OnePlus 13
Shares rank 38 of 46 smartphones by recommenders
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.
5 people recommended OnePlus 13 in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
4 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe”.
Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 2 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 2 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 4 of its 5 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 5 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Better overall phone
“The OnePlus 13 feels like a significantly better phone in every way.”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe” Strong battery life
“The 13 and 15 in particular have insane battery life.”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe” USB-C ethernet tethering works
“Ethernet tethering with a USB-C adapter from my OnePlus 13 saved my ass last weekend”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Linux USB iPhone Tethering” Heavy daily use, fidget switch
“I use it all the time. It's also a great fidget switch”
Comment from 17 Jul 2026 in “OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Photos worse than OnePlus 8 Pro
“photos in my archive from my OP8 Pro that look much better than those taken with the OP13”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe”
Other smartphones people recommend
The four most recommended other smartphones, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone | 438 | 190 | 789 | 36% | 12 | 7 yrs97 people | — |
| Fairphone | 110 | 42 | 94 | 54% | 12 | 3 yrs14 people | — |
| iPhone 13 mini | 105 | 32 | 44 | 70% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Apple iPhone Pro | 90 | 45 | 138 | 39% | 12 | 4 yrs24 people | — |
| OnePlus 13This page | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
Also compared with iPhone SE, Jolla Phone, Nokia N900 and Apple iPhone 12 mini.
What people said
5 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I use it all the time. It's also a great fidget switch”
“The 13 and 15 in particular have insane battery life.”
“photos in my archive from my OP8 Pro that look much better than those taken with the OP13”
“The OnePlus 13 feels like a significantly better phone in every way.”
“Ethernet tethering with a USB-C adapter from my OnePlus 13 saved my ass last weekend”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.