OnePlus is gearing up to launch a new ‘Ultra’ gaming phone

OnePlus is about to expand its flagship lineup with a new gaming-focus smartphone that it’s teasing as the best way to play first-person shooters on mobile. Like recent OnePlus phones including the OnePlus 15 and OnePlus Ace 6T, this new model will sport a 165Hz screen with high-refresh-rate optimizations. Lie Jie Louis, the president of OnePlus China, gave us our first look at the upcoming handset in a livestream and Weibo post today, April 14.

The company confirmed that the new model, called the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra, will debut sometime this month in China. It’ll join the OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus Ace 6T — the latter of which launched globally as the OnePlus 15R. The OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra is all about gaming, with a 165Hz screen made in collaboration with BOE to provide “an esports-optimized viewing experience that meets desktop gaming monitor standards” (translated to English).

While the phone shares much in common with the OnePlus Ace 6, including the rear case and camera housing design, the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra stands out in a major way. It’s available in an “Ace Awakening” colorway that goes all-in on the Ace brand.

This color option includes a black rear casing with a massive reflective Ace logo in the center. OnePlus made the Ace Awakening colorway by using an “all-new 3D laser-etching process,” and it’s certainly a flashy design. The company adds that this reflective logo is created using a process that “literally engraves light into the device.”

The OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra is said to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 processor, in a shift from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite powering the base OnePlus Ace 6. Leaks also point to the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra featuring a 6.8-inch screen with an aforementioned 165Hz refresh rate. The phone could also include an 8,500mAh battery that charges as fast as 100W over a cable.

OnePlus will presumably share more details about the Ace 6 Ultra later this month when the smartphone debuts in China. It’s unclear whether the Ace 6 Ultra will be made available in global markets, or how much it will cost.

The company teased that a “new form factor product” will be revealed alongside the upcoming gaming phone, but there are no details on this device yet.