Following the launch of the OnePlus 13 in January, the following telephone that we’re going to see from the favored offshoot of Oppo is the OnePlus 13T. The official launch of this telephone has been booked in for April 24, so there’s not lengthy to attend.
There’s a slight catch although: the launch is going down in China, with no phrase on whether or not this telephone goes to get a worldwide launch and make its strategy to the US, or not. That may not be the top of the story nevertheless. Whereas the OnePlus 13 made its world debut in January 2025, it noticed an earlier announcement in China in October 2024, so it could possibly be that this compact flagship gadget will get launched in different areas too.
We’ve seen quite a lot of leaks for this telephone, confirming the design, revealing that the alert slider might be changed with a shortcut button and different particulars. Now we have now the official OnePlus 13T launch date for China, with many of the specs getting leaked alongside the way in which.
The OnePlus 13T is predicted to have a 6.3-inch 1.5K OLED show which is flat, in a body that has sq. edges and rounded corners, not not like the iPhone 16. The digital camera module on the again is an enormous change from the OnePlus 13, so from a design perspective, this isn’t a OnePlus 13 Mini.
The 2 cameras are anticipated to have 50-megapixel sensors, the principle digital camera with a Sony LYT700 and the telephoto with a Samsung JN5 sensor, providing 2x optical zoom. There’s a 32-megapixel front-facing digital camera.
What makes this telephone totally different to different compact units is that it has a {hardware} loadout like a flagship telephone. That features the Snapdragon 8 Elite and a 6100mAh battery stuffed into that physique. It is going to supply 80W charging of that battery.
It’s the large battery that’s most noteworthy right here: the Samsung Galaxy S25 has a 4000mAh battery, for instance, with a 6.2-inch display, whereas the opposite notable compact powerhouse, the Sony Xperia 5 V has a 5000mAh battery.
The OnePlus 13T is predicted to debut a brand new shortcut key on the aspect which replaces the slider that was in place for the reason that OnePlus One launched in 2014. The brand new shortcut key could possibly be OnePlus’ reply to Apple’s Motion Button, opening up a spread of choices.
Smartphones have been dominated by massive units over the previous decade: the growth of units has seen extra pocketable telephones much less and fewer widespread. However OnePlus’ return to a smaller type issue, whereas reviving the T naming, might see a change in fortune for smaller telephones.
The query nonetheless needs to be requested although: do folks really need a smaller telephone, or does the lure of a giant show nonetheless dominate?