OnePlus 15R review: unbeatable battery life, beatable value
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The OnePlus 15R offers exceptional battery life at a lower price than the flagship 15, but its compromises in features and value make it hard to recommend despite the savings.
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The OnePlus 15R's battery life is exceptional. It's a smidge better than the very impressive OnePlus 15's, and the 15R costs two hundred dollars less. So why am I having a hard time recommending it?
Typically, OnePlus' R-series phone is a simplified, less-expensive follow-up to the main flagship - in this case, the OnePlus 15. And technically, yeah, it meets that criteria. But the vibe is different; the 15R doesn't feel like you're getting away with flagship features at a bargain price. It's $699 to the 15's $899, it includes a less-powerful but still beefy Qualcomm processor, and it lacks a telephoto camera. In terms of battery, it manages …