Am looking to purchase a phone for myself on 11.11 and had my eyes set on the global version of oneplus 15 until it launched and was shocked that the price was around the RM 4k mark as compared with the oneplus 15 with same hardware China set priced under RM 3k.
Am previous user of oneplus 8 pro and was very happy until the phone dropped so many times, green lines appeared, green screen didnt go away. It was just wayyyy too big.

Am wondering what is the actual diff between the china rom oneplus 15 and global rom oneplus 15 ? i think hardware wise no diff. software wise everything diff.
what are the errors or disadvantages of it as the price of the china set oneplus15 is almost halved.
what would i be suffering from if i use the oneplus 15 china set here in malaysia ?

i read in gsmarena that i can easily install google playstore and other google stuff if i use the oneplus 15 china set (color os if i'm not mistaken) and all would be jolly and normal. is it true ?
will i encounter difficulty in obtaining 5g signals as versus the global version ?

the price of the china oneplus 15 is just too enticing to pass up on when compared to the global version, yes i know warranty will be on the difficult side but other than that will i encounter other issues that will arise on daily basis usage ? like signal drops, or diffuclt in 5g signals due to diff bands ?
i also read in the comment section of some forums like xda that china roms need to debloat massively or disabled. flashing a china set to global rom was highly NOT recommended due to difficulty in updates, not sure on this one cause its still new even in xda.

anyone care to share their exp in using china rom oneplus ?

i was also looking at the oneplus 13s/t which i was also considering due to the small 6" size which i like. Any thoughts on this matter as i need to replace 2 phones of mine that are very aged.
i was also comparing it to the xiaomi 17 pro (not pro max) which is around the price range but also china rom as global version not out yet.

so far the oneplus 15 caught my eye as i like the design and big battery. just very unsure about china version oneplus 15 but the price is indeed way cheaper than the global version.
also caught my eye with similar design is the 13s or 13 t. size wise is very attractive. not sure what faults i will encounter as both are not global version, only china and india version.
then there's the 17 pro which also size wise is nice (not the pro max) and the funky rear camera with display. Very unique. Also only china version no global yet and unsure as i've never used any CN sets before so not sure what kind of errors or difficulty i would expect.


Thanks in advance if u guys are willing to share your experience using china sets. Tips and tricks and recommendations are much appreciated. Advice will definitely help me out in more ways than 1.

Have you checked if the Chinese version is SIM region locked? Also Oneplus has now implemented control on unlocking the bootloader, so it is not so simple to flash a global ROM on a China phone. To add, you may not get all the 5G bands on the Chinese version.

This post has been edited by kk131: Nov 16 2025, 07:52 AM

If you thinking to buy CN set, try communicate with https://www.facebook.com/limfastech , he bring in CN set and can help you flash to global ROM.

AFAIK, OP15 OTA is working well even after you convert it from CN (ColorOS) to GLO (OOS) firmware, where OP13 is suffered from signal lost if OTA, where need to unlock bootloader & root to run patch for signal fix. I have few units OP13 & hovering between ColorOS & OOS.

ColorOS just does most of the things that I wanted, Android Auto & all the banks app I'm using is working fine. Ditch the Google timeline which I dun need as well as Google Gemini (Github has turotial how to fix it but not my concern).

Advantages of ColorOS, faster updates plus more features than OOS but possible comes with bloatwares which you feel annoying, still most of them can be uninstalled or disabled.

Pricing, 1k or more different. For me is no brainer.

This is the kind of feedback that is helpful. Thanks bro.
I'll get the cn op15 and leave it on color os and use it daily. Just need to install play store and be done with it.
Banking apps works fine according to you so that is a plus point for me.

dont get the sandstone colour

the back is made from fibreglass a.k.a plastic

other colours use glass back