The sleek white OnePlus 13 is great for gamers, but its battery is disappointing

The OnePlus 13 is the company’s first flagship phone for 2025. With the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip inside, it’s an absolute powerhouse, making it well suited for mobile gamers. However, its camera and battery performance are disappointing. Read more in our full review.

The phone goes on sale this week for $900.

I love the arctic white color that my review model was in. With the chrome accents, it looks elegant and stylish.

Color aside, it bears a strong family resemblance to last year’s OnePlus 12.

OnePlus stands out against the iPhone 16 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro.

The phone is IP69 rated for water resistance, so you don’t have to worry so much about dropping it in water.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite processor produced some of the best benchmark results I’ve ever seen from a phone.

The result is a phone that feels fast and responsive in everyday use.

The 6.8-inch display is bright and vibrant, and you can adjust the color tones to suit your tastes if you want.

The cameras are one of the main downsides here.

While the phone can take decent images, it relies on heavy image processing that adds too much digital clarity to photos. Shooting in Master mode produces more natural results than the default Photo mode.

I also found the battery life to not be great despite the phone packing a massive 6000mAh cell.

While you probably won’t struggle too much to get through a full day of mixed use, you’ll probably want to charge it every night.

However, the phone supports 100W fast charging, which lets you charge it from empty to full in about 36 minutes.

It may look fancy and clean, but you don’t need to handle it with cotton gloves.

The phone features a variety of AI tools, including Google’s Gemini and Gemini Advanced, Circle to Search, and image tools, including an AI blur feature.

AI Unblur actually works pretty well, but it can leave images looking a bit digital and fake, especially if you run the tool multiple times on the same image.

The display has a wet touch feature that helps it stay responsive even with water droplets on it.

The phone runs Android 15 at its core.

Although the OnePlus 13 is $100 cheaper than its competitors, if you’re into photography, then it’s worth spending that money to get a better camera.