TL; DR
- Tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo claims the OnePlus Ace 7 is currently in the engineering sample stage.
- The phone is being tested with a 6.78-inch 1.5K flat display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 100 W fast charging, and a battery expected to be around 9,000 mAh.
OnePlus could be preparing a major upgrade for its next Ace series phone. According to tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the OnePlus Ace 7 is currently in the engineering sample stage in China, and the early hardware looks quite aggressive.
As per the leak, the engineering unit of the OnePlus Ace 7 uses a 6.78-inch flat display with 1.5K resolution and a very high refresh rate. Digital Chat Station claims the panel is currently guaranteed to support at least 185 Hz, while OnePlus is evaluating up to 240 Hz. If that happens, this could become one of the fastest refresh rate displays on a mainstream OnePlus phone.
The phone is also said to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.
Battery is another big highlight here. The leak suggests OnePlus is targeting a battery capacity of around 9,000 mAh, along with 100W fast charging. That would be a huge jump for the R-series if this hardware carries over to the Indian model.
Digital Chat Station also mentions that OnePlus is testing a new fan-based cooling solution. This active cooling system has not been finalized yet, so it may or may not make it to the final retail unit.
The OnePlus Ace 7 is expected to launch in China around October 2026, similar to the Ace 6 timeline. But really, do we even need 240 Hz on a smartphone? Share your opinion in the comments section below.
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