If you compare how OxygenOS felt on a OnePlus One to how it feels on a OnePlus 12, you’d swear these are phones from different brands. Back then, OxygenOS was the clean, fast alternative to bloated skins from Samsung and Huawei. Today, a new OxygenOS update is sparking yet another round of “OnePlus has lost […]
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OnePlus 13R is good, but Android buyers deserve more
Everyone’s acting like the OnePlus 13R is the obvious $600 Android pick for 2025. That’s exactly why I’m nervous. When one phone quietly becomes “the default,” consumer choice starts dying. The Android midrange used to be the most interesting battlefield in phones. Now, between shifting US carrier priorities, dull refreshes, and brands chasing ultra-premium profit, […]
OnePlus 13R Review: Midrange Muscle With Familiar Flaws
Can a sub-$600 Android phone really make you forget it’s a midranger, or is that just marketing spin? The OnePlus 13R is being pitched as that unicorn: near-flagship power, stripped of bloat, at a price that doesn’t hurt. On paper, it lives up to the pitch. In actual day-to-day use, it gets close, but not […]
OnePlus 13 global launch: what OxygenOS 15 must fix
Can the OnePlus 13 finally prove that OxygenOS deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Google’s Pixel software? Right now, all the hype is around the January 7, 2025 global launch date, but the real test is what ships on top of Android. Hardware leaks are calling out a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, […]