OnePlus, a Chinese smartphone maker, is gearing up for its winter launch event on January 7, which is a Wednesday. During the event, the brand will announce the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R smartphones globally, along with the brand new blue sapphire variant of OnePlus Buds Pro 3.

Timing and Platforms to Watch

OnePlus is expected to kickstart the launch event at 11:30 AM GMT which means that for Indian fans, the event will go live at 9 PM on January 7 and you can watch it on OnePlus’s official website, social media pages as well as their YouTube accounts.

OnePlus 13 specifications

Apart from the specs, colourways for the OnePlus 13 phone will include Midnight Ocean, Black Eclipse, and Arctic Dawn.

the OnePlus 13 features a 6.82 inch BOE X2 2K+ AMOLED touchscreen display with an impressive peak brightness of 4500 nits. The device is powered by the Snapdragon 8 elite chipset and has a memory capacity of 24 GB RAM, with an internal storage of 1TB.

Camera setup for the device comprises of a 50MP main Sony LYT-808 camera which compliments a 50MP 1/195″ LYT600 3X periscope telephoto camera that has an OIS and 120 degree ultra wide camera integrated,

On the selfie side, the device has a 32MP camera with the Sony IMX615 sensor. This camera is also equipped with OPPO’s flagship X8 series image processing algorithms to enhance the images.

The OnePlus 13 is rated IP68 and IP69 for dust and water resistance, and comes with a 6000mAh battery with an incredible 100W fast charging. It claims the phone will charge from 0 to 100 percent in 36 minutes. It also features 50W wireless flash charging as well as magnetic charging.

OnePlus 13 expected price

In China, the OnePlus 13 starts at around 4,499 yuan, or about $632 or ₹53,150 for the 12GB + 256GB variant. However Indian fans can expect a more glitzy price tag. Rumors indicated that it may be offered in India for between ₹67,000 and ₹70,000.

To set the baseline OnePlus 12 launched at ₹64,999 in India.

OnePlus 13R expected specifications

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor which powered the OnePlus 13R last year will be used once again by OnePlus with the new R edition, which will include up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of internal storage.

Rumours indicate that the OnePlus 13R will have a willingness of integrating a 50MP main portrait, a 50MP telephoto lens as well as an 8MP ultrawide lens. As for the front camera, a 16MP lens will be used.

Moreover, OnePlus bant na its badge that the 13R is going to include a 6000 mAh battery. In addition, the smartphone will also sport the Gorilla Glass 7i for the front and back panels.

These two devices will come pre-installed with Android 15 based Oxygen OS 15.

Expected price of OnePlus 13R

The upcoming OnePlus 13R is going to cost around ₹ 40,000. At launch, the One Plus12R was similarly priced at ₹ 39,999 in January of 2024.