The OnePlus 13 went global earlier this week. The phone is a bit more expensive this time around, but the 16/512GB option is available with a €100 discount, bringing its price down to that of the OnePlus 12 last year. There is a cheaper 12/256GB model too, but without a discount. We are also waiting on the OnePlus 13R to become available.
We took the OnePlus 13 for a photo tour of Sri Lanka and have a detailed review, which you can check out – video review too. The company has committed to 4 OS updates and six years of security patches.
This week Xiaomi launched the new Poco X7 series and the pair is already available in the UK. There are two models, vanilla and Pro, which mainly differ in performance and battery.
The Poco X7 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8400 Ultra and has faster UFS 4.0 storage. The displays on both models are essentially the same and both are excellent – flat 6.67” 120Hz OLED panels with 12-bit colors (Dolby Vision, HDR10+) and Gorilla Glass 7i.
These displays have a resolution of 1,220 x 2,712px. The phone is equipped with a large 6,000mAh battery with 90W HyperCharge (100% in 42 minutes).
The vanilla Poco X7 is €70 cheaper, but it drops down to a Dimensity 7300 Ultra (which is based on the older ARMv8 tech, not v9 like the 8400 Ultra) and UFS 2.2 storage. Also, the battery is smaller at 5,110mAh with slower 45W charging (100% in 52 minutes).
Both phones are rated IP68, but this one has Gorilla Glass Victus to protect the screen. They have the same cameras too – 50MP main (1/1.95”, OIS), 8MP ultra wide (120°) and 20MP selfie cameras. Note that because of the older chipset, the X7 can’t record 4K @ 60fps (it tops out at 4K @ 30fps), but the X7 Pro does have that option.
Going back to the X7 Pro, we can compare it to its cousin from the F-series, the Poco F6, which costs basically the same. The F6 has a more powerful chipset, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, and a nearly identical 6.67” 120Hz OLED display with 12-bit colors and 1220p+ resolution (it uses Gorilla Glass Victus).
However, the IP64 rating offers only basic water resistance and the 5,000mAh battery with 90W charging is 1,000mAh short. The 50+8MP rear and 20MP front cameras are not identical but quite similar.
A pricier alternative is the Realme GT 6T at €60 more for the same 8/256GB configuration as the X7 Pro. This one uses the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset, which also has a Cortex-X4 core like the 8s Gen 3. The display is larger at 6.78” and it is a 120Hz LTPO panel (10-bit, 1,264 x 2,780px, GG Victus 2).
The water resistance is a bit better than the F6 at IP65, but this phone still isn’t rated for submersion. The battery splits the difference with a capacity of 5,500mAh and supports fast 120W charging. The camera setup is nothing special (though the 32MP selfie deserves a nod), unlike the pricier GT 6 (no T).
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