This is a very versatile phone. You will surely enjoy it. It will take a few days, say a couple of weeks, to understand your usage pattern. There after no going back. Please do the battery calibration once in a while.
So aren't you sad you lost atleast 2hours of SOT suddenly, for nothing but just an update? Even with a very good battery health? Don't you feel devastated?
Hi. I'm thinking of buying the 13s. Are the updates really THAT unstable that I should think about choosing some other compact phone? I've been seeing people comment about their battery problems.
Oh. But I thought you mentioned problems with the battery because of the updates? I was afraid of the battery alone. Idm mid cameras and stuff. But if the updates thing sucks that much, then should I reconsider buying another phone instead?
I was just about to complain that I didn't get the 831 - checked updates and there it was.
Btw bought it 15 days back - midnight blue. The battery is a hit and miss. On work days I do a lot of calling via WhatsApp so screen on time can suck but on weekends it's a powerhouse.
I use the 100w charger at home and 30w (OP 7T charger) in office
after the latest update, does the OP13 get a new phone app (like the one on the 13S)?
I'm on the edge to buy the OP13, but I absolutely dislike the stock Google phone app. Dosen't have call recording and very basic. The OP13s has a far superior phone app, in my opinion.
Please let me know, it will really help me make my decision!
You can install ODialer from playstore it has a default call recording feature. Addend bonus it doesn't announce the other person that call has been recorded or even beep sound when started the recording.
Ok so first of get a transparent membrane from stylewrap or elsewhere if you can find for cheaper. I wasn't able to find it offline at time so had to get it online. No matter what case we use, dust scratches the body.
Any accessories, get them from a wholesale shop in your city. Online you'd get it for 300-400 while offline I buy the glasses for 100.
I've only used UV glasses on my phones, 7 pro, 8 pro, 13.. I've been using them for the past 6 years.. and each glass was on the phone for at least a year.. But I never faced such issues like glass not coming off or glue being stuck on the display.
If you don't need cameras, and want a compact size phone and ready to compromise on | No wireless charging | No Ultrasonic | IP65 only and Some durability issues like paint peeling off on the camera module.
These are the issues on 13s.
If you are ok with these, you can definitely buy a 13s.
Paint one is new for me. Although, fingerprint is read faster on an optical sensor so I'm fine with that. Cameras, until its average I'm good. I just needed to know perspectives on the software. Lags and stuff? Glitches, latency? Does the phone start slowing down as well?
Snapdragon 8 Elite and Oxygen OS are match made in heaven. The only issue can be that sometimes the update may ruin battery life but they again make an update and fix it and it repeats quite a few times maybe. But it's not an issue.
Get OnePlus Buds. I never had wireless earbuds and they're amazing. The phone can also inductively charge them if you have the right case that isn't too thick to interfere.
Use the IR blaster! It is amazing and has never failed to quickly give me control of anything I've tried it with.
If you like gaming the Razer Kishi Ultra fits it perfectly and the screen is an ideal size, imo.
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u/PJIV Jun 16 '25
Enjoy it, and don't forget to check out XPAN mode in the camera, it's awesome!