OnePlus has launched its latest smartphone, the OnePlus 13s, in India.2 This is the smallest OnePlus phone to date. Its starting price has been set at ₹54,999.3
This phone is available in three colors: Black Velvet, Pink Satin, and Green Silk.4 Velvet glass technology has been incorporated into the Pink Satin and Green Silk variants, giving the phone a soft and matte finish.5
OnePlus 13s: Design and Display
The OnePlus 13s features a 6.32-inch 1.5K AMOLED display, which comes with a 120Hz refresh rate.6 This screen offers brightness up to 1600 nits, ensuring clear visibility even in sunlight.
The display includes Crystal Shield Glass protection and supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The phone weighs just 185 grams and is 8.2mm thick, making it easy to use with one hand.7
The phone has done away with OnePlus’s famous alert slider, replacing it with a new Plus Key.8 This is a customizable button that you can set for tasks such as opening the camera, turning on the flashlight, starting voice recording, or changing the ring mode.9
OnePlus 13s: Performance and Features
The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, which is the latest and most powerful chipset.10 This processor handles gaming, multitasking, and demanding applications with ease.11 It comes with 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage, providing fast speeds.12
To manage heat, it features a 4400mm² Glacier Vapor Chamber Cooling System, which keeps the phone cool during gaming or extended use.13 This phone runs on OxygenOS 15, which is based on Android 15.14 It also includes OnePlus’s own intelligent features, such as:
- Plus Mind: A feature to save and retrieve text, links, or photos.
- Call Assistant: Providing real-time translation and call summaries.
- Voice Scribe: Enabling transcription in apps like WhatsApp and Zoom.15
OnePlus 13s: Camera Setup
- 50MP main sensor (Sony LYT-700): Equipped with optical image stabilization (OIS).
- 50MP telephoto lens: Offering 2x optical zoom and electronic image stabilization (EIS).16
- 32MP front camera: Provided for selfies and video calls.17
However, it does not have an ultra-wide lens, which might be a drawback for some users. The rear cameras can record 4K video, but the front camera is limited to 1080p.
OnePlus 13s: Battery and Charging
This phone has a 5,850mAh battery, which is quite large for a compact phone.18 It supports 80W fast charging, but this phone does not offer wireless charging.
OnePlus 13s: Connectivity
The OnePlus 13s supports 5.5G network. It features an 11-antenna 360-degree signal system and a G1 Wi-Fi chipset, ensuring a strong connection even in areas with weak signals.19 Additionally, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, and dual-SIM 5G support are also available.20
The phone comes with an IP65 rating, which protects it from dust and water splashes. However, this phone is not completely waterproof. The company is also offering 4 years of software updates and 5 years of security updates with the phone. The phone also features a metal frame and an in-display fingerprint sensor.21
OnePlus 13s: Where to Buy?
Pre-bookings for the OnePlus 13s have begun, and it will be available for sale on Amazon India and OnePlus’s official website starting June 12.22
If you purchase this phone with an SBI credit card, you can get an instant discount of ₹5,000, which will bring the starting price of this phone down to ₹49,999.23