Mobile gaming accessories often fall into one of two camps: bulky grips that turn your phone into a faux Nintendo Switch, or flimsy clip-ons that barely survive a weekend of button-mashing. Now, OPPO sub-brand OnePlus is trying something different. Alongside the launch of the heavily specced OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra in China, the company has introduced a dedicated gamepad that ditches joysticks altogether.

Enter the OnePlus Strix Gaming Controller. Instead of the usual thumbsticks, this 150-gram, low-density fiber accessory relies on four mechanical trigger buttons meant to emulate the ultra-short 0.7mm key travel of a high-end gaming mouse. It’s a hybrid approach tailored for first-person shooters and MOBAs, letting your thumbs stay on the glass while your index fingers handle the heavy lifting. With a 1,000Hz polling rate and a fast 1.8ms response time, the Strix snaps onto the phone while leaving the back exposed so you can attach a magnetic cooling module. It also throws in a bottom-mounted USB-C port for passthrough charging and audio routing for wired headsets.

But the controller needs a powerhouse to clip onto, and the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra is built specifically for that. Under the hood, it’s packing the 3nm MediaTek Dimensity 9500 5G processor, mated to a huge 6,000mm² vapor chamber to keep thermals in check. OnePlus claims a 32% performance bump over previous iterations, and frankly, with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage, it has the headroom to back that up.

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The OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra with the OnePlus Strix Gaming Controller

You aren’t going to be reaching for a wall outlet often, either. The smartphone houses a large 8,600mAh dual-cell battery. When you do eventually drain it, the 120-watt wired charging will top it back up before you can finish making a cup of coffee. All that power drives a flat 6.78-inch 1.5K LTPS OLED panel sourced from BOE, capable of pushing a 165Hz refresh rate with a 4,000Hz instantaneous touch sampling rate for frantic, zero-latency matches.

For a device geared so heavily toward gaming, the rest of the hardware remains practical for daily life. The flat camera bump houses what seems like a capable 50-megapixel main sensor with optical image stabilization alongside an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens. Wrapped in a metal frame — available in Ace Awakening and Metal Storm colorways — the Ace 6 Ultra also boasts a suite of ingress protection ratings. We’re talking IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K. It’s designed to survive practically any spill or dust storm you throw at it.

Currently, the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra is a China exclusive, priced from ¥3,499 (roughly ₱31,464 or $512), with the Strix Gaming Controller retailing for ¥449 (₱4,039 or $66). We are keeping our fingers crossed that this exact hardware — or at least a rebranded version of it — officially lands in the Philippines.

OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra specs

• Display: 6.78-inch FHD+ (2772 × 1272) flat display, up to 165Hz refresh rate, 10.7 billion colors
• Chipset: 3nm MediaTek Dimensity 9500 processor
• RAM and storage: 12GB/16GB LPDDR5X Ultra RAM; 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1 storage
• Cameras: 50-megapixel main with OIS, 8-megapixel ultra-wide rear cameras; 16-megapixel front camera
• Battery and charging: 8,600mAh battery, 120W fast wired charging
• IP rating: IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K dust and water resistance
• Operating system: ColorOS 16 based on Android 16
• Special features: Dual all-metal integrated frame speakers, X-axis linear motor, NFC, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6.0
• Color options: Ace Awakening, Metal Storm

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