OnePlus 13s debuts with a Gemini characteristic not even Pixels have

OnePlus simply launched the OnePlus 13s in India, becoming a member of its siblings, the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R, within the flagship section. Whereas the cellphone is notable because it marks the corporate’s foray again into sensibly-sized flagship smartphones, it’s additionally the primary cellphone to debut a lock display shortcut for Gemini, a characteristic that isn’t even current on Pixels!

Proper out of the field, you may spot the Gemini shortcut on the OnePlus 13’s lock display.

The shortcut references Gemini as “Digital assistant from Google,” however the icon makes it clear that it’s Gemini. Triggering the shortcut launches Gemini, so there’s little question about what that is.

What makes this lock display shortcut attention-grabbing is that it’s not current on Google’s personal Pixel units. On Pixel units, you get the standard shortcut decisions of Digicam, Do Not Disturb, Flashlight, Dwelling, Mute, QR code scanner, and Video digicam. The choices stay the identical on Android 15 and Android 16 — solely the UI modifications.

Google has been testing one other pill-shaped button for invoking Gemini from the lock display, however this lock display shortcut on the OnePlus 13s is best built-in and doesn’t really feel misplaced. You may nonetheless entry Gemini on the lock display with the “OK Google” or “Hey Google” wake phrase, or by lengthy urgent the ability button (except you’ve modified the setting again to the ability menu).

The OnePlus 13s is just like the OnePlus 13T from China, with key variations being the battery capability (smaller 5,850mAh for 13s vs 6,200mAh for 13T) and the front-facing digicam (32MP AF for 13s vs 16MP FF for 13T). In fact, the OnePlus 13T in China runs Colour OS with out Google apps, whereas the OnePlus 13s runs Oxygen OS 15 with Google apps.

Different notable specs embrace the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.0 storage, 80W SuperVOOC charging (however no wi-fi charging), 50MP main digicam and 50MP 2x telephoto digicam, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and NFC.

The cellphone’s most notable characteristic is its (comparatively) small dimension. It has a 120Hz 6.32-inch FHD+ show in a physique that’s concerning the dimension of the iPhone 16 Professional and weighs simply 185g.

The OnePlus 13s isn’t coming to the US, however at the least the (comparatively) compact cellphone is being made obtainable in a market apart from China. In India, you will get the OnePlus 13s for Rs. 54,999 (~$640) for the 256GB storage variant and Rs. 59,999 (~$700) for the 512GB storage variant.