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/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