OnePlus wants to sell you its new flagship phone; He doesn’t know when it will be able to. Like many other things these days, the OnePlus 15 is also in limbo due to the government shutdown.
The 15 launched in China earlier this year, and OnePlus has announced pricing for the US: $899 for the version with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. This is the same as the OnePlus 13, which is pretty neat considering the whole tariff situation. But due to the federal shutdown, OnePlus has not been able to get the final FCC certification needed to sell the phone in the US. And even after the shutdown ends, it’s hard to say how long it will take the FCC to complete a month’s work. According to a statement from the company’s head of marketing, Spencer Blank, OnePlus has submitted the necessary testing and is more or less awaiting the final seal of approval:
As with every smartphone manufacturer, the United States Federal Communications Commission certifies OnePlus devices before they can be sold in the US. As a result of the government shutdown, device certification has been delayed. Following this, US sales of the OnePlus 15 will be postponed until it is safe. OnePlus 15 has already completed all the required tests from FCC accredited laboratories and the certification application has been formally submitted. We are hopeful that approval can come quickly and as a result, we can bring the OnePlus 15 to our customers in the US faster.
Anyone interested in the OnePlus 15 can visit Oneplus.com/us and sign up for an email alert when it goes on sale. And if you’re buying a new phone there’s a major reason to consider doing so: thanks to its use of silicon-carbon technology, the 15 offers the best battery life you’ll find in the US.
Chinese manufacturers such as OnePlus’ parent company Oppo have adopted the new technology, which allows for thinner, higher capacity batteries than traditional lithium-ion. The same battery was used in the OnePlus 13, but the 15 comes with a massive 7,300mAh capacity compared to its predecessor’s 6,000mAh. If you live in the US and have been waiting for a phone with two days of actual battery life, the wait is almost over. You just have to wait a little longer.