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With OnePlus’s latest flagship, OnePlus 13, nearing its launch, let’s take a look at its release date, specs, and more updates.
With a release date of January 14, 2025, OnePlus 13 is almost around the corner along with two other products – OnePlus 13R and OnePlus Buds Pro 3. After interacting with its customer base, the Chinese electronics manufacturer identified the improvements that consumers are looking for in a flagship phone in 2025 – a fast and smooth operating system with intelligent cutting-edge AI features, an advanced camera, a powerful chipset, and a premium design.
Let’s take a look at OnePlus 13 and what it brings to the table for the flagship mobile phone market, considering its mid-range pricing compared to the premium flagships from Apple and Samsung.
What’s New in OnePlus 13?
The most awaited trio is here ️🔥
— OnePlus (@oneplus) January 7, 2025
Introducing the all new #OnePlus13 #OnePlus13R and #OnePlusBudsPro3https://t.co/cTYwimb0m0https://t.co/YIG2BUMNZ5https://t.co/cITB2pqxnt pic.twitter.com/kFxSBwDndX
OnePlus 13 replaced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in OnePlus 12 with a better-performing chipset, Snapdragon 8 Elite. The latter offers brand-new cores and faster AI processing to facilitate a smoother OS. Significant improvements were observed over the last flagship in terms of battery life, which increased from 5400 mAh in OnePlus 12 to 6000 mAh in OnePlus 13.
In collaboration with Hasselblad, OnePlus 13 brings a small upgrade to the camera setup by replacing the 48MP Ultra Wide lens with a new 50MP version. Other additions include an IP68, IP69 certification, Android 15 support, and 60 FPS video recording support in 4K resolution.
OnePlus 13 Price
OnePlus 13 comes in 3 color schemes – Black Eclipse, Midnight Ocean, and Arctic Dawn. Additionally, there are three options in terms of RAM/Storage. Here are all the variants:
- 12 GB RAM + 256 GB Storage – $899.99
- 16 GB RAM + 512 GB Storage – $999.99
OnePlus 13 Specs
Take a look at the table below for OnePlus 13 specifications:
| Feature | OnePlus 13 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| RAM | 12 GB/ 16 GB |
| Rear Camera | 50MP Wide Camera + 50MP Ultra Wide Camera + 50MP Telephoto Camera |
| Front Camera | 32MP |
| Battery | 6000 mAh |
| Storage | 256 GB/512 GB |
| Operating System | Android v15 |
| UI | Oxygen OS |
| CPU | Octa core (4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon + 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon) |
| Architecture | 64 bit |
| Fabrication | 3nm |
| GPU | Adreno 830 |
| Screen Size | 6.82 ” (17.32 cm) |
| Display | LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display) |
| Peak Brightness | 4500 nits |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | 1440×3168 px (QHD+) |
| Weight | 210 grams |
| IP Rating | IP68, IP69 |
| Rear Camera Setup | Triple |
| Rear Camera Resolution | 50 MP f/1.6, Wide Angle (85° field-of-view), Primary Camera 50 MP f/2.0, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera 50 MP f/2.6, Periscope Camera |
| Rear Camera Video Recording | 8k at 30 FPS 4k at 60 FPS Full HD at 240 FPS HD at 480 FPS |
| Front Camera Setup | Single |
| Front Camera Resolution | 32 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera |
| Front Camera Video Recording | 4k at 60 FPS Full HD at 60 FPS |
Priced at $899.99 for the base variant, OnePlus 13 delivers a true mid-range flagship smartphone. With an improved chipset, it is a worthy competitor to the likes of Samsung and Apple flagship phones.
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