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OnePlus 13, 13R Boast Huge Batteries, Water Resistance

Jan 7, 2025, 12:44 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

OnePlus has revealed the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R. The 13 is a true flagship phone meant to challenge flagship phones from Samsung and Apple, while the 13R is an "affordable flagship" phone meant to offer high-end features for a more accessible $600 price. Both phones feature a 6,000 mAh battery, Snapdragon 8-series processor, at least 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM, UFS 4.0 storage, 50 megapixel main camera with a Sony sensor, 50 megapixel telephoto camera, wide camera, Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 7, and an infrared emitter. The 13 has IP69 water resistance, while the 13R is rated IP65. Both have ~6.8" displays with up to 120 Hz refresh; the 13 has QHD+ resolution, while the 13R has resolution 17% sharper than the common FHD+. Compared to last year's OnePlus 12, the new 13 upgrades to an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint reader and the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip (plus the larger battery and water resistance). The 13 can also capture 4K Dolby Vision or 4K at 60fps with Ultra Steady using all four cameras (even the front). Compared to last year's 12R, the new 13R has double the storage (now 256 GB), plus the added (2x/4x) tele camera, larger battery, more RAM, and water resistance. The 13 has Ceramic Guard protecting the display, while the 13R has the new Gorilla Glass 7i protecting both front and back. The new version of OxygenOS comes with Google Gemini and includes AI features like intelligent search within on-device documents, call transcription, photo un-blur, and photo Reflection Eraser. Despite the added features, OnePlus has managed to make the system files take up 5 GB less storage. OnePlus promises four years of OS upgrades and six years of security updates. Both phones are available starting today. The OnePlus 13 starts at $900 with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. A version with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage normally sells for $1000, but is available for $900 until February 7. The 13 comes in white, black, or a "Midnight Ocean" blue with microfiber "vegan leather" back. The 13R comes in black or white, and sells for $600 (with 12 GB RAM and 256 storage).

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OnePlus 13

6.8" display QHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 8 Elite processor 12 GB RAM
6,000 mAh battery
Telephoto Camera, Wide-Angle Camera, NFC, Wireless Charging, Fingerprint Reader, Water-Resistant

OnePlus 13R

6.8" display FHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor 12 GB RAM
6,000 mAh battery
Telephoto Camera, Wide-Angle Camera, NFC, Fingerprint Reader, Water-Resistant

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Mark_S

Jan 7, 2025, 7:37 PM

Addendum

The article only confirms that it is for the 13 and not 13R.
Understandable.
OnePlus should have made that clear in their posting.

Rich Brome

There were a number of features/specs that were unclear in the presentation whether they applied to the 13R also. Some did, some did not. We tried to make that clearer in our post here.

The 13R does have an IP rating, but it's only IP65.

There...
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Mark_S

Jan 7, 2025, 7:17 PM

Water Resistance

I noticed on a post from OnePlus on FB, that the phone has a IP68/69K rating. It's that at all true??? That would be groundbreaking for a flagship.

Rich Brome

Yes. The presentation included a demo of putting it in a dishwasher.

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