OnePlus 16 may have the cleanest display ever

OnePlus is expected to launch the OnePlus 16 in China this September, and quite a lot about the phone has been discussed through rumors and leaks. It will definitely be a step up from the OnePlus 15, but a credible leaker has stated the phone will pull off something that no other OnePlus device has in the past.

Leaker Digital Chat Station has once again shared some information about the bezels of the OnePlus 16. While it was known that the phone would feature extremely thin bezels, the recent post on Weibo suggests the bezels on all four sides will be less than 1 mm. This would mean the OnePlus 16 will have the slimmest bezels in the series, and possibly the slimmest bezels ever in a smartphone.

This almost bezel-less design is what the industry has been moving towards. Smartphone bezels have become smaller over the years, to the point where the era of curved displays took over briefly. Along with the ultra-slim bezels, the OnePlus 16 is also said to feature the highest refresh rate display in a OnePlus phone of 185Hz. Both these specs are upgrades over the OnePlus 15’s already fast (165Hz) and already bezel-less (1.15 mm) display.

That said, a bezel helps with the ergonomics of the phone, as well as prevents accidental touches. How this sub-1 mm bezel would affect usability on the OnePlus 16 remains to be seen.

As mentioned earlier, the OnePlus 16 is expected to be announced in China in September, but it is unclear if the global launch will take place at the same time or a month later. The OnePlus 15 launched in China in October last year and then globally in November.