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OnePlus has officially confirmed the launch date of its upcoming flagship smartphone, OnePlus 13 in China while also providing us at the first look and colours variants of the upcoming device. OnePlus 13 launch date: OnePlus 13 will launch in China at 4pm on October 31 or on November 1 at 1:30PM (Indian time).Notably, OnePlus 13 is launching almost a month prior to when OnePlus 12 was launched in a bid to perhaps match the timing of upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset launch.
OnePlus 13 first look and colours: It is officially confirmed now that OnePlus doesn't want to tinker around a lot with the well appreciated design of the OnePlus 12 and there will only be a few design changes with the OnePlus 13. In the official image teased by OnePlus, the circular camera module more or less retains its looks from last year, housing the triple camera setup and the flash and having the same appearance as the rest of the back. However, the circular ring is now detached from the side frame and there is now a metallic ring going till the right corner of the phone, above which sits the ‘H’ to signify the Hassleblad tuned cameras.
As for the colour options, the OnePlus 13 will come in three trims: Black, White and Blue. OnePlus China President Louis Jie stated in a post on Weibo that the OnePlus 13 will be a ‘Super Pro’ smartphone with a number of industry first features including the new new Hasselblad imaging system and second-generation BOE X2 display. OnePlus 13 specifications (expected): According to leaks, the OnePlus 13 could be the first phone to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4/8 Elite processor.
Notably, the processor is said to outperform the iPhone 16 Pro's A18 Pro processor in some benchmarks. The OnePlus 13 is said to feature a 6.8-inch BOE's X2 LTPO AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 6,000 nits and 1,600 nits in high brightness mode (HBM).
It is also said to have a massive 6,000mAh battery and an IP68/69 rating for water resistance. There could also be support for 100W fast charging and 50W magnetic wireless charging. Another major upgrade for the OnePlus 13 will likely be the addition of an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, compared to an optical sensor on its predecessor.
Ultrasonic fingerprint sensors are generally believed to be faster and safer than optical sensors and can also be used with wet or dirty fingers. Top end flagships like Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Pixel 9 Pro also flaunt optical fingerprint sensors. OnePlus 13 price (expected): In a latest leak on Chinese social media platform Weibo, OnePlus 13 is tipped to be launching at a price of CNY 5,299 for the 16GB RAM/512GB storage variant, which would amount to a CNY 500 or a 10.
4% hike from the OnePlus 12 which was launched at CNY 4,799 for the same variant. While no such leak has yet to be made for the OnePlus 13 India variant, a similar percentage hike could lead to the price of upcoming device to be around the 77,000 mark, compared to the OnePlus 12 which launched at 69,999. Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world to know more.
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