OnePlus 13s is a decisive take on an idea of a powerful, compact Android phone

There is a definite dearth of compact, flagship-grade Android smartphones in the market. Compact, as a definer too, has evolved over the years, and now a 6.3-inch or thereabouts screen is considered so. Far cry from a time when a 6.5-inch display real estate was considered a ‘phablet’. Almost a tablet. The OnePlus 13s, which now makes it a flagship troika with the OnePlus 13 and the OnePlus 13R, puts forward a 6.32-inch screen size proposition, with everything around it as you’d expect in a premium priced phone. The Xiaomi 15, which has a 6.36-inch screen, is the only other compact phone that has the credentials to be considered a flagship Android phone. Or the Xiaomi 14, if you’re okay with a generation earlier.