The OnePlus 13 will withstand high-pressure water jets
OnePlus will launch its new flagship series, the OnePlus 13on January 7, 2025 It’s getting harder and harder for smartphone makers to differentiate or push the envelope, but OnePlus is at least trying. Its new series of phones will be IP68 and IP69 rated.
The IP68 certification means the device is protected against submersion and dust, the usual stuff, but the IP69 rating takes water resistance a step further, promising that the device can withstand high-pressure water jets – for all those high-pressure jet moments. The OnePlus 13 could be the first mainstream smartphone to receive the certification.
The company likes wet phone technology. A few years ago, it introduced Rain Water Touch feature in OnePlus 12 and Ace 2 Pro. It uses a special chip to algorithmically determine how you touched the screen while operating it in rain or other wet conditions.
The OnePlus 13 will come in three colors: Arctic Dawn, Black Eclipse, and Midnight Ocean, with the latter also being the first phone to use vegan microfiber leather. And the Arctic Dawn edition has a new glass finish that’s resistant to fingerprint smudges—apparently another industry first, according to OnePlus.
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