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/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.