SpecEagle review · OnePlus

OnePlus 13 review: Flagship power, a huge silicon-carbon battery, and the fastest charging here.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2025·$899
Overall
87/100
Class rank
#75 of 229
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

The enthusiast’s value flagship — performance, battery and charging all near the top.

The OnePlus 13 gets the fundamentals right: fastest-in-class charging, a class-leading battery, and the same Snapdragon 8 Elite as phones costing $400 more. The only real asterisk is a 4-year update policy that trails Samsung and Apple.

01Display

93/100

93/100 puts it above the 89-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz, Dolby Vision
Size6.82 inches
Resolution3,168 × 1,440 px (510 ppi)
Peak brightness4,500 nits
ProtectionCrystal Shield Ceramic Glass

02Camera

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 84-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.6, Sony LYT-808, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0, 120° FoV
Telephoto50 MP, f/2.6, 3× optical, OIS
Selfie32 MP, f/2.4
Video8K @ 30 fps · 4K @ 120 fps

03Performance

95/100

95/100 puts it above the 90-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 830
RAM12 GB / 16 GB LPDDR5X
Storage256 GB / 512 GB UFS 4.0

04Battery

94/100

At 94/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2025 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6,000 mAh silicon-carbon
Wired100 W SUPERVOOC
Wireless50 W AIRVOOC

05Build

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2025 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Enormous 6,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery with two-day potential.
  • 100 W wired charging refills in roughly half an hour.
  • Snapdragon 8 Elite — top-tier performance.
  • IP68/IP69 rating is more robust than most rivals.
What doesn't
  • Only 4 years of OS updates — behind Samsung and Apple.
  • Camera is excellent but not quite Ultra-class.
  • No mmWave 5G on global units.
  • Large and fairly heavy in the hand.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 229-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .