OnePlus is an excellent brand that offers powerful flagship phones at a great value compared to some of its competitors. We followed every rumor about the OnePlus 13 for months, but now it’s here — and it’s everything we hoped for. It might not be available in the Western market yet, but it will be soon. So, what makes the OnePlus 13 so special? Here’s everything you need to know about OnePlus’ latest flagship. The OnePlus 13 has already been released in China, but it could be several months before it reaches the rest of the globe. OnePlus is a Chinese company, so it comes as no surprise that the OnePlus 13 would release there first. OnePlus might not be as well-known as Apple or Samsung, but the company cranks out some truly killer phones. The 1TB storage/24GB RAM configuration far outpaces even my laptop in terms of power, and the triple camera setup on the rear provides ridiculous photographic potential. A word of warning, though: a few rumors have said the top-end config might be a Chinese-only option. The battery is also worth noting. At 6,000mAh, this thing has quite a bit of capacity. It also supports 100W charging, 50W wireless charging, and can quick charge up to 100% in just 36 minutes. The camera setup looks astounding, but you might notice the telephoto lens is a lower megapixel count than the OnePlus 12. Don’t worry — with its upgraded sensor, overall image quality should be superior. Note that these specs might change for the global version of the phone. There was much speculation about the OnePlus 13 before its launch, but now we know exactly what it looks like. The phone is available in black, blue, and white, although the names are a bit more out of pocket than that. Black is called Obsidian Secret Realm, blue is called Blues Hour, and white is called White Dew Dawn. Each of the colors has its own texture, too. Obsidian Secret Realm has an ebony wood grain on the glass that gives it not only a textured feel but also quite an aesthetic look. Blues Hour is leather, and White Dew Dawn has a smooth glass backing. The design of the camera housing has also changed. OnePlus has used the same toilet-like module (a circle within half a pill shape) since the OnePlus 11, but OnePlus is getting rid of the excess half-pill housing and just going with the circle that houses the three cameras and LED flash. A thin metal band also goes from the center-right of the camera module and extends into the frame. There is also an “H” above the line for the Hasselblad camera tuning partnership. The OnePlus 13 has narrow bezels and rounded corners that give it a streamlined appearance. The phone has a volume rocker on one side and a three-stage alert switch on the other. The flat display has a punch-hole camera for the selfie cam. Another upgrade is the inclusion of “glove touch” technology, which allows users to manipulate their phone even while wearing gloves, as well as the Rain Touch 2.0 tech that prevents rainfall from interfering with the touch sensors.
