OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra lands in China with a record 8,600mAh battery and a snap-on gaming controller
OnePlus has launched the Ace 6 Ultra in China, a gaming-focused flagship with the biggest battery the segment has seen and a purpose-built snap-on controller. The phone went on sale on April 28, 2026, starting at the equivalent of around $556. There is currently no confirmed release outside China — and the Ace branding has historically stayed within the Chinese market.
The phone
The Ace 6 Ultra runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip paired with a "Wind Chaser" graphics co-processor and a "Glacier Cooling System" designed to keep sustained performance stable. The 6.78-inch BOE LTPS OLED panel runs at up to 165Hz with a 1.5K resolution, 1,800-nit peak brightness, and a 4,000Hz touch sampling rate for responsive in-game input.
The headline spec is the 8,600mAh dual-cell battery with 120W fast charging. OnePlus claims over seven hours of continuous gameplay at 165Hz — a figure confirmed by Notebookcheck alongside the debut of a dedicated Glacier Battery management chip. Configurations go up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage.
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra — 8,600mAh battery with 120W fast charging.
Camera hardware follows a practical brief: a 50MP main sensor with OIS and f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultrawide, and a 16MP front camera. The phone carries IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K water and dust ratings, and supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, and 5G.
IP69K-rated body with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and 5G connectivity.
The Gunfire controller
The more unusual addition is the Gunfire snap-on controller, sold separately for around $65. It clips onto the phone and adds four mechanical triggers — L1, R1, L2, R2 — with a 1.8ms response time and 1,000Hz polling rate via a dedicated esports chip. Notably, it has no joysticks. That's a deliberate choice: the design targets FPS games where players aim by swiping the screen directly, using the physical buttons only for shooting and other mapped actions.
The Gunfire snap-on controller features four mechanical triggers and no joysticks, optimized for FPS titles.
A magnetic active cooling fan can attach to the back of the controller during long sessions. The combination turns the phone into something closer to a portable console than a standard handset.
Availability
Five storage tiers are available in China, ranging from roughly $556 (12GB/256GB) to $791 (16GB/1TB). No EU, UK, or US pricing has been announced. A preliminary UK estimate of around £490 has circulated from third-party trackers, but Notebookcheck notes there is "no telling whether it will be released globally." If it does reach Western markets, it would compete directly with the ASUS ROG Phone and RedMagic series — but for now, it's a China-only launch worth watching.