OnePlus 13 has been confirmed to launch in October to get performance improvements
The OnePlus 13 is rumored to launch in October, and a company executive seemingly confirmed on Wednesday that the device will indeed launch later this month. This will be the Chinese launch of the smartphone, with a global debut expected sometime later this year. In addition to confirming the launch timeline, the executive claimed that the OnePlus 13 will make a “huge leap” in performance. There are rumors that the phone could come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.
OnePlus 13 launch timeline confirmed
In a Weibo afterOnePlus China President Louis Lee revealed that the OnePlus 13 smartphone will be launched this month. The smartphone will therefore be the first to run on ColorOS 15. This isn’t surprising since OnePlus phones come with Oppo’s Android-based skin instead of the slightly modified Oxygen OS, which was added outside of China.
Lee also highlighted that the upcoming flagship smartphone will also bring a significant performance boost. He said: “With the latest Snapdragon flagship chip, OnePlus13 has made a “giant leap” in both performance release and overall fluidity, reaching a level never seen before in Android.”
This improvement likely comes thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset, which is also expected to be released this month. The new chipset is expected to feature the next generation of the company’s dedicated neural processing unit (NPU), which could offer faster performance for both artificial intelligence (AI)-related workflows and otherwise.
While India likely won’t see the ColorOS 15 on the OnePlus 13, Lee emphasizes that the operating system will include a new Tidal Engine and Aurora Engine, which are said to offer faster performance and smoother animations.
Rumors about OnePlus 13 specifications
Based on previous reports, the OnePlus 13 is expected to feature a 6.82-inch 2K 10-bit LTPO BOE X2 micro quad curved OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The second generation of the BOE Oriental display is said to outperform the existing BOE X1 display seen on the OnePlus 12.
Another report claimed that the smartphone could have an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor mounted in the display circuitry. It can also support super eye protection and four-level depth with soft edges. It is also said to have a super ceramic glass back panel.
