The OnePlus 13R, expected to launch alongside the OnePlus 13 next month, has been leaked. Walking in the footsteps of the exceptional value for money that the OnePlus 12R was, the 13R is suggested to come with upgraded internals, a significantly larger battery, and an improved camera system at a price much lower than the flagship OnePlus 13.
Prolific leaker famous by the alias OnLeaks on X has leaked details of the OnePlus 13R in partnership with 91Mobiles. Following previous models in the series, the OnePlus 13R will a rebranded version of a China-exclusive OnePlus Ace series device — Ace 5, to be exact, the leaker claims. The Ace 5 is set to launch in China some time this month alongside a Pro variant.
A tentative specification of the OnePlus Ace 5, aka the OnePlus 13R, have also been leaked. Apparently it will follow the tradition of previous generations and run on the previous year’s top Qualcomm chip, in this case likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which will be paired to a single RAM option, 12GB in size. The storage will be set at 256GB for the inaugural model while other options may launch later in the year.
The OnePlus 13R is said to feature a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. These figures align with the 12R, with the only expected difference being in terms of flat edges instead of the curved ones. It’s possible there is an upgrade in the peak brightness values — even though the OnePlus 13 has been confirmed to stick with last year’s figure of 4,500 nits in yesterday’s official teaser.
With the 13R, OnePlus is finally expected to trade off (for good!) the 2MP fixed focus macro camera for a 50MP camera. While the exact purpose of this unit hasn’t been defined in the leak, it could be a 2x or 3x telephoto. Meanwhile, the 50MP primary, 8MP ultrawide-angle, and the 16MP front camera remain seemingly unchanged. With the new generation, OnePlus could also beef up the battery capacity, raising it to 6,000mAh. Meanwhile, fast wired charging speeds should stay the same at 80W for North America and 100W for the rest of the world.
OnePlus will likely preload the 13R with OxygenOS 15 based on Android 15, which is now widely rolling out to a host of OnePlus phones and tablets, the most recent one being the OnePlus Open. Other nuggets of improvement include Bluetooth 5.4 and a slimmer design, with the OnePlus 13R measuring 8.02mm (camera bump excluded) compared to the OnePlus 12R, which measured 8.8mm.
The leak does not speak much of the design but a previously leaked image of the phone, courtesy another leaker, Digital Chat Station, has already been around for almost a week. It hints at OnePlus leaving the 12R’s curves on the back and the front behind, and going for a boxier aesthetic. The leaker reveals “Nebula Noir” and “Astral Trail” will be the initial color options while a third one may be added later on. As for the pricing, we await more leaks until the official announcement from OnePlus next month. But if future trends are to be seen, it could around the $550-600 mark, which should be very tempting for the hardware on offer.
