The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is mosting likely to be my key mobile phone for at the very least the following couple of weeks, and I’m pertaining to it from theOnePlus 13 I initially placed my SIM card in the OnePlus 13 3 months earlier, and no person has actually had the ability to battle it from my hands given that. For me, this is a remarkably long period of time to make use of an Android phone, and it talks quantities concerning what a fantastic phone it is.
I’ll be making use of the Galaxy S25 Ultra for the following couple of weeks, yet I’m mosting likely to miss out on the OnePlus 13. Below’s why.
Why as long?

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Twelve weeks of usage might not seem like much to you, yet it’s possibly the lengthiest continual amount of time I have actually utilized a solitary Android phone for in rather a long time. My task entails me exchanging Android phones really consistently, yet different points lined up to imply I really did not requirement to exchange over the cheery duration. Usually, when these scenarios have actually developed in the past, I have actually placed my SIM right into an additional phone simply to review it, or since I truly liked it.
It really did not also cross my mind this moment. I also keep in mind stating, throughout a preparation session for future posts, that I had not been made with the OnePlus 13, despite the fact that my testimonial and various other insurance coverage was full. For me to desire to proceed making use of the OnePlus 13, despite the fact that different other phones I have actually truly suched as were waiting on me, implied it had not been doing anything terribly in all, and possibly most importantly, it had not been doing anything to frustrate me.
I have actually had a love/hate affair with OxygenOS given that much of what I really did not such as concerning Oppo’s ColorOS started to sneak right into the layout and user interface. These elements– the apparently unlimited system alerts, inadequate notice assistance, and extremely intricate food selections, for instance– would certainly have seen me grabbing the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold (my various other favored Android phone of in 2014) in days passed by, yet with OxygenOS 15, OnePlus has actually reclaimed control and the software program is all the far better for it. I’m not merely enduring it. I like it
Amazing equipment

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I have actually had the OnePlus 13 inside the main Sandstone instance given that it showed up. Besides the weird demand to place a bit of plastic inside to guarantee you obtain the fastest cordless billing rates, it’s an extremely enjoyable enhancement to the phone. The grippy structure isn’t also grippy, so it enters and out of my pocket without a battle, and it does not include excessive mass to the phone.
When I take the instance off, I do really feel ridiculous for utilizing everything the moment though. The soft, responsive structure of the microfiber vegan natural leather back panel on my Twelve o’clock at night Sea version is even more lavish than the scratchy, sandpaper-like instance. The phone’s layout is spot-on, and a substantial enhancement over theOnePlus 12 Little modifications like relocating Hasselblad’s “H” logo design sideways of the video camera component, and including a sleek line below it, make it appealing and distinct.

A picture taken with the OnePlus 13’s Picture setting.

A picture taken with the OnePlus 13’s wide-angle video camera.

A picture taken with the OnePlus 13’s primary video camera.

A picture taken with the OnePlus 13’s 3x zoom video camera.

A picture taken with the OnePlus 13’s primary video camera.
The battery life remained to excite, and with my two-to-three hours of usage daily it lasted well right into a 3rd day prior to I truly required to charge it. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite hasn’t made the phone also warm, and I have actually enjoyed making use of the video camera also. Hasselblad’s job behind the scenes have to be settling, as the tone and shades generated in pictures are truly eye-catching, and provide the OnePlus 13’s video camera an identification of its very own. I have actually also found a love for the XPan video camera setting, which has actually boosted sufficient for me to no more consider it a trick.
It’s a tough act to adhere to

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The Galaxy S25 Ultra needs to follow what I assume is just one of the absolute best Android smart devices you can acquire. For it to win me over, and motivate me to at least wish to utilize it for 12 successive weeks, it needs to be simple to bring about, look great, have superb battery life, trustworthy software program, and a cam I like making use of.
The OnePlus 13 does all this easily, and I can not disregard that the 12GB/256GB variation sets you back $400 much less than the most inexpensive Galaxy S25 Ultra version, which really has the very same fundamental spec. Also if you have actually obtained $1,299 to invest in a brand-new mobile phone, conserving that quantity of cash is the distinction in between obtaining a brand-new phone and a smartwatch or clever ring, or simply obtaining a brand-new phone by itself.
Samsung’s most current phones aren’t the OnePlus 13’s only competitors, and the Google Pixel 9 Pro provides a solid difficulty also, yet that brings me on an additional OnePlus 13 strength. It has AI functions, yet they aren’t being pressed as monumentally transformative or as a factor to acquire. I like this, as I do not seem like I’m spending for functions I do not make use of, as couple of thus far have actually been all consistently handy.
Possibly that’s likewise a reason that I have actually enjoyed making use of the OnePlus 13 for the last 84 days approximately: it’s a smart device, and it definitely succeeds at doing mobile phone points I do not truly require far more, and if you have actually been thinking of acquiring a OnePlus 13, take it from me, somebody that is typically satisfied to exchange to a various phone every number of weeks, you will not be sorry for obtaining one.