a floor.
The panel itself is said to be a 6.78-inch 1.5K display made by BOE, with upgrades to brightness, color gamut, and power efficiency over what came before.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the claim is that the screen bezels will come in at under 1mm on all four sides. It will be the slimmest not only for OnePlus, but in the smartphone industry, if true. Meizu 22 currently has the slimmest bezel on a phone at 1.2mm.
Here are earlier camera leaks and reports of a massive 9,000mAh battery, if you want to have a look. Nothing is official yet, and OnePlus has not confirmed a launch date, but the China debut is still expected sometime in the final quarter of 2026.
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