Introduction
Smartphones have been experiencing inflation for some time, and we are not just talking about the price. Flagship phones are bigger than they have ever lived and with every step in size, they leave behind a group of people for whom the phone is now too big to handle.
It was understood to do so financially because most people prefer large equipment. However, what they are now with the size of the smartphone, it is now not understood to be the only option you have to be. Other companies discovered this some time ago and now it is the turn of OnePlus.
OnePlus 13S is the company’s first compact flagship smartphone. From whatever the company told us, a concrete effort was made to ensure that the phone remains up to the title with a minimum agreement, which has not always been a case with the previous compact phone.
OnePlus 13s 5G A Glasses at a glance:
- Body: 150.8×71.7×8.2 mm, 185 g; Glass front, aluminum alloy frame; IP65 Dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jet).
- Display: 6.32 “Ltpo AMOLED, 1B color, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 1600 NIT (HBM), 1216x2640px resolution, 19.54: 9 aspect ratio, 460ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8750-Ab Snapdragen 8 Elite (3 Nm): Octa-Core (2×4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6×3.53.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M); Adreno 830.
- Memory: 12GB lpddr5x; 256GB/512GB UFS 4.0.
- OS/Software: Android 15, Oxygenos 15.
- rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, F/1.8, 24 mm, 1/1.56 “, 1.0, m, multi-directional PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 50 MP, F/2.0, 1/2.76 “, 0.64, M, 2x Optical Zoom, PDAF.
- Front Camera: 32 MP, F/2.0, 21 mm (wide).
- video capture: rear camera, Front camera: 4K@30fps.
- Battery: 5,850mAh Li-ion; 80W Wired, 33W PPS, 18W PD, 18W QC, 5W Reverse Wired.
- Connectivity: 5 g; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4, APTX HD, LHDC 5; NFC; Infrared Port, USB 2.
- various: Fingerprint reader (under performance, optical); stereo speakers; Circle to search.
OnePlus 13s is based on the same Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip, which occurs as OnePlus 13. 5850mAh is approximately as large (or if you consider sugar 13t) as 6000mAh at 13. There is a low camera on the back – and there is a very curious on it – but we will meet later. And finally, the iconic OnePlus Alert Slider is removed in favor of an iPhone-style button called The Plus, which is also eligible for its own section.
As you can tell, some compromises have been made on the way to achieve small size. But does the phone still last up to the flagship title? Let’s know.
Out of the box
OnePlus 13S comes in the standard OnePlus packaging adorned in the bright red color of the company. Inside, you will get a phone, a color-3-to-3-silicone case, an 80W charger and a classic red cable.
The case that comes with the phone is also quite specific for OnePlus phone sold in the Indian market. This provides adequate protection for the phone and should be the only case for most users that they will probably need anytime.
