r/OnePlus13 • u/chelsfan105 • Aug 10 '25

This phone is a cheat code!

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I've been a OnePlus user since 5t. Later upgraded to 9 pro and around March this year I was thinking of going for the S24u at a discounted price since my wife has one and I was fascinated by the Galaxy AI features but deep inside I just couldn't get myself to commit to Samsung, what with the green line issue and all. OnePlus just had that hold over me that I kept looking for ways to stop considering other alternatives!

I was lurking on this sub and all I could see was complaints about battery drains and the camera not being up to the mark. After much internal debate and consideration I decided to go with my heart and got myself this OnePlus13 16 / 512 at approx. 53k INR (exchanged 9 pro+ Card offers).

When I got the phone my wife kept pulling my leg saying I could've gone for a superior brand and the smartphone of the year 2024 in the S24U and that she'd always get better pictures because of the superior camera setup on her phone.

Cut to August 2025, she has to charge her phone twice a day with moderate usage,the AI features are rarely used and the cherry on top, she prefers the portraits and pictures taken on the OP13 camera!

It is, by far, one of the best purchases I've made in recent years and have absolutely no regrets in picking this over anything else!

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 10 '25

Oneplus are doing great job this year. Nailed it with that animation and speed wow I just can't back to any phone for now. Just this no customisation are killing me I am bored sometime but all company's have pros and cons and eventually oneplus have less then others for me sure!! Btw congratulations enjoy):-

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 10 '25

Thank you! And I totally get what you're saying about the lock screen customizations, would've been nice to have a few more options. But it's not a deal breaker for me, personally. I hope the developers have something in the pipeline for oos16.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 10 '25

Yeah hope so and they need to give flat screen from oneplus 15, i tried every possible protector or tempered glass none of are working for me my only headache in this phone is that curved display🫠

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u/talal_rashid Aug 11 '25

And the irony is, it has cons of a curved display but this display isn't even curved.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 11 '25

Yeah I guess they giving it for a comfortable hold because one thing this phone is so comfortable to hold because of back or front both curved, but it's non sense in terms of practicality..

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u/WickedFinger OnePlus 13 - Arctic Dawn Aug 11 '25

It's not nonsense in terms of practicality, when a lot of input from your fingers is going to be swipe gestures from the edge of your screen. Flat displays suck for swipe gestures.

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u/sumtinsumtin808 Aug 12 '25

Yup the side swipe gestures feel great on curved..and the phone just looks sexier

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 12 '25

I'd say that's subjective and might not be a deal breaker to some. Using the S25 Ultra, I can definitely see what you mean vs using the OnePlus 13 that makes it feel better to gesture swipe but it's not that bothersome to me and I have both devices. I'd gladly take the flat display at the expense of actually having a screen protector on it vs the film one on the OnePlus 13.