Really, I don’t know since when, mobile phones have become bigger and bigger, and my hands can hardly keep up.
In the past, I always felt that screen defecation was king, and I could enjoy watching TV series and playing games. However, when you carry a brick weighing half a kilogram to and from get off work every day, and when you need to use both hands to reply to a message on the subway, who can understand that feeling of powerlessness?
So this year OnePlus launched the 13T. To be honest, when I first saw the parameters, I was confused.
Small screen or big screen? this is a problem
The size of 6.32 inches is indeed considered “small” in today’s era. Everyone is working hard in the direction of 7 inches. I heard that several 7-inch giant screen flagship products will return this year. For operations such as processing documents and reading e-books, the experience is probably similar to that of a small tablet. It sounds very attractive, but what about the hands? I only have one pair of hands.
But the OnePlus 13T is evil.
Surprisingly, it packs a battery with a capacity of 6260mAh in such a compact body. This is like placing a giant refrigerator in a mini apartment. Such a contrast can make people want to curse: Did the engineer secretly open a plug-in?
The solid feeling of holding it in your hand
That day, I went to the store and touched and picked up a real phone. It weighed 185 grams. When I picked it up, my initial reaction was, is that it? It is indeed very light. The back panel of the phone is made of frosted glass, which is smooth to the touch and will not attract fingerprints. It is like holding a round and gentle soap stone.
Suddenly I remembered the Pro Max in my hand. Whenever I lay down and play with the phone, it would be very painful if it fell on my face. It felt like the bridge of my nose was about to collapse. With the size of OnePlus 13T, when typing with one hand, your thumb can easily reach the edge of the other side. This long-lost "sense of control" almost made me place an order on the spot.
Is battery life anxiety cured by this thing?
What impresses me most is not the small screen, but the 6260mAh battery.
Check out some actual tests by brothers on the Internet, such as browsing TikTok, chatting on WeChat, playing Genshin Impact, etc. After heavy use for a whole day, you can actually still have 20% to 30% remaining when you get home at night. Thinking about my current situation, I always carry a power bank with me when I go out. Seeing a shared power bank is like seeing a relative. If replaced with it, would it cure my battery life anxiety?
But then again, the 800,000 fast charger is not among the fastest at the moment, and it does not support wireless charging!
This is really confusing. I am used to this habit of throwing it on the wireless charging pad when I arrive at the company in the morning. I am afraid that I have to make a change. Is this situation a kind of "reverse upgrade"? Perhaps from OnePlus' perspective, small-screen users care more about the actual battery capacity rather than those flashy conveniences, right?
In this era of excess performance, what are we chasing?
Snapdragon 8 Extreme Edition, LPDDR5X, and UFS4.0 present such a combination, and almost all flagship products are equipped in this way. There will be no lag when playing games, I have no doubt about it. However, I am thinking, do we really need such extreme performance?
Today's mobile phones have one higher running score than the other. However, in daily use, how many levels can it show satisfactory results? The core of OnePlus 13T is a bit similar to that of a top student who has a tendency to "participate in subjects". It abandoned the periscope telephoto function and wireless charging, focusing all costs on improving the feel and battery life. Such a choice is quite bold and risky at the same time.
Just take a photo and record your life
Dual rear camera, main camera plus portrait telephoto.
To be honest, in today's era, if it is not equipped with three or four cameras, it will be shameless to say hello to others. However, if you think about it carefully, the most frequently used ones are to use the main camera to shoot food and the telephoto to shoot people. As for the macro lens and depth of field lens that make up the difference, how many times have you used them after purchasing them? OnePlus cut it off directly this time, leaving the corresponding position for the battery.
In today's extremely crazy and extremely involution market, following the idea of "subtraction" is really a completely different breath of fresh air. It is true that if you compare it with a flagship camera in terms of night sceneries and telephoto effects, it would indeed be a challenging act of bullying. However, for people like me who are just keen on scanning codes and occasionally taking pictures of dishes, it seems... that it can barely meet the needs?
Messy thoughts: What do we want?
As I write, I suddenly feel a little confused.
We pursue large screens to see more clearly.
We pursue small screens for a more stable grip.
We pursue long battery life in order to get rid of the constraints.
We pursue high performance for a moment of enjoyment.
OnePlus 13T, like a stubborn craftsman, turned a deaf ear to the noisy "big is good" outside, and worked alone to create a "small screen, big devil". It is not flawless. It lacks wireless charging function, and the camera quality is not top-notch. Even the short-focus fingerprint unlocking position is slightly lower, which takes some time to get used to.
But when you hold it with only one hand and can easily reply to WeChat messages on the subway, when you lie down at night to watch TV shows without worrying about getting hit in the face, and when you don’t have to look for a power bank when you go out all day, these shortcomings don’t seem to be so critical anymore?
So, is it worth buying?
have no idea.
I really don’t know at all. For this related information, I have to ask your hand, how many times you charge it in a day, and whether you really have a need for the 50x digital zoom that you can’t use twice a year.
In 2026, there will be too many mobile phone options to choose from. There are monster-like 7-inch mobile phones with giant screens, technological toy-style mobile phones with folding functions, and unique "heterogeneous" mobile phones like the OnePlus 13T that strive for battery life and feel within a small size range.
Choosing a mobile phone is like finding a partner. What others say is very touching, but it is nothing compared to touching it yourself and then asking the most real voice deep in your heart: Is this what I expected?
Probably, this is the last stubbornness of small-screen mobile phones in the era of large screens.
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