OnePlus 13 officially teased to get wireless charging support
OnePlus 13 is expected to launch in China soon as the successor to the OnePlus 12. The company has previously officially revealed the display details of the upcoming device. Now, a senior OnePlus executive has teased the phone’s main charging feature. Other expected specifications of the smartphone, including the battery size, have also been leaked. The OnePlus 13 has been tipped to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.
OnePlus 13 wireless charging support
OnePlus 13 customers can buy ‘wood grain phone cases’ with ‘magnetic suction’ support, said a Weibo after by Louis Lee, head of OnePlus China. The post features Lee’s conversation with another Weibo user. The “magnetic suction” feature mentioned in the post suggests support for magnetic wireless charging. It may also support other accessories such as car holders and wallet cases, similar to Apple’s MagSafe cases.
Notably, a senior Oppo executive recently confirmed that the upcoming Oppo Find X8 series will support 50W wireless magnetic charging as well as reverse charging capabilities.
OnePlus 13 features (expected)
Previous leaks suggested that the OnePlus 13 could get a 6,000mAh battery with support for 100W wired fast charging. The OnePlus 12 comes with a 5,400mAh cell with support for 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.
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. Lee previously confirmed the BOE X2 screen for the upcoming handset.
Previous leaks also claimed that the OnePlus 13 could be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset, coupled with up to 24GB of RAM and up to 1TB of internal storage. For optics, it could get a triple rear camera setup including a 50-megapixel Sony LYT-808 primary sensor, a 50-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide lens and a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto shooter with 3x optical zoom.
