It's a solid flagship, but there's nothing special about it to entice you away from a Samsung or Google phone—especially not for $900.

We already have a handful of devices powered by this flagship processor, with more phones hitting the shelves very soon. So, if you're looking for the best, most value-for-money Android flagship powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset,

I've been using the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R for the past month—through the 2024 holiday season and CES 2025—which means I've put them through some of the lightest and busie