A fresh leak from tipster Digital Chat Station has shed light on the OnePlus 16's gaming-focused hardware.
The device is said to feature three custom chips developed by OnePlus specifically for gaming.
These chips are reportedly named the P4 display chip, G3 network chip, and T3 touch chip.
Each chip targets a different aspect of gaming performance.
The display chip aims to reduce screen response times, while the network chip should improve connection stability.
The touch chip is expected to make touch inputs register faster.
According to the leak, the OnePlus 16 will be the first to use all three chips together.
OnePlus has also reportedly worked with FPS game studios to tune the system for real-world gaming.
Separate main processor
These gaming chips won't replace the phone's main processor.
Instead, they will work alongside it.
The OnePlus 16 is expected to be among the first phones powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro.
This chip is reportedly built using TSMC's 2nm process and could feature new Oryon CPU cores clocked above 5GHz.
The new chip is also expected to bring higher IPC, which should improve overall performance.
On the display front, the OnePlus 16 is set to bring a new version of the Oriental Screen, co-developed with BOE.
Pair that with ColorOS 17, and the interface itself should feel smoother too.
Oppo and OnePlus have spent months tuning the software's animations and resource management ahead of release.
None of this is official yet.
Digital Chat Station's track record on OnePlus leaks has been solid so far, but OnePlus hasn't confirmed the chip names or how they work together.
The phone is expected to launch in October, so there's still room for details to change before then.
