# OnePlus 13

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/oneplus-13/

5 people recommended OnePlus 13 in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe”.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a significantly better overall phone with strong battery life and useful USB-C ethernet tethering. Main caveat: one comparison says its photos are weaker than the OnePlus 8 Pro.

Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Better overall phone (1 comment in the sample): "The OnePlus 13 feels like a significantly better phone in every way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935097))
- Strong battery life (1 comment in the sample): "The 13 and 15 in particular have insane battery life." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48939329))
- USB-C ethernet tethering works (1 comment in the sample): "Ethernet tethering with a USB-C adapter from my OnePlus 13 saved my ass last weekend" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46958201))
- Heavy daily use, fidget switch (1 comment in the sample): "I use it all the time. It's also a great fidget switch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48945808))

## What people warn about

- Photos worse than OnePlus 8 Pro (1 comment in the sample): "photos in my archive from my OP8 Pro that look much better than those taken with the OP13" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48938926))

## Other smartphones people recommend

- [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone/): 438 recommend, 190 mixed, 789 criticize
- [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone/): 110 recommend, 42 mixed, 94 criticize
- [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini/): 105 recommend, 32 mixed, 44 criticize
- [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro/): 90 recommend, 45 mixed, 138 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.oneplus.com/us/oneplus-13)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "OnePlus 13", https://hackerapproved.com/p/oneplus-13/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.