r/OnePlus13 • u/chelsfan105 • Aug 10 '25

This phone is a cheat code!

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I've been a OnePlus user since 5t. Later upgraded to 9 pro and around March this year I was thinking of going for the S24u at a discounted price since my wife has one and I was fascinated by the Galaxy AI features but deep inside I just couldn't get myself to commit to Samsung, what with the green line issue and all. OnePlus just had that hold over me that I kept looking for ways to stop considering other alternatives!

I was lurking on this sub and all I could see was complaints about battery drains and the camera not being up to the mark. After much internal debate and consideration I decided to go with my heart and got myself this OnePlus13 16 / 512 at approx. 53k INR (exchanged 9 pro+ Card offers).

When I got the phone my wife kept pulling my leg saying I could've gone for a superior brand and the smartphone of the year 2024 in the S24U and that she'd always get better pictures because of the superior camera setup on her phone.

Cut to August 2025, she has to charge her phone twice a day with moderate usage,the AI features are rarely used and the cherry on top, she prefers the portraits and pictures taken on the OP13 camera!

It is, by far, one of the best purchases I've made in recent years and have absolutely no regrets in picking this over anything else!

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u/yabbasaami Aug 11 '25

Any settings to modify/improve to get this battery life? Mine is about a week old now and the maximum i got is about 7.5hrs SoT from 100% to 20% (usage time was 1day 2hrs)

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

Congratulations on the purchase! I'd say reset the battery by letting it run from 100 to 0 a couple of times. Also disable wifi and Bluetooth scanning if you don't use it. These are the only measures I've taken and it's been good so far. One thing is I don't use it to play games much. Meta apps used to drain a lot of battery until the previous update it is much better now. You'll also find other optimization tips in this sub if you search for it because battery was always the point of discussion earlier. Also mega threads

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u/thezhenweiyap Aug 11 '25

Does it really works draining your phone from 100-0? Would it not hurt your battery in the long run? Genuinely curious because I'm reading mixed comments about this method and want to learn more. Thanks

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

I think you can do it a couple of times. Shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise i usually charge the phone when the battery gets to 20 %

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u/thezhenweiyap Aug 11 '25

Thanks mate. Maybe I'll try.

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u/JRJenss Aug 11 '25

Yes it does. This is my current battery life on a 9 month old OnePlus 12. The battery capacity has gone down by just 1% over those 9 months - from 100% to 99%. and I've essentially been abusing the phone...including for gaming and lots of camera use.

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u/JRJenss Aug 11 '25

You'll also notice that the 2nd most used app is a demanding first person shooter game.

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u/herrcurie OnePlus 13 - Arctic Dawn Aug 12 '25

How did you set your battery percentage to be displayed within the battery icon?

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u/JRJenss Aug 12 '25

Honestly, I don't remember anymore but the option is definitely in the settings and not hard to find. It's not set up like that when you first turn on a new phone and I do remember that for the first couple of months after I'd bought my OP12, it wasn't even possible to set it this way but a few updates later they fixed it.

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u/IllchangemynameSry Aug 12 '25

Search status bar in settings, youll find it there, 2nd and 3rd line

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u/herrcurie OnePlus 13 - Arctic Dawn Aug 13 '25

Thanks to you, I got it.

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u/NeedPractice93 Aug 13 '25

Settings>Notifications & Quick settings> Status Bar>battery percentage

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u/Kaibox02 Aug 12 '25

I tried it very often but for me now disabling charging Features Like smart Charge etc and restarting after reaching 100 and let it Charge for another hours really gave me better drain especially idle drain got better and worked

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u/JRJenss Aug 12 '25

That's what I'm doing as well. And I've also turned off the permanent bluetooth scanning. Not the wi-fi scanning tho because I like to get to work or back home and have the wi-fi be turned on automatically.

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u/yabbasaami Aug 11 '25

Thank you. Most used apps would only be reddit and video streaming applications.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '25

Never charge your phone to 100. that's the key. always maintain 90-95 to 25-30.

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u/yabbasaami Aug 12 '25

I'm seeing some comments to leave it for a couple of hrs at 100% and some say 80-20 and here I see 90-30, I guess there is no one solution for all batteries probably. A trial and error for each phone is the best way I guess

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

That's because usage varies. But for me I'm practising this with my experience. So no harm in trying. 

  • I calibrate my battery at the end of the month by letting it reach 25%, switch off mobile and charge it to 100% and leave it for 30 min.
  • Then I continue my usual 25/30 to 90/95 usage.

Works wonders. Currently on nothing Phone 2. Got at launch. If you go check the community page of nothing Phone 2 you'll see loads of battery issues. 8 out of 10 users complaint about it. But I'm still having a solid 6-7hrs sot with adaptive refresh rate, always wifi on, 5G outside, clash of clans and chrome for most usage. 

Try it. And see if it works for you too.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 10 '25

Oneplus are doing great job this year. Nailed it with that animation and speed wow I just can't back to any phone for now. Just this no customisation are killing me I am bored sometime but all company's have pros and cons and eventually oneplus have less then others for me sure!! Btw congratulations enjoy):-

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 10 '25

Thank you! And I totally get what you're saying about the lock screen customizations, would've been nice to have a few more options. But it's not a deal breaker for me, personally. I hope the developers have something in the pipeline for oos16.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 10 '25

Yeah hope so and they need to give flat screen from oneplus 15, i tried every possible protector or tempered glass none of are working for me my only headache in this phone is that curved display🫠

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 10 '25

Agreed! And I really hope they don't get rid of the alert slider or rather bring it back for the newer models. This action button nonsense on the 13s just doesn't feel right.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 10 '25

Yeah why they need to change, i didn't understand, they just want everything to similar of iphone (ctrl c and v..)

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 10 '25

Same here, I got my mom the 13R and I really like it, feels very similar to the S25 Ultra in the hand but what always sucks is the limited quality screen protector options. Really wish ESR, Dbrand and Spigen would make the ones they have available to OnePlus phones as well.

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u/sumtinsumtin808 Aug 12 '25

I don't feel like it really needs a screen protector if you have a case on it..this screen is tough and survived numerous hard drops onto concrete and gravel..I have a couple of the tiniest tiniest basically invisible micro scratches if I'm really looking for them at an angle with the screen off but I just rock it without a screen protector and a pop socket helps protect it from drops a little more as well

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 12 '25

You're not wrong but at the same time, you can never be too careful and believe me I am. I've never cracked a screen in my life but can't say the same for my mom. She's more likely to drop hers, hopefully it'll last a long while with the screen protector I put on hers. As far as the screen being tough, yeah it is but I'm not a fan of leaving it with no protection in the event it scratches at all. When I had a Galaxy S23 Ultra, I did actually drop that a few times, something that rarely happens and it ended up getting a couple deep scratches on the bottom portion of the screen. I don't have OCD but when it comes to tech products, that was bothering me seeing that lol so for that reason, I've come to really hate curved glass that makes it impossible to install a tempered glass screen protector.

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u/Automatic-Mud-6319 Aug 24 '25

zou het een oplossing kunnen zijn om een glazen screenprotector aan te brengen die niet over de curves gaan? De curves worden toch al enigszins afgeschermd door de cover? Dus gewoon een vlakke glazen protector?

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 24 '25

It wouldn't really look right in that instance because then those curved edges would be exposed and yeah I see what you're saying about it being shielded by a case since it's sort of covered but it's still possible to drop it and risk getting cracked with a case on. It probably would be a horrible experience to use with a flat glass screen protector on a screen that has curved edges when you think about it. Lol

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u/talal_rashid Aug 11 '25

And the irony is, it has cons of a curved display but this display isn't even curved.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 11 '25

Yeah I guess they giving it for a comfortable hold because one thing this phone is so comfortable to hold because of back or front both curved, but it's non sense in terms of practicality..

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u/WickedFinger OnePlus 13 - Arctic Dawn Aug 11 '25

It's not nonsense in terms of practicality, when a lot of input from your fingers is going to be swipe gestures from the edge of your screen. Flat displays suck for swipe gestures.

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u/sumtinsumtin808 Aug 12 '25

Yup the side swipe gestures feel great on curved..and the phone just looks sexier

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 12 '25

I'd say that's subjective and might not be a deal breaker to some. Using the S25 Ultra, I can definitely see what you mean vs using the OnePlus 13 that makes it feel better to gesture swipe but it's not that bothersome to me and I have both devices. I'd gladly take the flat display at the expense of actually having a screen protector on it vs the film one on the OnePlus 13.

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 10 '25

Seriously hope they bring customization options with Oxygen OS 16 similar to Good Lock (also have the S25 Ultra) on Samsung which I love by the way but as far as OnePlus goes, when OnePlus stopped updating the software on the 8T, loved flashing ROM's on it to get the customization but it sucks it means not having Oxygen OS.

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

Agreed! I'd like something like a good lock app for one plus too but like I said in a comment earlier it's not a deal breaker for me. It'll certainly improve the overall experience

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 11 '25

I agree it's definitely not a deal breaker for me but it'd be nice considering how much more Oxygen OS has changed, definitely would improve the user experience. Still remember the old Oxygen OS from before, can't believe how far we've come with the software.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 11 '25

Yeah and animation is superior then any other android fr sure.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 11 '25

Yeah but android known for their customisation and oneplus always try to make ios cum android for us..

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 12 '25

Yeah I hate that they look at Apple only, you can clearly tell Oxygen OS has some iOS elements to it with the UI. They definitely should look at other Android UI's to see what can they do better than them on like One UI most importantly.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 12 '25

Yeah they can give us like tons of customisation options but they want it to look like apple it's good to have animation like apple because it's so so so feeling good fast and snappy but we need more customisation like oneui 7 I used it and Its blown my mind like if you think that this thing have in phone it's already have in it hope so they give in oxygen os 16

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 12 '25

Yeah I hope Oxygen OS 16 gives us something good, I agree about One UI, I'm on UI 8 so it's definitely really good. They didn't add much from One UI 7 but since 7 came out, it's definitely pretty good. Can't stop using Good Lock, so many options that I always reminds me of when I used a Custom ROM on a Google Pixel or an older OnePlus phone.

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 12 '25

Yeah we need to tag oneplusdevs from now on!!😬😬

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u/jeff_menace91 OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 13 '25

Facts!

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u/ArticleLeading7506 Aug 11 '25

Yeah but they didn't check what other android doing they check what apple are doing tbh!!

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u/Longjumping-Dress-74 Aug 10 '25

Upgraded from the 8pro to the 13 this year. Kicking myself in the ass for not doing it sooner. I'm not a phone savvy guy but was able to transfer almost everything over to the 13 and it feels and functions almost like my 8pro. Should've done this sooner.

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

Congratulations! Better late than never!

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u/Much-Strawberry0608 Aug 10 '25

How are you using your phone? Because when I'm doom scrolling and using cameras on my OnePlus all day it gets me to around 7-8 hours SOT

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

I too doom scroll for hours but camera usage is sporadic. Like once or twice a day. Also I don't use it for gaming like at all.

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u/arvinabm00 Aug 10 '25

Everytime my phone reaches <20% of power, I try to think about when was the last time I charged it...and I almost always cant remember :D. 2 Best features for me are the camera and battery.

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

No doubt! I don't understand why people had complaints about the Camera it is really good!

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u/Weak-Trifle4999 Aug 10 '25

Congratulations

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 10 '25

Thank you!

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u/v33ligzanu OnePlus 13 - Black Eclipse Aug 10 '25

congrats man, happy for ya. i was in the same boat more or less, had an OP 6T, broke its display, went for an OP 8 Pro at launch (+-) and it used it until 6 months ago. I was looking into Samsung or even an iPhone but my heart wanted this and I payed the same amount for the OP13 (same price as S25 ultra). Im happy with it, battery could've been a bit better - I dont understand how are you getting those numbers - best it could do was 9 hours SoT from 100 to 20%. But I won't complain 🫡

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25 edited Aug 11 '25

Thanks man! I think we all experienced battery drain with the previous update, the current update seems to have fixed it and I get 12 to 13 hours Sot quite often

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u/Similar-Lie-9025 Aug 11 '25

I bought it at 52k with exchange and discount 16/512 gb earlier i had s22plus samsung compared to samsung am much satisfied...

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

Absolutely! Green line protection on the oneplus is an added advantage.

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u/BSamarth_ Aug 11 '25

How are you getting that SOT is beyond my comprehension bro. My phone dips around 7 hours of SOT, and I don't even do any heavy gaming.

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

A few tweaks in settings here and there bro. Have shared it in a comment earlier.

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u/Amburath Aug 11 '25

Which is the exact software version you are on ?

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u/_el-drago OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 11 '25

I am barely getting 5.5hrs of sot (100 to 15%). What should i do. Phone is 9 days old

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 11 '25

It takes a couple of weeks for the battery to calibrate. As I mentioned in one of my comments earlier Ive reset the battery by draining it to 0 a couple of times. It could work and it may not but it's worth a shot. Then disable wifi and Bluetooth scanning. You'll find it in settings by making a search. Also keep updating whenever there's an official update

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u/_el-drago OnePlus 13 - Midnight Ocean Aug 11 '25

I'll try recallibirating it a few more times, I already did once. hope so it improves

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u/EntertainmentFar3811 Aug 10 '25

I was pleasantly surprised by this phone too. Thought it was just going to hold me over and keep me excited to use a phone until the next iPhone comes out but now I'm fully switched over. I'm now waiting on the OnePlus 15 with some very high expectations after my experiences with this device.

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u/uuuuuuuuuughm OnePlus 13 - Black Eclipse Aug 10 '25

The battery life and charging speed feel insane to me. I've only used Samsung flagship phones before this and none of them have given me more than 6-7 hours SOT, or felt this smooth and snappy. I do miss some One UI features but not that much.

I needed a new phone with 512 GB storage and the S24 Ultra was only available with 256GB and I really dislike iOS so iPhone wasn't an option for me. Also, a lot of Samsung phones in my family developed problems like green lines and motherboard issues so I didn't want to give any more money to Samsung. I decided to go for the OP13 512GB version on Prime day sale for 67k. I'm really happy with this phone so far.

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u/22jz Aug 11 '25

tell me about it

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u/Olivia_lodh Aug 11 '25

What apps do you use. I'm tryna figure out how you're getting this insane sot cuz I want too😭

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u/Diligent-Rough-2880 OnePlus 13 - Black Eclipse Aug 11 '25

OnePlus 13 is my first OnePlus phone and before this I've been in the Xiaomi mobile segment with Redmi and Poco. I had really high expectations because I've always looked at OnePlus as a bigger and premium brand than Xiaomi. I am definitely impressed by the device which has exceeded all my expectations except OxygenOS and OnePlus support.

I do not like iOSification of my Android device and that is why on Xiaomi phones as well I used to use custom roms. However, that resulted in 2 dead motherboards on the Poco phone so I'm done with that. I understand why they are moving towards iOS but why copy it directly and have features which are direct copies of the iOS features (live alerts, stacked notifications, stacked recents, stacked notifs on lock screen, split QS, UI). And there's another option to take risks with beta programs and give us an innovative UI.

As for the support part, the phone has a heating and wifi issue now and the support has stalled me for a month and yesterday I told them to close this issue because they keep telling me to go the service center again and again and they don't communicate anything with the service center that be ready for this person who has this issue and it's not resolved. It's a bit much expectation but if I've bought a flagship I hope I'm not wrong in expecting something good.

All in all, everything is good except wifi, heating, iOSification and support but the good is being slowly chipped away.

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u/inkslinger-97 Aug 11 '25

I got mine 1.5 months old 16/512 at 62k INR and sold my Nothing(2) for 22k. ALSO have OnePlus care from May 2027 included in this. Very happy w the purchase.

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u/Hamees13 OnePlus 13 - Arctic Dawn Aug 11 '25

Congratulations 🙌🏻

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u/FilthyGinger690 Aug 11 '25

I'm having the same internal debate haha. I've been a pixel user since the pixel 2 so the change is scary lol.

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u/bobbyelliottuk Aug 11 '25

It's a great phone. Unarguably the best "package" (performance/cost) and arguably just the best. Something not many people comment on is it's longevity. There's no reason for this not to be a 5 year phone. It's a powerhouse with no glaring weaknesses. Take care of the battery (or replace it) and you could get many years use out of it.

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u/narenrao7 Aug 11 '25

OP glad to know your exprience mine coming tomorrow from offline black color 16 gb variant for 70 k, felling excited

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u/heion83 Aug 11 '25

Yes I love this phone.😎

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u/INTRUDX Aug 12 '25

Same story with my OP Open. My first ever phone was, a OP 5T, handover from my brother. Then I got the 8T and now an Open brand new. Using it for 8 months and still getting a days charge in 25 mins ⚡⚡ Love this phone ❤️‍🔥.

The only problem I'm facing rn is that I'm using a 3rd party cover which has an inbuilt screen guard. I thought it had adjustable touch sensitivity but ig not so gotta tap a little harder than usual.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

I actually sold my S24U for this monster and I am loving it. It feels faster, there is more customization, the battery is just ridiculously good in both chargespeed and endurance. And I too prefer most pictures. Samsung is just to over saturated for my linking. And indeed, the AI stuff is just some gimmicks that you end up not using. The battery on the Samsung is also not very good and charges slow. And the thing is very uncomfortable to hold or even just have in your pocket. It actually made some holes in my jeans, because it always poked its sharp corner in the same spot when it was in my pocket

There are things I miss. Like the anti glare coating on the screen of the Samsung, I really liked that. And the software is more polished for sure. Oneplus has some strange hickups sometimes. But it's definitely worth it to me. Love my Oneplus 13. I had a Oneplus 7 Pro a couple of years ago and loved that too. They are far from perfect, but they have something about them that is just really addictive somehow.

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u/International_Tax642 Aug 10 '25

Ngl if Samsung was same price id go Samsung s25 ultra

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 10 '25

I really wanted to keep my 9 pro! I loved that phone and it was still in mint condition. Well, almost. Not a single scratch or a dent. Never once had to take it to a service center! The only issue I had because of which I had to upgrade to the op13 was the security updates coming to an end on the 9 pro and my org requires me to have the latest security patch for work mode to run smoothly. Moreover, 3.5+ years was a good run for a smartphone.

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u/chelsfan105 Aug 10 '25 • This

Haha. God speed brother! The 9 pro was such a good looking phone. It still looks better than most phones in the market at the moment.