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OnePlus 13 review: A focused flagship that ignores the AI hype

For anyone looking for a powerful new flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 13 is has a blazing new chip, a slick design and a massive battery, all for $100 less than an base Galaxy S25+.

There’s also an improved search feature inside the phone itself that makes it a bit easier to find specific files and a smarter Notes app that uses machine learning to polish up, elaborate or condense quick thoughts. Altogether, it’s a solid package that can capture great-looking images at a variety of distances and viewing angles, with OnePlus adding things like its dual exposure Clear Burst tech to help make snapping fast-moving subjects a bit easier. In terms of image quality, the OP13 does a good job of splitting the difference between having rich, saturated colors and crisp details, but without exaggerating things like you often see on Samsung phones, which tend to oversharpen or push warm tones a bit too hard.

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