Weekly poll: will you buy the OnePlus 13R?

16 February 2025
The 13R offers a near-flagship experience at a notably lower price - is that a good deal or would you rather pay extra and get the best?

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  • 17 Feb 2025

bellyman69, 17 Feb 2025I was originally looking at the OP13, and didn't catch... moreI am not surprised if an older OnePlus phone user move to better brand like Samsung.

I also know one OnePlus 9 user who bought S25 Ultra, because his old phone doesnt get Android 15, and has display issue.

    I was originally looking at the OP13, and didn't catch the curved screen (same as OP12/12R), but just realized that the OP13R is flat.

    I purchased the S25+ as my OP8T started to have issues. The problem is that once you get a phone that charges very fast as in I don't need the plan for it if I need to leave right now I can plug it in for a couple of minutes and get enough juice to get going ... Then it is hard to buy a non-One plus. That in addition to the constant 1984 mentality of Samsung and their home, their rules, in my opinion you cannot beat Oxygen OS.

    I do not want to buy a curved phone and the 13R fits a good space. A bit faster newer than the OnePlus 8T at a fair price. Charging fast and the beautiful OS are all that matter to me.

    Ps how many times I am in a meeting and a notification or sound notification fires on the phone I can quickly grab it and flip the slider to silent. To me that is a huge deal and I am glad that one plus is continuing to support that.

    (I wish they left the volume on the left though)

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      • Luke
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      • 17 Feb 2025

      The only "near flagship", "flagship" and "flagship killer" properties of any Chinese phone is the price. All the rest is a combination of fake marketing, plain lies and untold limitations. ;) hope i didn't miss anything important..
      Good morning to all

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        • Anonymous
        • wra
        • 17 Feb 2025

        The camera island is ugly.

        Looks like a toilet circle floor drain superglued to phone.

          Doesn't a OnePlus 12 cost the same as the 13R? If so, then I'll rather go with the Flagship OP 12. Same everything except for camera, in 12 it's superior. But the battery is slightly less mAh.

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            • 17 Feb 2025

            Kuba, 17 Feb 2025NEVER buy oneplus until they change this UGLY round camera ... moreBecause 5 superglued rings look expensive. 🤣🤣🤣

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              • 17 Feb 2025

              NEVER buy oneplus until they change this UGLY round camera bump!!! Round looks CHEAP

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                • Anonymous
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                • 17 Feb 2025

                omgz, 17 Feb 2025s25 costs the same amount of money and it has 8 elite...S24 2nd edition*

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Lfh
                  • 17 Feb 2025

                  Anonymous, 16 Feb 2025I used to own a OnePlus phone, but not any more... The t... moreCringe crying about that in 2025.
                  Use Nokia n95 then and don't crying posting

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                    • mri
                    • 17 Feb 2025

                    s25 costs the same amount of money and it has 8 elite...

                      Tech Guy, 16 Feb 2025I'd better buy IQOO 13 if you are getting same 2x Tele... moreNah... Camera comparisons go beyond hardware specs. I considered both iQOO 13 and OnePlus 13R, and while the OP 13R doesn't have the best camera system, trust me when I say iQOO 13 produces worse photos and videos. You really do just get the iQOO 13 if you need the SD 8 Elite for the best performance—which, let's be honest, is mostly only utilized in gaming. One could argue this chipset is also best for video editing/rendering, but like I said, iQOO 13 has a subpar camera system. No one who is into mobile photography or videography would consider this phone for it.

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                        • 16 Feb 2025

                        Ajith Reddy, 16 Feb 2025Oneplus should seriously work on phone back design, especia... moreOnePlus 12 back looks like a toilet seat. OP 13 looks cleaner to my eye.

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                          • 16 Feb 2025

                          I used to own a OnePlus phone, but not any more...

                          The three most important things for me in a smartphone (besides decent performance, reasonable price and good camera) are, SD poort, Audio 3.5 jack and removable battery. So my present phone is a Samsung Xcover 7!

                            Oneplus should seriously work on phone back design, especially the camera ring design. They look ugly. I feel OP12 design is superior than op13

                              DomtheCuber, 16 Feb 2025I don’t get why gsmarena does these will you buy polls. Peo... moreAre you so sure about that? lol

                                DomtheCuber, 16 Feb 2025I don’t get why gsmarena does these will you buy polls. Peo... moreAre you really sure about that? From the comments I read here, in addition to seeming like they buy a cell phone every month, they are all professors in technology and computer science.

                                  Overpriced, should be 400 for the 512gb version.

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                                    • 16 Feb 2025

                                    Anonymous, 16 Feb 2025oneplus 12 is the better choiceNot at all, battery is 10% bigger in the 13R and price is lower...

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                                      • 16 Feb 2025

                                      I'd better buy IQOO 13 if you are getting same 2x Telecam with 8 Elite chip. I'd rather buy OnePlus 12.

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                                        • 16 Feb 2025

                                        I personally prefer telephoto camera over ultra wide but 2x zoom isn't enough.