OnePlus closed out October with the launch of the OnePlus 13, its latest flagship device and among the first phones to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
I don’t really have the phone to say if it is a massive or an incremental upgrade, but based on the spec sheets and photos, I definitely think that it looks familiar but at the same time fresh. Let me run you through why that is.
OnePlus 13 – A Familiar Upgrade
From the get-go, the OnePlus 13 has the familiar circular camera module around the back which, at this point, has become pretty iconic since the OnePlus 11.
The OnePlus 13 though has forgone with the metal part on the left that connects the module with the side of the device giving it a fresh look. The company has still connected it though with a slim line.
The camera module has three 50MP cameras around in the camera module this time around led by a Sony LYT-808 lens. This is joined by a Sony LYT-600 3x periscope telephoto lens and a 50MP Samsung S5KJN5 sensor for ultrawide shots that doubles as its macro snapper.
Around the front, the new flagship goes back to a flat design with a 6.82-inch BOE X2 8T LTPO OLED display with QHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The display is said to offer up to 4500nits of peak brightness. It also has an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
The device also gets a bigger battery this time around with a 6000mAh silicon-carbon battery to power the Snapdragon 8 Elite. However, it carries over 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging from its predecessor.
The OnePlus 13 also adds a Blue colorway, which I think looks good and is a fun break from the green colorways of its predecessors.
I think the OnePlus 13 looks pretty impressive on paper and in photos. However, how it performs in the real world is an entirely different thing. I hope we get the opportunity to review the device. I also hope that it arrives in the Philippines with a more budget-friendly price, but its price in China doesn’t have my hopes up.
For reference, here are the prices of the four configurations in China:
- 12GB+256GB – CNY 4,499 (around PHP 37,000)
- 12GB+512GBB – CNY 4,899 (around PHP 40,300)
- 16GB+512GB – CNY 5,299 (around PHP 43,600)
- 24GB+1TB – CNY 5,999 (around PHP 49,400)
If you’re interested in learning about the full specs, here’s a run down:
| Display | 6.82-inch QHD+ BOE X2 8T LTPO OLED 120Hz refresh rate |
| Processor | Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| GPU | Adreno 830 |
| RAM | 12/16/24GB LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256/512GB/1TB UFS 3.0 |
| Rear Camera | 50MP main (Sony IMX LYT-808, f/1.6, OIS) 50MP 3x periscope telephoto (Sony LYT-600,f/2.6, OIS) 50MP ultrawide (Samsung S5KJN5, f/2.0) |
| Front Camera | 32MP (f/2.4) |
| Battery | 6000mAh silicon-carbon 100W wired charging 50W wireless charging |
| OS | China – ColorOS 15 (Android 15) Global – OxygenOS 15 (Android 15) |
Ram found his love and appreciation for writing in 2015 having started in the gaming and esports sphere for GG Network. He would then transition to focus more on the world of tech which has also began his journey into learning more about this world. That said though, he still has the mentality of "as long as it works" for his personal gadgets.
