OnePlus 13S is a small phone with large capacity. This is thanks to its best hardware. The phone packs a 5,850mAh battery inside the Qualcomm’s fastest chip, aka Snapdragon 8 Elite, and a super-thin and light chassis-that Samsung Galaxy S25 edge and light, but regardless of it. We have reviewed 13S in length, so be sure to check full writing here. The long storey-short tech, we were completely blown away from this new OnePlus 13 series phone.

In this piece, we would give you a quick and thick idea about why OnePlus 13S came out a pleasant surprise, something that is clearly missing in today’s highly commodited smartphone space. The S25 Edge can be a peak in the future-or instead, we may have one of the potential futures-but 13S is the first to bring at least some of those capabilities to mass-market, so that more people can reach till date instead of waiting for tomorrow. This is a big thing.

This is because 13S is more than the sum of its compact size, flagship chip and large battery capacity. It provides, or at least it tries to offer, the full smartphone experience, which is to say that it takes all powerful hardware and makes it good, Nay great uses, so the overall experience is – as we call it with full punishment – a chef’s kiss and compact flagship phone designs. This is the right phone at the right time and one can only hope that other brands will follow, but we will see.

As OnePlus 13S goes on sale in India today, there are 13 reasons why it is worth buying a phone:

1. Final compact flagship phone: 13S provides a high-end phone experience with all bells and whistles that you normally combine with a flagship phone in 2025, without being very large or cumbersome for daily use.

2. Ultra-shaped without ultra-phone: It packs flagship abilities in a form factor that challenges traditional knowledge that only large phones can have large features. It measures only 8.2 mm and weighs only 185 grams. What is more impressive-and a rare achievement of engineering, we can add-this is that OnePlus put a 6.32-inch display in a chassis that is equal to a 6.1-inch phone.

3. Big battery in a compact body: 13s This chassis contains a large 5,850mAh battery, which small phones should compromise on the capacity of the battery. There is a version of this phone in China in which the 6,260mAh battery for silicon-carbon technology is even more crazy.

4. Exceptional battery longevity: But this is fine. 13 still has unprecedented battery life, continuously for more than a day, even under heavy use.

5. Fast charging: The phone also supports 80W quick top-ups, with a full fee within just one hour and fifteen minutes.

6. Very fast performance: Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 13s maintains consistent performance, even in benchmarks perform better than contestants (Samsung Galaxy S25, another compact flagship phone).

7. Skilled heat management: This can do that due to some clever under-the-hood engineering, which has allowed the OnePlus to insert a large 3D cryo-vapor-room inside it, so it cools down quickly even after the expanded period of the peak load.

8. Bypass charging technology: OnePlus allows you to directly charge the phone (bypassing the battery) directly during gaming, which increases the purpose.

9. OnePlus AI suite: OnePlus 13S is the first phone to launch with OnePlus AI, a suit of AI application, which is with cases of real -world use cases from notable to search, call/meet/video summer for quick translations within the third party app.

10. Plus key: OnePlus has replaced the alert slider with a adaptable button for the shortcut, including the “plus mind” sandbox that allows you to store screenshots and finds information that you are looking through through prompt and text.

11. Stunning performance: 13 has a flat-out 6.32-inch Ltpo OLED screen with super-slim bezels, providing an immersive visual experience.

12. Thoughtful Design and Ergonomics: Finally – and most importantly – OnePlus has naked ergonomics on this phone. With the choice of colors, textures, it is worth noting in detail how the frame aligns along the front and back, ensure that everything works together in which one works in the right harmony with a loose end or right edges. OnePlus 13s is a “good good” phone, which is difficult to ignore and keep down.

13. Competitive pricing with strong software support: Despite the flagship specs, the price of the phone is like a flagship killer. The base variant has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. Its price is Rs 54,999. For more than Rs 5,000, you can also double storage at 512GB. OnePlus is committed to four -year -old Android OS updates and six -year security patch. The large scale software on this phone is clean and free from any suspected third-party blotware.