The OnePlus 13 has been confirmed to debut in China at some point this month. We still don’t have official confirmation of the exact date, but a new teaser from chip maker Qualcomm suggests a possible chipset on an upcoming OnePlus phone. The OnePlus 13 appears to be powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, also known as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC. This flagship Android processor is believed to be the source of the next wave of flagships from Xiaomi and Oppo.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Teased
Qualcomm has published a new video on the official microsite for the upcoming Snapdragon Summit, which talks about the release of the new Snapdragon 8 chip. The video assures that the upcoming chipset will have Oryon cores. The same architecture is used in the Snapdragon X chips that power the latest Copilot+ PCs. Oryon cores are expected to bring significant improvements in performance and energy efficiency.
The video shows a smartphone with a round camera island with a new chipset. The prototype has a similar design to the upcoming OnePlus 13. The prototype has OnePlus’ signature camera module located at the top left corner, which resembles the design language of the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 11.
Additionally, Louis Li, president of OnePlus China, posted a teaser video of the new Snapdragon 8 chip from his Weibo site, suggesting that the OnePlus 13 will be the world’s first smartphone to debut the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. The new chipset will be unveiled on October 22 during the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii.
It was previously speculated that the Xiaomi 15 will debut as the first smartphone with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. iQOO, Honor and Oppo are also expected to follow suit with Snapdragon 8 Elite-based phones in China.
OnePlus 13 specifications (expected)
According to previous leaks, the OnePlus 13 will feature a 6.82-inch LTPO BOE X2 OLED display with micro-quadratic curved corners with 2K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It is said to have up to 24GB of RAM and up to 1TB of built-in storage.
The OnePlus 13 is expected to feature a triple rear camera setup that includes a 50-megapixel LYT-808 primary camera. The camera setup may also include a 50-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom.
