OnePlus clears up all ambiguity surrounding the OnePlus 13’s water resistan

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• OnePlus has already advertised the OnePlus 13 as IP68/IP69 ingress protection.
• For some past OnePlus hardware, IP ratings have varied across markets.
• With the OnePlus 13, though, the company confirms to us that all models will offer the same IP rating.

OnePlus fans must be slowly losing their minds right now, living with the knowledge that the OnePlus 13 made its debut in China months ago. Global audiences have been stuck waiting for the company’s upcoming winter launch event, set to finally take place next Tuesday, January 7. But before we get all those details on international release plans for the OnePlus 13, we’re already filling in one very important blank, as we confirm a critical detail about this flagship’s construction.

Let’s not mince any words about it: The approach OnePlus takes to smartphone sales has, at times over the years, been a bit odd. From its early days with an invitation-based sales system, the company’s been comfortable doing things a little differently from its peers. One trend that’s emerged has involved protection against water damage, and across multiple OnePlus handsets, we’ve seen the manufacturer express a fair amount of resistance towards the IP standards that other phones embrace.




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