After the launch of OnePlus 13 in January, the next phone we are going to see from Oppo’s popular offshoot is OnePlus 13T. The official launch of this phone has been booked for April 24, so it is not long to wait.
Although there is a minor hold: launching in China, there is no word on whether this phone is going to be a global release and make its way to the US or not. However, this cannot be the end of the story. While OnePlus 13 made its global debut in January 2025, it saw an earlier announcement in China in October 2024, it may be that the compact flagship device was also launched in other areas.
We have seen many leaks for this phone, confirming the design, revealing that the alert slider will be replaced with a shortcut button and other details. We now have the official OnePlus 13T release date for China, in which most of the glasses are leaking on the way.
OnePlus 13T is expected to have a 6.3-inch 1.5k OLED display, which is flat, in a frame that has squares and round corners, not contrary to the iPhone 16. The camera module on the back is a major change from OnePlus 13, so from a design perspective, it is not OnePlus 13 mini.
Two cameras are expected to have a 50-megapixel sensor, Sony Lyt700 with main camera and Samsung JN5 sensor, which offers 2x optical zoom. There is a 32-megapixel front-facing camera.
This phone makes it different for other compact devices that it has a hardware loadout like a flagship phone. It includes Snapdragon 8 Elite and 6100mAh battery in that body. This will offer 80W charging of that battery.
It is the largest battery that is most notable here: Samsung Galaxy S25 has a 4000mAh battery, for example, with a 6.2 -inch screen, while other notable compact powerhouses, Sony Xperia 5V has a 5000mAh battery.
OnePlus 13T is expected to introduce a new shortcut key on the side that replaces the slider since the OnePlus One launched in 2014. The new shortcut key can be the answer to the OnePlus for the action button of the Apple, with many options.
In the last decade, smartphones have been dominated by large equipment: the expansion of equipment has seen more plotable phones less and less common. But OnePlus’ returns to a small form factor, reviving T, reviving, can see changes in luck for small phones.
The question is still to be asked: Do people really want a small phone, or the greed for a large performance still dominates?
