OnePlus 17 Leak Suggests a Wider Screen Built for Gaming
The OnePlus 16 only launched in China in October 2026. Its successor is already leaking — and the first real detail, the OnePlus 17 wide screen, isn’t about a chip or a camera, it’s about the shape of the screen.
OnePlus 17 wide screen: a wider phone, not a taller one
Tipster Smart Pikachu said on Weibo on November 10 that the OnePlus 17 will be among five high-performance wide-screen phones launching next year. The idea is simple: a wider panel gives games a broader field of view and more room for on-screen controls.
No screen size, resolution, or aspect ratio was shared in that post. Other reports have floated 16:9 or 16:10 as possibilities, but those are guesses based on the trend, not confirmed specs. OnePlus hasn’t confirmed any of it.
An earlier report from Digital Chat Station in late October had already suggested OnePlus was exploring a wide-screen phone, possibly instead of a direct successor to the compact OnePlus 15T. Put together, the two leaks point in the same direction — OnePlus is at least testing a different shape for its next flagship.
What that could mean for gaming
The OnePlus 16 already leans hard into gaming, with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display that runs up to 165Hz in everyday use and up to 185Hz in supported games. A wider screen would build on that, giving more horizontal space in landscape games and making touch controls less cramped.
Smart Pikachu also claimed in mid-October that OnePlus is testing a 240Hz display for the phone. That would be a big jump from 185Hz, but there’s no confirmation it will make it into the final phone, and no other specs were shared with that claim.
OnePlus 17 wide screen: still a long way off
If OnePlus sticks to its usual schedule, the OnePlus 17 is expected around October 2027 — nearly a year away. The OnePlus 16 hasn’t even reached India and global markets yet, and OnePlus hasn’t announced a launch date, price, or any specs for the 17.
That timing matters. A wide screen sounds good for gaming, but it also changes how a phone feels in the hand, how it fits in a pocket, and how video and everyday apps look. Until OnePlus shows the actual dimensions, the leak is best read as a direction, not a finished design.
For now, the only concrete takeaway is this: OnePlus looks set to join a small group of Android flagships going wider next year, and gaming is the reason being given for the change.
