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OnePlus has been a little up and down since he merged with Oppo in 2021. He obtained greater access to powerful components and associations with brands such as Hasselblad, while his software and product line took a few steps before finding their passage again. But now, three generations after the merger, OnePlus's last flagship phone – The OnePlus 13 – He feels like a fantastic return to form. In some areas, the company is even exceeding the limits of hardware and gadgets design so that Samsung and Google rivals are not. And with an initial price of $ 900, OnePlus has also managed to undermine its closest competitor, which makes this phone an excellent option for anyone who worries more to obtain hardware updates than new elegant tricks.
Design and screen: Maximum shine and style
At a time when Apple, the best main phones of Google and Samsung, all deport with minor turns in the same formula, I love that OnePlus is doing their thing. Instead of a completely square design, the OP13 has conical edges that are gently curved to fulfill its metal frame. He still obtains the company's signature alert control, which makes it very easy to configure the timbre of his phone in silence, vibrate or completely audible. But my favorite design feature is that if you opt for midnight ocean or Dawn Art colors, the phone comes with a vegan microfiber leather setback. And in a world full of glass bricks, OnePlus's organic upholstery is simply a pleasure to play. This is the type of phone that I would feel sad to launch in one case.
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Meanwhile, the 6,8 -inch OLED panel dazzles thanks to bright and vivid colors and a silky update rate of 120 Hz. With a peak of up to 4,500 nits, it becomes even brighter than other flagships of Android, including The new Ultra Galaxy S25 (2,600 Nits) of Samsung. The only aesthetic option that I am still sure is the gigantic circular chamber module on the back. Between its Pearlescent finish and the four circles for its lenses and the flash/autofocus system, it almost seems that OnePlus broke a chronograph watch at the back of the phone. But maybe it's just me.
Performance and software: so much memory
The OnePlus 13 works with an elite chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 together with 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. However, unlike the processors used in the Samsung Galaxy S25 family, the OP13 chip does not have additional customization or overclocking. This leads to reference results that are approximately five percent lower (9,267 for the OP13 compared to 9,828 for the Ultra Galaxy S25 in Geekbench 6 Multi-Nour). However, in the real world, the telephone still feels openly fast.
I would even argue that due to the greatest amount of memory of OP13, it is a better option for multitasking or any person who likes to maintain a lot of applications open in the background. In addition, in recent years, OnePlus has refined the oxygen operating system to feel softer and more receptive than when it became a OPPO color bifurcation in 2022.
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In the ai front, OnePlus keeps things refreshing Lowkey. The phone supports Google Gemini and Circle to find all your summary needs and questions. There is also an improved search function within the phone that makes it a bit easier to find specific files and a smarter notes application that uses automatic learning to polish, prepare or condense quick thoughts. But that is all, apart from a translation function that arrived shortly after the launch, which is generally competent but not especially novel or exciting. So, although ai is definitely present, it is not an approach as big as in the Galaxy S25 family, which is not a bad thing.
Chambers: almost first level
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The OnePlus 13 presents a trio of 50 megapixel sensors for its main lenses, ultra width and 3x of Telefoto, plus an automatic laser detection approach system for greater sharpness. In total, it is a solid package that can capture large -looking images to a variety of distances and visualization angles, with OnePlus adding things like their double exposure Burn tech to help the fast -movement subjects be a little easier.
In terms of image quality, OP13 does a good job by dividing the difference between having rich and saturated colors and crisp Little hard. The 3X optical lens of OnePlus coincides with those with rivals at similar prices such as the S25+, although it is still below the 5x lenses found in Pixel 9 Pro and S25 ultra.
A small problem is that with little light, the OP13 night mode sometimes struggled to keep up with the nighttime view of Pixel 9, resulting in photos that are not as acute or detailed as they would like them to be. It is close, but for me, OnePlus cameras are still a medium level below Samsung, Google and Apple when shooting photos in darker environments.
Duration of the battery and load: Super fast, but it owns
It seems that each high -end Android phone has stuck with 5,000 mAh batteries during the last half decade. But for this, the OnePlus 13 has overcome that barrier with a 6,000 mAh cell, resulting in a leading longevity in class. In our local video summary test, he published a time of 30 hours and 18 minutes, which is almost an hour more than the Galaxy S25 Ultra (29:27) and almost three hours better than a Pixel 9 (27:32).
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Meanwhile, when it comes to recharging, OnePlus 13 also leads to the road with wired speeds of up to 100 watts or impressive 50 watts wirelessly. However, the main warning is that because OnePlus is based on its patented supervnooc technology, it will only get those ampoules rates when using the first part of the company. Fortunately, an 80 watt charger enters the box, although if you want to press Max Power, you must update the 100W double port adapter from OnePlus. It is a similar situation for the wireless load, which requires the company Airvooc album of the company. That said, OP13 is recharged more than double fast than a Galaxy S25 when we use a cable and more than three times faster wirelessly. In addition, you can still use universal power adapters in trouble, you will only have to live with very small powers.
Another small wrinkle is that, although OnePlus says that the 13 admits the Qi2 load, does not play well with third -party magnetic accessories without help. In my tests, while the phone provides a weak magnetic connection, every Qi2 peripheral that I tried slid with the slightest movement. As Samsung did with the S25 Galaxy, OnePlus's solution was to present a case with its own magnets set that allows accessories to join with much greater security.
Conclusion
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Over the years, OnePlus has used slogans as “flagship murderer” and “Ultra in every way” as a means to take photos in its greatest rivals of Samsung, Google and more. But for the OnePlus 13, it seems that the company has just gone and made a really solid premium phone without a lot of ia fluff. The phone has excellent performance, a massive battery and a beautiful screen that can hang with screens in any of its competitors. He also has a unique design with some touches with his feet on the ground like his optional false leather back.
Okay, the quality of the camera could be a better touch, especially with little light, and I would really want OnePlus to have included the compatibility of complete magnetic Qi2 instead of forcing people to trust in a case. But well, at least you get a power adapter with super fast cable (which, unlike many phones, comes in the box) and the option to use the company's burning load disc if you want to go without a cable.
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But most importantly, for an initial price of $ 900, you get a longer battery life, a brighter screen, more RAM, greater storage and the same zoom 3x than a S25+ base galaxy, all for $ 100 less. There is no other way of saying, that is just a good business, even if OnePlus software support only lasts six years instead of the seven you get from Samsung and Google. The OnePlus 13 is an example of how to maintain simple things in an increasingly complex and obsessed world with a-obsessed while delivering all the essential elements.
This article originally appeared in Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/onePlus-13-review-a-focused-flagship-that-lehing-the-ai-Hype-140013418.html?src=rsssssssss
