OnePlus 13R review: Maybe just buy a Pixel 9A

OnePlus 13R is a specific type of medium phone for a specific type of people.

It is a designer version of OnePlus 13-is a complete and good pioneer in it. Although it shares a lot of the main DNA, 13R lacks the features of the peace of mind on Google Pixel 9A, such as full water resistance and new OS versions for seven years. It is also not completely cheap, with $ 599 MSRP. But if all of this reduces its collective attractiveness, 13R compensates it in two main places: the battery life and the screen. Is it worth buying more than $ 499 pixel 9A? This depends on a specific type of people.

13R provides a large OLED panel of 6.78 inches with a variable update rate of 120 Hz, and 1264 x 2780 enough to keep things sharp. You will have difficulty finding another large screen and delusional on an average phone, at least one was sold in the United States. It is a great bright in direct sunlight, and keeps the peak brightness well. It is always difficult to see the screen in the sun without waking the screen, but this is a simple complaint.

13R contains the IP65 classification, which means it is completely resistant to dust and can withstand some dangerous spots. But it is not guaranteed to bear complete indulgence in the water, and a lot of modern phones in this price slide. The iPhone 16e and Pixel 9A provides IP68 water resistance, as is the case in OnePlus back). Perhaps most owners of 13R will not face a problem with this, but it does not sit well with me that all the main competition at this price provides better water resistance.

OnePlus made concessions to maintain a 13R decrease, but the performance is not one of them. It comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 slides group, which is a group of first -class slices last year, which is still a Banger in 2025. There are also 12 GB of RAM and storing 256 GB in the basic style. This is a lot of strength to keep it smoothly, and nothing I can throw on it on the day I gave it a problem. It was unprecedented in doing my little daily work and passing, and it hardly rises during a free touring session extending in Jeep City 2.

I have always used the phone with the display screen and enables a high -performance performance mode, as well as preparing a generous screen deadline because I sometimes need to look at a recipe 20 times before I remember the number of teaspoons of sesame oil that connects to it. All of these things drain the battery faster, but I haven’t got less than 50 percent by the end of the day, even in the days when long biking rides on Strava and scrolling sessions extended. This is a two -day battery for most people, and this may have now been more wanting more than the features of the artificial intelligence, which are minimal in 13R.

OnePlus has promised four major promotions of the operating system and six years of security updates for 13R, which is better than the company that has done in the past and may be sufficient for most people who buy this phone. But Google offers seven years of operating system upgrades on 9A in addition to frequent security updates. If you are looking to click on several years outside your device as possible, 9A will be a better option, even in MSRP at a value of $ 100.

Another thing 9A that 13r does not? Wireless charging. OnePlus 13R quickly provides Wireless Shipping – up to 55 watts with the common charger. This is useful if you need a quick top during the day or want to charge your phone while dealing with the morning routine. But you will get 0 if you drop it on a wireless charger concentrated in your dug, which you did, and I could not know why it was not shipped until I remember. Not everyone is concerned with wireless charging, and fast charging can be within reach, but you must have at least the option to charge wirelessly wirelessly.

13R includes three rear cameras: telephone telephone is 50 megapixels, 50 megapixels, 8 megapixels, high trading, and 8 -megapixel. Photo quality is overall, and the TELEPHOTO 2X camera is an improvement in a low -precision macro camera last year. The images tend to a bright aesthetic, I find a little sometimes, and the fine details are valid if you look closely. But if you give it good lighting and light theme, this will lead to justice.

“How much does this phone cost?” It is a question that I am trying to continue to answer. In this case, the answer is quite complicated as always. MSRP at 13R is $ 599, but for the time being, $ 499 was marked by OnePlus and Best Buy- There is no limited deal or anything, just a straight discount on a hundred dollars. Is this a price forever? What happens if the customs tariff is already hit? Not clear!

Frankly, $ 499 feels like the appropriate price for this phone and $ 599 looks like too much for the phone that lacks wireless charging and IP68 classification. 13R provides a strong battery and a very good screen to separate, and if these are your top priorities, this is a strong choice. But for everyone, I think there is a better option in Pixel 9A.

The photography of Alison Johnson / The Forge