OnePlus has simply launched the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R that are this yr’s flagship sweet bar gadgets for the model. I’ve been very lucky to have been ready to make use of the OnePlus 13 for a short while previous to the launch and I’ve had a while to assemble up my first impressions. 
Nonetheless, earlier than we get into that I want to share the unboxing video with you.
As you may see in case you have watched the video we’ve got obtained a couple of issues to have a look at right here. Firstly we’ve got the OnePlus 13 in Eclipse Black and that is 512Gb Storage with 16GB of RAM model. Subsequent up we’ve got the newly introduced OnePlus AIRVOOC 50W charger which seems very cool. Lastly relating to the telephone bits we’ve got the OnePlus Sandstone Magnetic Charging Case. As an added additional I additionally had a pair of Merino wool gloves included which when you watched the above video to the top you’ll know what they’re all about.
By way of the specs of the OnePlus 13 take a look at this nifty desk under.
| OnePlus 13 | |
| Peak | 162.9 mm |
| Width | 76.5 mm |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (Arctic Daybreak/Black Eclipse) 8.9 mm (Midnight Ocean) |
| Weight | 213g (Arctic Daybreak/Black Eclipse) 210g (Midnight Ocean) |
| Show | |
| Measurement | 17.32 cm (6.82 inches, measured diagonally from nook to nook) |
| Decision | 3168*1440 (QHD+), 510 ppi |
| Side Ratio | 19.8:9 |
| Brightness | HBM / Peak Brightness: 1600 / 4500 nits |
| Refresh Fee | 1-120 Hz dynamic |
| Kind | 120Hz ProXDR Show with LTPO 4.1 |
| Coloration Depth | Assist 100% Show P3, 10-bit Coloration Depth |
| Cowl Glass | Ceramic Guard |
| Show Options |
Nature tone show, Eye consolation, Bedtime mode, Picture sharpener, Video color enhancer, Display color mode, Color personalization, Color imaginative and prescient enhancement, Auto brightness, Handbook brightness, Display Color Temperature, Vibrant HDR video mode, Night time mode, Multi-brightness color calibration |
| Efficiency | |
| Working System |
OxygenOS 15.0 based mostly on Android™ 15 |
| Platform | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Cell Platform |
| CPU | Qualcomm® Oryon™ CPU @4.32GHz |
| GPU | Adreno™ 830 |
| RAM | 12GB/16GB LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256GB/512GB UFS 4.0 |
| Battery | 6,000 mAh (Twin-cell 3,000 mAh, non-removable) |
| Vibration | Haptic motor |
| Configurations | 12GB+256GB / 16GB+512GB |
| Charging Wired/Wi-fi |
100W SUPERVOOC™/ 50W AIRVOOC |
| Extensive Digicam | Sensor: Sony’s LYT-808, Sensor Measurement: 1/1.4″, Megapixels: 50, Pixel Measurement: 1.12 µm, Lens Amount: 7P, ALC lens coating, Optical Picture Stabilization: Sure, Digital Picture Stabilization: Sure, Focal Size: 23 mm equal, Aperture: ƒ/1.6, Subject of View: 85°, Autofocus: Sure |
| Telephoto Digicam |
Sensor: Sony’s LYT-600 with 3X optical zoom, Sensor Measurement: 1/1.95″, Megapixels: 50, Pixel Measurement: 0.8 µm, Lens Amount: 1G3P, ALC lens coating, Optical Picture Stabilization: Sure, Digital Picture Stabilization: Sure, Focal Size: 73 mm equal, Aperture: ƒ/2.65, Subject of View: 32.8°, Autofocus: Sure, Extremely Res (digital) Zoom: As much as 120X |
| Extremely-wide Digicam |
Sensor: S5KJN5 Sensor Measurement: 1/2.75″, Megapixels: 50, Pixel Measurement: 0.64 µm, Lens Amount: 6P, Digital Picture Stabilization: Sure, Focal Size: 15 mm equal, Aperture: ƒ/2.05, Subject of View: 120°, Autofocus: Sure |
| Flash | LED |
| Autofocus | Multi Autofocus(All pixel omni-directional PDAF+CAF+LDAF) |
| Rear Video Options |
8K at 30 fps, 4K at 60 fps/30fps, 1080p at 60 fps/30fps and 720p at 30 fps, Regular video: 4K at 60 fps/30fps and 1080p at 60fps/30fps, Video zoom capturing assist: 4K at 60 fps/30 fps, 1080p at 60fps/30fps, 720p at 30fps Dolby Imaginative and prescient: 4K at 60 fps/30 fps, 1080p at 60 fps/30 fps, Film mode:4K at 30 fps, Time-lapse: 4K at 30 fps and 1080p at 30 fps, Multi-scene video recording helps 1080p at 30 fps, Slo-mo video: 1080p at 240 fps, 720p at 480 fps/240 fps |
| Rear Digicam Modes |
Photograph, Video, Portrait, Nightscape, Grasp, Excessive Pixel, Panorama, Film, Sluggish Movement, Timelapse, Lengthy Publicity, Multi-Scene Video, Doc, Axis Shift, XPAN |
| Entrance Digicam | Sensor: Sony IMX615 Megapixels: 32, Sensor Measurement: 1/2.74″, Lens Amount: 5P, Pixel Measurement: 0.8 µm, Digital Picture Stabilization: Sure, Focal Size: 21 mm equal, Autofocus: Fastened Focus, Aperture: ƒ/2.45, Subject of View: 90° |
| Entrance Video Options |
Video: 4K at 60 fps/30fps, 1080p at 60 fps/30 fps, 720p at 30 fps, Regular video 1080p at 30 fps, 720p at 30 fps, Dolby Imaginative and prescient: 4K at 60 fps/30 fps, 1080p at 60 fps/30 fps |
| Entrance Digicam Modes |
Photograph, video, portrait, evening scene, panorama, time-lapse pictures, multi-scene video recording |
| Connectivity | |
| LTE/LTE-A | 4×4 MIMO, Helps as much as DL Cat 20/UL Cat 18 (2000Mbps / 200Mbps), relying on service assist |
| 2G GSM | 850/900/1800/1900MHz |
| 3G WCDMA | Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| 4G LTE FDD | Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/30/32/66/71 |
| 4G LTE TDD | Bands 38/39/40/41/48 |
| 5G SA | n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/n30/n38/n40/n41 /n48/n66/n71/n75/n77/n78 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 5,WLAN Show,WLAN tethering,WLAN overlay,1 60 MHz Wi-Fi channels over 5 GHz,2×2 MIMO |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth® 5.4, SBC, AAC, aptx, aptx-HD, LDAC, LHDC5.0 |
| NFC | NFC enabled |
| Positioning | GPS(L1+L5), GLONASS(G1), BDS(B1I+B1C+B2a), Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5) |
| Sensors | Proximity sensor, Ambient gentle sensor, Coloration temperature sensor, Compass, Acceleration sensor, Gyroscopes, Ultrasonic fingerprint, Corridor sensor, Laser focus sensor, Spectral sensors, Infrared distant management |
| Ports | USB 3.2 Gen 1, Kind-C, Assist customary Kind-C earphones, Twin nano-SIM slot |
| Buttons | Gestures and on-screen navigation assist Alert Slider |
| Audio | OReality Audio, Noise cancellation assist |
| Multimedia | |
| HDR Supported | Dolby Imaginative and prescient®, HDR10+, HDRViVid |
| Audio Supported | MP3,AAC,AMR,APE,OGG,FLAC,WAV |
| Video Supported | MP4,3GP,MKV,MOV,AVI,FLV,HEVC,AVC,VP9,VP8,AV1 |
| Picture Supported | JPEG,BMP,PNG,DNG,HEIF,AVIF,WEBP,GIF,WBMP,ICO |
Fairly a formidable specs listing I’m positive you’ll agree.
Here’s a fast visible tour of the system.
Listed here are some extra photos this time of the telephone within the Sandstone Magnetic Charging Case.
Subsequent up from the field of goodies that I obtained is the OnePlus AIRVOOC 50W charger.
Here’s a fast clip of it in motion as nicely.
As for the final objects within the field, there was a pair of relatively good trying black gloves which had been put in there to showcase the truth that the OnePlus 13 has an enhanced glove mode that’s able to detecting gloved arms with gloves of as much as 0.5mm thickness. This has been fairly helpful recently because it has been a bit nippy right here in South East Englandshire
So that’s the image and the video handled. Now onto how the telephone is for use. Properly, I promised 1st impressions within the title so right here we go.
Total, I’ve been very happy with my restricted time utilizing the telephone. It’s been working nicely for me by way of how I exploit it. As frequent prospects right here will know, I’ve a whole lot of OnePlus Package that my household and I all use. So, the OnePlus 13 has seamlessly built-in into our ecosystem.
The digital camera performs exceptionally nicely in shiny circumstances. Nonetheless, once I tried to take some photographs in near-total darkness, the outcomes had been considerably disappointing. Nonetheless, I imagine I’ve a while to experiment with this characteristic additional. I’ve taken a couple of photographs that I’ll share under. A few of them are fairly good, whereas others usually are not so nice, however they supply a glimpse into my expertise with the system to date.
Listed here are some samples of the zoom ranges that are assisted by AI when you get into the upper zoom ranges.
As you may see as soon as we get previous the 20x Zoom we begin stepping into territory that could be a bit blurry and pixelated, Howeve rit is fairly good as much as the 20x mark which is past the optical telephoto scope.
The battery life, which I had anticipated from a up to date flagship smartphone, has been passable. Nonetheless, I encountered some issues with resource-intensive functions that triggered the battery to deplete quickly. Surprisingly, the identical app displays the identical behaviour on my Pixel telephone, so I’m not overly involved. I’ve given the telephone the liberty to handle its battery utilization independently, and I’m nonetheless capable of get hold of a full day’s utilization, with adequate cost remaining for the next day.
By way of multimedia expertise I’ve been very blissful the audio system are loud and clear with a very good depth and really feel to the sound. It has paired completely with my headphones (each OnePlus and Pixel branded ones). I’ve been utilizing it within the automotive with no issues linked to Android Auto once more this was seamless. the display screen recreates colors with nice readability for video and images.
Speaking of Pictures once more, I’ve additionally been having a little bit of a play with the brand new AI features inside the Pictures app enhancing suite. The AI Element enhance has been fairly helpful in that I’ve been capable of enhance a few of my older images from the late noughties, which is a pleasant factor to have the ability to do. That is made a bit simpler because the OnePlus gallery app works very well with Google Pictures.
Lastly, the decision high quality has been glorious, and this has been the case for OnePlus telephones for the previous 18 months, which is among the the explanation why each my spouse and son now use OnePlus telephones (the Nord 4 and Nord CE 3 LTE, respectively). The brand new antenna designs that OnePlus has developed have helped me get a stronger sign once I’m in the course of the East Anglian countryside!
That about sums up my time to date with the OnePlus 13. It’s now out there from OnePlus’s web site, and it’s a nice value: £899 for the 256GB model and £999 for the 512GB model.
I’m going to be placing collectively a full overview quickly that can go into extra depth concerning the cameras and efficiency elements of the OnePlus 13. I’d invite you to come back again in a few week for that report.
Till then take a look at all the brand new options and whistles on the OnePlus website now