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The OnePlus R series of smartphones was first introduced in 2021 as an affordable entry to the flagship experience. Since then, the brand has been releasing new models annually.

Each new model arrived with minute upgrades over its predecessor. The series has now matured over 4 years.

The latest OnePlus 13R is the most refined device in the lineup so far. It is close to a proper flagship now.

Let’s go through what makes it better than its forerunners.

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1. Almost Flagship-level Performance

The OnePlus 13R houses a year-old flagship chipset like its predecessors. It comes powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip.

This silicon only comes second to the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite found inside the phone’s bigger sibling, OnePlus 13. It is fast enough to handle all the demanding games (including ray tracing) and AI tasks.

The chip is paired with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. Most importantly, the handset starts with double the storage (256GB) and more RAM (12GB) compared to previous models. It is also offered in a 16GB + 512GB version.

Further, it boots OxygenOS 15 based on Android 15. OnePlus promises 4 Android updates and 6 years of security updates.

OxygenOS 15 is probably the smoothest software on smartphones at the moment with its fluid animations across the UI. It also offers several useful AI features.

2. Proper Three Lens Camera Setup

One of the drawbacks of the OnePlus R series has been its cameras. The OnePlus 13R finally fixes it with a useful three-lens camera system.

The phone no longer has the pointless 2MP macro snapper found on its predecessors. It is replaced with a functional 50MP Samsung JN5 2x telephoto shooter for portraits.

The 8MP ultrawide unit remains the same and so is the 16MP selfie camera. However, the primary camera is now an OIS-assisted 50MP Sony LYT-700 sensor instead of the older IMX890.

3. Humongous Battery and Flat Display

The OnePlus 13R is backed by a huge 6,000mAh battery like the OnePlus 13. It supports 80W wired charging to fill the cell in under an hour.

Also, the device sports a flat display like most flagships now. The 6.78-inch OLED panel offers a resolution of 2780 x 1264 pixels (1.5K) and 450 PPI. 

The Corning Gorilla Glass 7i-protected screen refreshes at 120Hz (LTPO) and can hit a peak brightness level of 4500 nits. Under High Brightness Mode (HBM), it is rated to reach 1600 nits.

The phone is also IP65-rated for dust and water resistance. 

4. Ecosystem Features

Thanks to a refined OxygenOS 15, the user experience is now better if you happen to own other OnePlus devices. The brand’s tablets, earbuds, and watches play nicely with the phone.

Every other product offers some type of interoperability. OnePlus is the only Chinese OEM to achieve this in global markets in a proper way.

With improvements in the future, it could give competition to Samsung and Apple.

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