OnePlus may be preparing a significant cooling upgrade for the Ace 7. Alleged schematics shared by tipster Digital Chat Station show a built-in fan and a dual-airflow system designed to move heat away from the phone while directing cooler air toward its rear panel.

The leak follows an earlier claim that the upcoming handset would include active cooling hardware. The latest information, posted by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, provides a closer look at the proposed internal layout, although OnePlus has not confirmed the design or the phone’s specifications.

How the OnePlus Ace 7 cooling system could work

According to the tipster, the cooling setup would use two separate air paths. One would push hot air out through the sides of the device, while the other would direct cooler air toward the rear panel. This approach could help maintain more consistent temperatures during demanding tasks such as gaming.

The leaked schematic places the fan in the bottom-right section of the phone’s square rear camera module. That positioning suggests the cooling hardware could be integrated into the camera housing rather than placed elsewhere inside the chassis, though the drawing does not establish how much space the full system would occupy.

Digital Chat Station also claims the Ace 7 will include an AI thermal sensor. The sensor could allow the phone to monitor temperatures and adjust cooling behavior, but the leak does not explain how the feature would operate or which components it would monitor.

Noise and dust protection are part of the design

The reported system is said to use advanced optimization techniques commonly associated with desktop graphics cards. The tipster claims OnePlus is designing it to reduce fan noise and limit the amount of dust that can enter the phone.

Those details would address two common drawbacks of active cooling in compact devices. A fan can improve sustained performance, but it also introduces moving parts, sound and potential exposure to particles. The alleged airflow arrangement appears intended to balance those concerns rather than simply maximize ventilation.

Expected performance and rumored specifications

The cooling system is reportedly intended to help the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip maintain performance comparable to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. This is a claim from the leak, not a confirmed performance result, and real-world behavior would depend on the chip configuration, software tuning and thermal limits.

Other rumored specifications include a 6.78-inch LTPS OLED display with a 185Hz refresh rate, a triple-camera rear setup and a 9,000mAh battery. These details also remain unconfirmed.

For now, the alleged schematic offers an early indication of OnePlus’ possible approach to active smartphone cooling. More information from OnePlus will be needed to confirm whether the Ace 7 will launch with a fan, the dual-airflow layout or the other rumored hardware features.