The OnePlus 13R has a big challenge ahead of it, and it only has its predecessor to blame. Last year's OnePlus 12R was a magnificent phone, delivering big performance and pace-setting battery life in a device that cost less than $500, at least in the U.S., where a cheaper model was made available.
That would be a tough act to follow under any circumstances, but then OnePlus dropped the low-cost option from this year's lineup. Now you've got only one OnePlus 13R model to choose from, and good luck getting it for less than $500.
