OnePlus 17 tipped to adopt a wide-screen design built for gaming

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 16 in China less than a month ago, and leaks about its successor have already started. Weibo tipster Smart Pikachu has listed the OnePlus 17 among next year's high-performance wide-screen smartphones, with the wider display pitched as a gaming feature that gives players a broader field of view.

Smart Pikachu did not share a screen size, chipset, camera setup, or launch date for the OnePlus 17. OnePlus has not confirmed the claim, and expected specifications for the phone remain assumptions drawn from the OnePlus 16.

Demand for wide-display phones is growing in China, where market tracker RDObservation says Huawei's Pura X View passed 1 million units within 50 days of going on sale in September. Oppo, Vivo, Honor, and Xiaomi are all reported to be developing wide-screen models for 2027.

The new post is the first leak to place the OnePlus numbered series in that category. In late October, Digital Chat Station suggested that an Oppo-developed wide phone could launch under the OnePlus name in place of a successor to the compact OnePlus 15T, but that tip did not mention the OnePlus 17.

Smart Pikachu has linked the OnePlus 17 to a display upgrade before, claiming in mid-October that OnePlus was testing a 240Hz panel for the phone. The OnePlus 16 runs at up to 165Hz in everyday use and 185Hz in supported games, after OnePlus tested and dropped a 240Hz prototype during its development.

OnePlus has unveiled its last two numbered flagships in China in October: the OnePlus 15 in 2025 and the OnePlus 16 in 2026. The OnePlus 16 is not on sale in the US or Europe.