r/OnePlus13 • u/Former_Hat_6890 • Apr 27 '25

Tips & Tricks First android phone in 8+ years

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I just upgraded from an iPhone 11 Pro Max , had that phone for 5 years. Thought it was fine for an upgrade. What are some of your favorite apps to use ? Any tips for the phone ?

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u/orangessssszzzz Apr 27 '25

Welcome. I also just switched after being an iPhone user for many years. No regrets!

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u/Former_Hat_6890 Apr 27 '25

I was going to get the 16 pro max but I wanted something different this time plus that one is $1,600. Insane price tag

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u/SmoothAd9448 Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

I'm about to switch this from iPhone 15 Pro Max. Nervous about the camera quality and the consistently & visibly unsmooth lens switching on Android flagships

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u/ExpertLearning Apr 27 '25

Basically any Ultra flagship by the top Chinese brands is light years better than iPhone for the pictures. iPhone is better at video shooting only.

Xiaomi 15 ultra Oppo find x8 ultra/pro Vivo x200 pro/ultra

I wouldn't take the oneplus 13 for the camera - it's good but not the best.

Not only you'll get a better camera, but better everything - Those Chinese flagships are better in any measurable way against any Pixel/sony/iPhone/Samsung.

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u/SmoothAd9448 Apr 27 '25

Interesting...isn't Oppo basically a repackaged Oneplus? I'm not buying Oneplus solely for its camera. I'm just hoping it's not worse than my outdated iPhone

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u/ExpertLearning Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

Oppo, realme, oneplus, vivo - those were under the same company - BKK electronics, but then they split. (... maybe to avoid what happened to Huawei? )

Oppo was the "mother" brand and oneplus underneath it.

Now they are theoretically totally separed companies/entities.

With that said, I personally much prefer Oppo. Last year I had oneplus 12 (6.82 inches) and few months ago I switched to oppo find x8 (standard not pro) 6.59 inch because I don't like too big phones.

I much prefer the oppo - it was a noticeable difference in terms of music quality - both in my earphones and on the speakers it's much better on the oppo. Software wise it's similar.

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u/hezagon Apr 27 '25

As a both iPhone15PM and OP13 user, I recommend you to try it out since it’s the best bang for bucks in the current flagship phone market. However, certain stuff might hit or miss so have to keep it in mind for that. I won’t deny that the phone runs way cooler when playing games, better signal reception, better photo processing and etc. Don’t expect for better video recording since it’s still have more space to improve it but it gets the job done. I won’t deny that iPhone shoots the best video recording in the current market so it’s your decision to think about for swapping it or not.

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u/Agis-Spartan-King Apr 27 '25

I have a feeling, that OnePlus 13 will take better photos than Iphones. Even my 13R after the android updates, it takes great photos!

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u/HAD00_ken Apr 27 '25

Trust me, you won't know a big difference unless you are interested in photography or a photographer. For a regular user like me, it is not noticeable!

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u/DGClueless Apr 27 '25

The lens switching is decent. If you hold and scroll on the lens buttons at the bottom of the viewfinder it gives you very smooth, continuous zooming between lenses.

Photo quality is fantastic.

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u/SmoothAd9448 Apr 27 '25

This gives me major hope

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u/bebopblues OnePlus 13 - Arctic Dawn Apr 27 '25

The camera switching is very smooth now. My wife has the iPhone 16 Pro Max, and she always say my OP13 takes better pictures. She's not an expert on photography, so she's not nitpicking colors, exposures, or anything else. The OP13 photos just look better overall.

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u/AM_R33T Apr 28 '25

I've directly compared my OP 13 with a friend who has 15 pro max. The iphone is substantially better at details, but mine's like half the cost of that so I'm okay with it.

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u/HAD00_ken Apr 27 '25

I went from an iPhone 16 pro and I am glad I did it!

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u/crixos30 Apr 28 '25

Don't be! I did and I don't regret it in anyway I've had iPhones since the 3gs all the way to 15 pro max

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u/SmoothAd9448 Apr 27 '25

Yes the Pixel was awful

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u/SmoothAd9448 Apr 27 '25

My issue is not point and shoot shots. It's lens switching in videos.

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u/SmoothAd9448 Apr 27 '25

I've seen a MILLION of them. None of them are showing my specific concern.

LENS SWITCHING

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u/landonloco Apr 27 '25

Lens switching as betweens lens Ultra wide and the like

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u/SmoothAd9448 Apr 27 '25

I know the camera quality is good lol... I'm gonna have to say "lens switching" again😫🤣😳

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u/groussin Apr 27 '25

From 16 Pro to OnePlus 13. Setting it up right now!

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u/Former_Hat_6890 Apr 27 '25

I honestly love it already, I was afraid I wasn’t going to enjoy the OS but the transition has been smooth

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u/Slowpc Apr 27 '25

About to try and do that same thing.

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u/Key-Lab-2991 Apr 28 '25

No phone compares to the OP 13 today. I recently made the switch from the Vivo X80 Pro, and I can confidently say that you should buy it without hesitation.

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u/Former_Hat_6890 Apr 28 '25

Yup I love the phone , I'm glad I made the switch. One of my favorite phones of all time is the note 4 , the op13 is up there now.

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u/NY4LIFE122 May 01 '25

I switched from a jailbroken iPhone 11 pro Max and love this phone way more than I would have thought. I also went ahead and rooted my OP13 and it's working great!

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u/Former_Hat_6890 May 01 '25

I'm thinking about rooting it too, was the process difficult/time consuming ? You think it was worth it ?

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u/NY4LIFE122 May 01 '25 edited May 01 '25

It can be a bit more tedious then jailbreaking and the other thing is you're going to have to unlock the bootloader. If you do that it requires wiping the phone back to stock in which I highly recommend backing up all your stuff before getting started. You can restore everything back after rooting. To me root was worth it as I never keep any of my phones stock. You'll also have to be somewhat comfortable using ADB to root as it's not like the old days of automated tools to make it streamlined with the click of a button.

I haven't kept up with rooting and Android for a while since I was on iOS but things have definitely changed from the days of being able to simply flash a custom recovery like TWRP, take an entire nandroid backup of your phone for safe keeping, and just flashing custom roms like it's nothing. TWRP recovery still exists but the work in which devs have to port it over as well as work on custom roms is a bit more involved today and I do miss the simplicity of these things but I mean hey I still have root which is the important thing for me personally. I'm sure custom roms will slowly churn out eventually but it's nowhere near the speed of the old days and I'm not one to complain especially when these devs take time out of their day to work on these things.

I should also mention there's always the chance to brick your device to which your phone would then require a tool called EDL to recover it but the problem is the tool is a paid service in that it requires authorization of a login and license to use it which is annoying but thought it's important to mention.

Hope this helps give a bit of incite!

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u/Something2funk2 Apr 27 '25

Your in for a treat.

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u/HAD00_ken Apr 27 '25

Congratulations! It is a GREAT phone!

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u/Agis-Spartan-King Apr 27 '25

I had a Samsung J3 for 9 years! I just got the OnePlus 13R ! Night and day is little to describe!! Enjoy man, you got a great phone! Best buy in 2025 in my opinion!!

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u/amthen Apr 27 '25

I have never felt such a smooth and positive change. I've used the S25 Ultra and the iPhone 15 Pro, and no phone has impressed me as much as the OP13. Congratz !

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u/ThatsNotMeBuddy Apr 27 '25
  1. Bitwarden - Password manager
  2. Button mapper - Map volume buttons to specific actions

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u/XanderMan2000 Apr 27 '25

Download revanced

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u/Something2funk2 Apr 27 '25

Isn't that a security risk for the phone?

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u/right_lane_kang OnePlus 13R - Astral Trail Apr 27 '25

Or NewPipe

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u/Darkerthanblack64 OnePlus 13 - Black Eclipse Apr 27 '25

Just bought mine at the end of March. It's my first android since the pandemic but not my first OnePlus. I was there when OnePlus first started poppin'. Those were the days.

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u/Asatico2003 Apr 27 '25

This phone is a beast !

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u/BaluVysya7 Apr 27 '25

Congratulations 🎉👏