The OnePlus 13 went global earlier this week and at the same time, the more affordable 13R was announced. The flagship model is a bit more expensive this time around, but the 16/512GB option is available with a $100 discount, bringing its price down from last year’s OnePlus 12. There’s also a cheaper 12/256GB model, but without the discount.
We took the OnePlus 13 on a photo tour of Sri Lanka and did a detailed review, which you can check out – also a video review. The company has committed to 4 OS updates and six security patches a year.
The OnePlus 13R is releasing next week and you can pick it up with a $100 gift card. The 13R is like a “lite” version of its flagship sibling – it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 instead of the 8 Elite, and its 6,000mAh battery only does 80W of wired charging (but no wireless). This generation, it also has a telephoto camera, a 50MP 47mm unit with 2x optical and 4x in-sensor zoom. It doesn’t have the reach (or optical stabilization) of the 50MP 73mm module on the 13, but the 13R will be hard to beat in the value-for-money department.
Another phone that has recently expanded to markets around the world is the Red Magic 10 Pro. It’s a gaming phone with an actively cooled Snapdragon 8 Elite (thanks to a built-in fan) and has a 6.85” 144Hz OLED display with an under-display camera and square corners – unlike almost anything else on the market. Its 50MP main (1/1.5”, OIS) and 50MP ultra wide cameras are decent, but again, the focus is on gaming. This is why the phone is equipped with a 7,050mAh battery with 80W charging.
Speaking of gaming, Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go S handheld console this week. Its uniqueness is that it is the first handheld to come with SteamOS out of the box, aside from the Steam Deck. However, only the Windows 11 version is currently available. It uses an older AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU configured with 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The cheaper variants will use the new Ryzen Z2 Go chip.
If you’ve been following the CES announcements, you can’t miss Nvidia’s new GPU line-up. Best Buy has three new cards – the GeForce RTX 5070, 5080 and the top-of-the-line RTX 5090 – on pre-order. These are the Founders Edition, which are dual-slot cards, while most partner brands have opted for thicker coolers. We’ll have to wait for reviews to find out if Nvidia’s cooling solution is adequate (especially considering the 5090’s TDP is 575W).
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