OnePlus 13R tipped to launch as second-gen battery record-destroying Android smartphone

The 12R debuted with OnePlus' largest smartphone battery to date in early 2023. Now, its predecessor is allegedly poised to smash its record all over again - without even relying on pre-existing hardware to do so.

It will get the largest such upgrade currently in development at OnePlus, which, according to prodigious leaker Digital Chat Station, will be a dual-cell battery with 3,000mAh per cell - although it can apparently be marketed as having 6,200mAh based on typical capacity calculations.

It allegedly makes up a device with a 6.78-inch 1.5K 8T LTPO quad-curved display, triple rear cameras with a 50MP main sensor, 100W charging and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC - topped off with a signature OnePlus Alert Slider.

Accordingly, the putative device sounds like another version of the Ace 3 Pro - with 2 important differences.

One is that the former will have the bigger battery, even despite the latter's currently class-leading 6,100mAh breakthrough.

The other is that the newer, improved version has a better chance of global availability as the OnePlus 13R following its Chinese debut as the Ace 5. If so, it should accompany the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4-powered 13 during its probably early 2025 launch event.