Here's a cameo: OnePlus 13R

Published Oct 23, 2024

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OnePlus preparing to launch its flagship offering for 2024 i.e. the OnePlus 13 at the end of this month. While that's cooking, other movements of the Chinese tech giant have been detected. It's relating to the company's semi-flagship offering. Yes, the OnePlus 13R has made it into our radars and we are here to talk about it!

OnePlus 13R Rumours Round-up

Certifications

91Mobiles Indonesia has spotted the OnePlus 13R in the SIRIM database. SIRIM is a certification platform in Malaysia, and stands for “Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia”. As of now, no major information on the phone has been uncovered. We only know that it carries the model number “CPH2645”.

What to expect?

OnePlus phones with the “R” monikers are usually the rebrand of the China-only Ace series of phones. The OnePlus 12R was a one-to-one copy of the Ace 3. Hence, we expect the OnePlus 13R to follow the same route and be the same as the OnePlus Ace 4. Some rumours are floating around the latter phone.

Hardware

Firstly, the phone will apparently have the current Qualcomm flagship processor — Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 under its helm. It might pack a large 6,500 mAh battery with fast charging support of 100W. Likewise, it will likely have an OLED panel from BOE as its display which stretches 1.5K in resolution.

Since it will be a performance-focused device, it will probably cut corners in the optics department. While that may be true, it will not miss out on a decent primary shooter, which could very well be a 50MP camera with a Sony IMX9-series sensor.

Software

All the above specs are expected on the OnePlus Ace 4. We can expect the same with the OnePlus 13R by extension — as both phones are identical as I mentioned earlier. They do differ software-wise though, as China receives ColorOS while the international market gets OxygenOS. Regardless of whichever UI it is, it will be based on Android 15 for sure.

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OnePlus 13R Launch and Availability

The OnePlus 13R will presumably launch after the OnePlus Ace 4. We can expect the latter to arrive in December this year. Additionally, the OnePlus 12R went live in January 2024. Given that, we can expect the OnePlus 13R to be available in January as well — so, in 2025.