OnePlus 13 – Overview – Coolsmartphone

It’s now time to begin the overview for the OnePlus 13. I’ve been utilizing the machine for about two weeks, and through that point, I’ve fashioned some opinions, which I’m going to share in writing with you now. Total, this can be a implausible machine for 2025, and anybody who can be shopping for it is going to be suitably impressed. Earlier than we get into any of that we have to give the OnePlus 13 an intensive going over.

Design

To start with, let’s take a look on the design.

For those who favor this in Video type then please verify the Unboxing video i’ve finished beforehand.

So beginning on the very high, we’ve some cutouts for the speaker vent on the far left. We then have some pinhole microphone cutouts, and we even have an infrared blaster, which is basically helpful should you ever want to manage one thing that works off infrared, resembling a TV or air conditioner.

Prime edge with Mic and Speaker cut-outs and IR Blaster

Shifting round to the right-hand facet, we’ve the amount rocker and the lock, unlock, and energy keys, that are each the identical keys. This will also be long-pressed to activate Gemini Assistant, which is fairly helpful. You even have some antenna break strains on the left hand on the right-hand facet.

Quantity rocker and Energy button

Shifting round to the bottom, that is the place we’ll discover some extra pinhole mics and a loudspeaker output and within the center, you might have the USB kind C 3.2 port that’s able to as much as 100 watts. Energy if used with a Supervooc 100-watt charger. Within the US I imagine that is restricted to 80 watts on Supervooc. Additionally, you will discover the SIM card Slot which has a water-proof ring on it hinting on the IP 68/69 ranking that the OnePlus 13 is rated for. This sim tray is a twin sim so it’s potential to have two working sim playing cards within the telephone at one time if you wish to.

SIM tray, USB Sort C 3.1 and Speaker

Shifting round to the left-hand facet once more we’ve received some extra antenna brake strains and the all-important OnePlus toggle Alert Slider for vibrate mode, silent mode and all sound. This can be a very nice button to have and it’s one thing that OnePlus was distinctive with. I imagine Vivo now supply it as nicely, however nonetheless, it’s nice to see that it’s nonetheless right here.

Alert Slider

Up entrance, we’ve the show which is a 6.82-inch diagonal show with a decision of 3168 x 1440 making it QHD. It has a PPI of 510 with a side ratio of 19.8:9. The show is able to a peak brightness of 4500nits however is regular Excessive Brightness Mode is 1600 when manually cranked up that is the full common measured throughout the panel in direct daylight. We even have a dynamic Refresh charge of between 1-120Hz as this can be a Professional XDR show with LTPO 4.1 expertise on board. All of that is lined by a Ceramic Guard glass panel. It’s a excellent wanting show and I’ve been more than happy with it.

Entrance show 6.82″

Right here across the again is the place we discover the digicam module which consists of three totally different sensors All of the sensors are rated at 50 megapixels sensors. You have got a traditional digicam, a wide-angle digicam and a telephoto digicam. You even have a 2 tone flash and one other microphone pinhole.

Digicam Module Shut-up

Beneath the digicam is the place you’ll be capable of discover the Qi charging coil (should you had been to take away the again panel), which doesn’t have MagSafe. For those who want to use Magsafe, you do want to make use of one of many non-compulsory OnePlus magnetic instances. I’ve been fortunate sufficient to have the ability to use the OnePlus Sandstone Magnetic case, which does work very nicely. Nonetheless, should you simply wish to use a non-magnetized Qi charger, you need to use it with out the case.

Full Rear

In order that just about rounds up the design elements of the telephone.

One factor I’ll say, the Black Eclipse again panel is a nice-looking panel. I really like the best way that they’ve tried to recreate the look of black rosewood with the etching that they’ve finished on the glass. For those who go along with the Artic Daybreak one, I imagine the panel is only a plain white panel. And should you had been to go along with the Midnight Ocean model, then you definitely do get a vegan leather-based microfiber again panel as an alternative of a glass again panel, which does present a nicer really feel with out utilizing a case. 

Nonetheless, I’d at all times suggest you utilize a case with these telephones as all it takes is one drop to finish up in some scorching water!

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The OnePlus 13 has been designed for sturdiness. What I imply by that is that the producer has been in a position to enhance the IP ranking over its earlier era to IP 68/69. Now, whereas this may occasionally not imply very a lot to most customers, myself included, It’s reassuring to see that corporations are literally considering past the standard use case situation.

A variety of reviewers who had been in a position to attend. In-person occasions have acknowledged that they had been in a position to expose the telephone to numerous assessments resembling high-pressure water jets, high-temperature water jets and even going so far as the telephone being put inside a mini washer. Now, I’ve not finished this with my overview machine and I’ve no intention of doing it with my overview machine.

However the telephone does really feel adequately stable within the hand and in my time utilizing it, I’ve not sustained any injury or scuffs or marks. To the facet rails of the telephone. The rear of the telephone. The one Mark I’ve managed to get is on the alternative display screen protector which is there for that purpose. Beneath the display screen protector although, the display screen is a hardened glass. I imagine it makes use of Ceramic guard glass kind, how does that relate to Corning Gorilla Glass rankings? I can’t make sure, nevertheless, that I’ve no considerations about any injury to this telephone. As I’ve beforehand talked about, I’d at all times suggest utilizing a case with the telephone.

Rear

OnePlus does supply some very compelling choices for instances. Wanting extra carefully on the instances, I used to be given the Sandstone Magnetic Charging Case. This got here with an odd piece of plastic within the field. Now it seems that this piece of plastic is designed as a spacer insert as a result of the OnePlus 13 in Black Eclipse or Arctic Daybreak is ever so barely thinner than the Midnight Ocean, So that they made the instances barely greater to slot in the Midnight Ocean and have shipped a spacer. In case you are utilizing the Black Eclipse or Arctic Daybreak

Efficiency

Relating to the OnePlus 13’s efficiency. It is extremely troublesome for me to quantify efficiency on any smartphone, lately launched i.e. inside the final 12 months and a half to 2 years. As I don’t actually do duties that explicitly would have an effect on the efficiency of a telephone, probably the most task-intensive or memory-intensive job that I’d doubtlessly do can be having Both a sport operating or doubtlessly operating two apps facet by facet. I now not do video enhancing on my machine.

However simply to offer you an concept of the efficiency, when it comes to energy that this telephone really has, I’ve carried out a 3D Mark  Benchmark, And I’ll present the comparative outcomes of this in opposition to a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Platform Machine. On this case, the OnePlus Pad 2 I reviewed lately. The outcomes are as follows.

• OnePlus Pad 2 rating  = 4576
• OnePlus 13  Rating = 6717

That’s virtually a full third higher in that end result alone. Now whereas this can be a graphical take a look at it does present a marked leap in efficiency.

By way of sign power, Please see the sign and reception. Particulars beneath. As for battery efficiency, I’ve discovered that the telephone will simply get me via someday and many of the manner via a second day. Now, that is even with a high-load app operating. It makes use of GPS known as Life360, which is an app that I can my household to maintain observe of us all so we all know when every of us shall be dwelling  I’ve been very, more than happy with the battery life and I’ve had no purpose to have any considerations. 

The telephone will handle the appliance and battery utilization pretty nicely with out requiring any enter from me. In contrast to a few of the different extra Chinese language type units. I lately was in a position to take a look at an Honor Magic V3 which regularly tells me that apps had been inflicting Excessive battery drain within the background.  I haven’t had something like this on the OnePlus 13.

Gaming

As for gameplay, on the OnePlus 13, this this not an out-and-out gaming machine however it might simply be utilised for enjoying high-intensity video games with none issues. That is because of the 120-hertz refresh charge on the display screen plus the superior efficiency provided by the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor.

As beforehand talked about, I haven’t any high-intensity video games that will particularly trigger the telephone to be challenged. Nonetheless, throughout my pretty sedentary gameplay. I’ve observed no efficiency slowdowns, dropped body charges or something of that sort. So if you’re a gamer and also you wish to purchase this telephone then relaxation assured that from my expertise and At the very least from what I’ve seen on different opinions. The OnePlus 13 won’t current any problem for any present sport on the Android ecosystem. If Android had been ever to undertake the AAA format that we are actually beginning to see on iOS then doubtlessly you possibly can come up in opposition to some points, however I discover this extremely unlikely.

Android video games are developed primarily to run on cellular infrastructure and bear in mind the Snapdragon 8. Elite chips are actually additionally being utilised in laptops. That’s able to average to good gaming with out an excessive amount of pressure and with out the necessity for a devoted GPU.

One of many areas the place OnePlus has considered Players although, is The aforementioned AirVOOC 50-watt Magnetic charger. This has been designed not less than in my view to permit so that you can have a way of recharging your telephone and cooling it while gaming it does this very successfully by way of the fan.

Nonetheless, even with out the AirVOOC 50-watt Magnetic charger, I’ve not really ever discovered a necessity for the telephone to be externally cooled. Even with the case on the again because the cooling, is ample by way of the Liquid cooling chamber, that’s constructed into the design. Which I’ve to say is an in depth one.

For those who require extra details about this, Then try Jerryrigeverything’s YouTube channel which has in contrast to myself finished, a full teardown of the OnePlus 13. I’d encourage you to take a look at his the place he’ll undergo this for you.

Sign and name high quality

On the OnePlus 13, I’ve discovered that the decision high quality and sign power I’m able to obtain is significantly better than I’ve been in a position to get on different units resembling my Pixel 9 Professional Fold. Now, whereas I don’t have any scientific manner of measuring this enchancment that I’ve skilled from utilizing the telephone, I’ve discovered that in areas the place I beforehand had weak sign power and was unable to make calls, that is now not a difficulty.
With the OnePlus 13, that is hardly a shock as I’ve beforehand skilled this enhance in sign power high quality on the Nord 4, which I reviewed within the earlier summer season.

I repeatedly should drive a stretch of street virtually day by day the place I can’t obtain or make a telephone name or get any information reception in any respect on my Pixel 9 Professional Fold.

While utilizing the OnePlus 13, nevertheless, I’ve been in a position to see that I get a ok sign for each voice calls and likewise for streaming media from the Web, resembling providers like Spotify or Amazon Music. That is due partly to the brand new developments in antenna design that OnePlus premiered on the Nord 4 that was launched final summer season.

Digicam

One space that has been extremely touted with the OnePlus 13 is the digicam. Now as I discussed beforehand, the digicam consists of three separate lenses every lens is supported by a 50-megapixel sensor and every lens can be able to utilising the OnePlus and Hasselblad cooperation.

I’ve used OnePlus units with this Hasselblad tie-in beforehand again within the days of the OnePlus 10. I discovered that it didn’t actually make a lot distinction. So going into this overview, I had combined ideas in regards to the digicam. What I can say is in regular vibrant circumstances, this digicam is most actually up there with probably the greatest cameras I’ve used thus far with a caveat.

In case you are the kind of one who likes to zoom in to essentially seize particulars of things which can be distant, then you could be considerably disillusioned. Though the zoom is able to reaching as much as 120 instances when it comes to zoom, after you transcend 10 instances zoom, you’re very a lot within the realm of digital and AI enhanced zoom. This sadly does end in creating very messy and cartoon-like pictures. Nonetheless, should you preserve the zoom at an inexpensive degree, i.e. beneath 10 instances, then you should have an excellent expertise. I imagine the digicam will optically zoom as much as six instances and you may be advised which lens you’re utilizing when it comes to how that will relate to an precise correct DSLR digicam lens.

Please take the time to take a look at the zoom samples as it is possible for you to to see what I imply in regards to the greater zoom ranges and the characterization or cartoon-like impact that it gives

One other space the place I used to be involved in regards to the digicam high quality was in low mild. Now I’ve tried taking some low-light pictures, each in full darkness and the place there’s some partial illumination in full darkness with out the flash enabled. Even when utilizing evening mode, the digicam struggles and also you gained’t get excellent pictures, nevertheless, most smartphone cameras would battle in these circumstances.

When you might have some mild round, that makes issues just a little bit higher, particularly should you use the evening mode and you choose the tripod setting. So long as you may preserve the telephone steady, then you’re going to get some good outcomes. I’ve included a few nighttime photographs beneath so that you can appraise and provides your opinion on, in addition to some daylight photographs.

Some daylight photographs

Lastly some close-up product-style photographs

By way of the front-facing digicam. You have got a 32-megapixel front-facing digicam which does precisely what it says on the tin and it is going to be greater than sufficient to your Instagram selfies and doing the occasional video convention name.

Once more, I’ve included a couple of selfie examples and a short video pattern of a mocked convention name.

Speaking about video, we have to return to the rear digicam which is able to capturing as much as 4K at as much as 60 frames per second. Technically you may document at 8K on the rear digicam solely. However I don’t see any want for anybody to be recording at such a excessive decision and the file sizes shall be astronomical.

In case you are searching for a easy, easy-to-use digicam, then the OnePlus 13 will tick that field. It should additionally tick the field. If you wish to have a digicam with some enhanced, I’ll name them filters, which is basically what the Hasselblad software program gives. Nonetheless, if you’re searching for a digicam to out and out exchange a DSLR then this isn’t going to be the telephone for you. You’ll be higher off taking a look at one thing with a one-inch sensor dimension, such because the Vivo x200 Professional or Vivo x100 Extremely.

Software program

By way of software program, the OnePlus 13 is operating Android 15 with an Oxygen OS pores and skin on high within the Western markets. It’s also out there in World and Chinese language variations, however these variations do run the Colour OS working system, very similar to the telephones from sister model Oppo, OnePlus doesn’t actually add an excessive amount of in the best way of bloat to their working system.

There are a couple of additional apps right here and there, and there’s some app duplication in locations such because the calendar, the information app, and likewise most likely most related is the Photograph’s app.
Now the addition of the Photograph’s app just isn’t one thing that bothers me that a lot as a result of it does even have a profit above most conventional gallery apps, not less than so far as I do know, of permitting you to entry and save pictures to your Google Photographs account. This may be fairly useful, nevertheless, you do have to err on the facet of warning should you use the burst mode for pictures, as it should really save all of these burst photographs as particular person pictures in Google Photographs, however within the Photograph’s app, they may seem as a stack of pictures, so one thing to pay attention to there, however not a deal breaker.

After all, this might not be a newly launched smartphone if there was not an abundance of AI tooling added to the telephone.

A few areas the place AI has been added that I imagine are helpful is inside the digicam you might have some AI enhancing instruments of which I’ll discuss extra within the digicam.

One in every of them is a 4K Editor device. This device options AI Element Enhance, AI Eraser, AI Unblur and AI Reflection Eraser. These instruments will enable you amongst different issues improve some previous pictures or zoomed-in pictures. You’ll be able to in fact use the AI Eraser device to do away with undesirable objects out of your shot. The AI Unblur form of smooths all the things out a bit and the AI Reflection Eraser tries to take away reflections from the shot the place they might happen.

However one other space the place AI has been used I imagine to nice impact is using Clever Search. That is an non-compulsory device you can activate that can help you, with a pull-down gesture on the house display screen, carry out a search not simply of the telephone’s apps, but additionally the information inside the telephone’s precise storage. It really works alongside a few of the newest Google Gemini Fashions 

I did discover this convenient when looking for paperwork that I had downloaded and forgotten about, however aside from that, as a result of I’m only a bit old style, I didn’t really use this function massively.

By way of precise UI and customization, there was numerous dialogue about how iPhone-like the UI now seems, however I imagine that is in regards to the splitting of the notifications pane and likewise the fast settings pane, which you’ll be able to really flip off should you favor to have each notifications and fast settings within the one drag down, which I’ve finished. You’ll be able to in fact customise your Wallpapers, your lock screens and at all times on show. The always-on-display has neat little animations the place it should let you know what your carbon footprint utilization has been. It should additionally present you this in a pictorial illustration through the use of a penguin on an iceberg that’s regularly melting. That is simply one of many many choices you may select from.

There may be one different factor I do wish to focus on and that’s the implementation of the Open Canvas job switching from the OnePlus Open telephone.

This makes having a number of apps open on the similar time, a way more palatable expertise. Reasonably than simply having the usual break up display screen with two apps, one on high of the opposite, you may even have a close to as dammit full-size app open with only a peek on the app that’s being break up screened with after which by tapping that second app it should increase right into a full-screen app, making job switching much more easy.

This does have the limitation of there solely being one display screen on the telephone or a traditional phone-style display screen versus a foldable, but it surely does make multitasking way more helpful.

Total, I’m proud of the software program implementation of Oxygen OS15 and I’m positive there’s much more when it comes to options that I’ve not found or utilized.

Conclusion

I may drone on about different bits and items on the OnePlus 13 for hours extra however I really feel that I’d lose your curiosity as this has been fairly lengthy sufficient already (kudos for making it this far). Nonetheless, I’m not going to pull this out any greater than is required. Merely put though this is among the 1st main model launches of the 12 months with the brand new Snapdragon Chipset onboard it’s in my view probably the greatest telephones at the moment out there to the broader international market.  I’d be very pleased to proceed to make use of this telephone each day and if I wasn’t so hooked on foldable telephones I will surely being doing so.

Whereas I absolutely anticipate the following telephone sequence from Samsung to be up with the OnePlus 13 when it comes to specs I additionally anticipate it to be far more costly. To me, that is what the OnePlus telephones are good at and that’s making nice telephones which can be flagships however usually are not flagship cash. 

If you wish to choose up a OnePlus 13 then you are able to do so now from their Retailer the place they’re additionally providing the 16GB RAM and 512GB Storage model for a similar value because the 12GB RAM and 256 GB storage model. This value is £899, which is restricted till the fifth of Feb. It’s also possible to get a free case or Watch 2R if you’re fast.

Now OnePlus can we please have all of this superb velocity, battery and efficiency however in a Folding telephone and shortly…..