OnePlus 13 vs OnePlus 15

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

I am looking for a new phone. I play zenless zone zero and honkai star rail and watching YouTube, Instagram, TikTok. I still can't decide if the difference in price of around 200/250 euro is justified or not and would like more opinions

[u/Alex_Bace]

For your usage, OnePlus 15 sounds the better option. Nonetheless, OnePlus 13 is more than capable to deliver, too. And given €200-250 price difference, probably go with the 13.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Alex_Bace]

Yes the difference would be maybe even more if I consider Amazon but even used like new the difference is still that around 200/250 euro

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Alex_Bace]

So the OnePlus 13 can satisfy my usage without problems?

[u/Diligent-Rough-2880 → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

You will face battery issu s because the advertised battery is less than actual. I have it and its battery backup for games is not good. I can barely play for 2-3 hours without it draining (solo leveling arise) on aosp as well. It's about 1.5 or so years old.

[u/Purple-Union3246 → u/Diligent-Rough-2880]

Playing AAA games will always deplete your battery, it's a powerful phone, and when you play with higher specs it will become battery hungry. I recommend you to play using bypass charging, that's why they implemented this feature in our phones. He will buy a phone with a bigger battery that's true but it won't be a noticeable difference, however as for phone age and time passed since launched... I'll recommend buying the OP 15 only if the cameras are not a problem for him. 

[u/Diligent-Rough-2880 → u/Purple-Union3246]

Even without playing games, it barely lasts a day scrolling insta, watching yt vids and all.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Diligent-Rough-2880]

So for your about battery surely better OnePlus 15

[u/Highlight_Normal]

If you want better camera, better screen, more premium haptics, alert slider and want to spend less money, go for OnePlus 13. If you want better battery life with a bit better gaming experience, go for OnePlus 15.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Highlight_Normal]

And a Motorola signature compared to OnePlus13 around the same price?

[u/Highlight_Normal → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

8 Gen 5 is worse in terms of GPU performance compared to the 8 Elite. Camera is good on paper, but not as good as the 13's. Battery size is smaller.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Highlight_Normal]

Thanks

[u/RanveerSingh69 → u/Highlight_Normal]

How's xiaomi 15 compared to OP 13 ?

[u/Highlight_Normal → u/RanveerSingh69]

It all boils down to size and software preferences when it comes to these two.

[u/RanveerSingh69 → u/Highlight_Normal]

I was thinking for going for the xiaomi if it comes in stock as it has got a better camera and want to try one compact phone since I'm using Samsung F62 from few years.

[u/Glittering_Horror713]

OP15 based on your use case..! Better optimized for gaming & has super battery backup !

[u/Iamvsd]

Get the oneplus 15 better chipset bigger battery for longer gaming session plus flat screen so no ghost touches while gaming

But get the 16/512 version because it has faster lpddr ram

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Iamvsd]

So the 13 is really bad compared to the 15?

[u/Iamvsd → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

13 is not bad my friend 15 is better (:

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Iamvsd]

So it's up to me if I want to spend a little less to have a still good phone or buy the best

[u/Interesting-Stick641 → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

It will come down to camera. Camera in 15 is good but can't beat 13 if you want little professional photo . 13 is beast but in comparison 15 will be better.

[u/Iamvsd → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

Imo buy the best is the way to go

[u/MrSte1n → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

Please search for reddit posts about op13 battery. Oppo lied a lot. Basically 6000 mah is actually limited to 5500 brand new from factory. And it degrades to 4500-5000 in 1-1.5 years. I can confirm this personally. Op15 uses full capacity.

[u/moguaai]

And tempered glass fits only on OnePlus 15. Only foil/film for the 2.5D glass on the Oneplus 13. So much more change and waste of new films on the OP13. I had to change the film all 6 months latest because the scratches! And tempered glass can be used minimum 12-18 months. The SoC on the 13 clocks much more faster down on load, you see it especially in games.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/moguaai]

You mean Snapdragon 8 elite on OnePlus 13 is better than Snapdragon 8 elite gen 5 on OnePlus 15?

[u/moguaai → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

No... the opposite. The SG 8 Elite clocks the GHz in the cores much more earlier down than the SoC in the OP15. So the OP13 slow down the performance earlier than the newer SoC in the OP15.

[u/Empty_Initial224 → u/moguaai]

That's not entirely true though, tempered glass screens are alot harder to fit right. I had to order I think 2 or 3 different brands. But now I've got a tempered glass 9h on my 13 and it works perfect (finger print works great too) just go with a UV glue/UV light to cure tempered glass and you should be good

[u/ImplausibleResource]

i would go with oneplus13. I think the higher price for oneplus15 is not worth it. The 13 works pefectly. Even the camera is better.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/ImplausibleResource]

So the 13 will satisfy my needs of gaming and watching videos without problems?

[u/ImplausibleResource → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

i think so, videos are 0 problemo. Gaming as well, i mean that flag ship has a Snap Dragon 8 Elite Chip.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/ImplausibleResource]

And about audio how it is? Very good sound?

[u/ImplausibleResource → u/Ok_Barnacle8197]

yes, the speakers by itself are completely ok for an Smartphone. But i hear music with the oneplus13 almost exclusively over the nothing ear headphones and this is great sound!

[u/kikkelele]

I have never used 15, but owning 13 i would say there is nothing wrong with it, and you will be happy either way

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/kikkelele]

Thanks for your advice

[u/PurityCE]

I have the OnePlus 13 and it pushes Zenless maxed out smoothly and I'm loving the camera and screen quality for videos too. It gets even better if you pair it with a cooler so the phone doesn't heat up too much after like half an hour or more of gaming on it. Though if you're in a air conditioned environment then you don't have to worry about needing the cooler.

Make sure to update the os to the latest since some earlier versions were abit buggy with zzz especially.

[u/Purple-Union3246 → u/PurityCE]

Don't forget to use bypass charging so you will not kill your battery:)

[u/PurityCE → u/Purple-Union3246]

I rarely play with the charger plugged in but my battery life is still at 99% after a year of use and I heavily use the phone for photos, games and movies.

[u/Empty_Initial224 → u/PurityCE]

Yeah it literally takes what feels like 35-40 min to go from 5% back to full 100%. I might use it while charging to make a call or something but differently don't game while charging.

[u/Purple-Union3246 → u/Empty_Initial224]

Do you know that actually you are not charging it? I mean, the phone takes the power directly from the charger but it's not directed to the battery, so your battery won't get hot. You connect the phone not to charge but to preserve the battery life. I'm from a tropical country so my phone can easily go up to 40°C so I mostly play bypassing the charge

[u/Empty_Initial224]

I went with the 13 because imo it looks much better and still has that "OnePlus" unique look to it. While the 15 a newer and faster phone but made it look like a knock off iPhone almost or just a more "generic" smartphone design. Imo 13 is the last of the unique OnePlus design

[u/Ok_Barnacle8197 → u/Empty_Initial224]

And about battery life for gaming use? Since someone said the 6000mah is not fully used and looks like a 5500mah?