The OnePlus 13 is proof Samsung is asleep at the wheel

Joe Maring / Android Authority We’re almost through the second month of 2025, and already, we’ve seen two of the biggest smartphone launches of the year. OnePlus kicked things off in January with the OnePlus 13, and earlier this month, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series debuted. Although the OnePlus 13 and Samsung’s Galaxy S25 trio received positive reviews, the two launches couldn’t have been any different. The OnePlus 13 is a significant improvement over the OnePlus 12, offering meaningful internal and external changes that make it a thoroughly impressive year-over-year upgrade. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series is about as flat of an update over the S24 as you could ask for. That’s not to say Samsung’s Galaxy S25 phones are bad (they aren’t), and Samsung’s strategy of tepid YoY smartphone changes is nothing new. But in light of how good the OnePlus 13 is and how tame the Galaxy S25 series is, it’s never been more apparent that Samsung is asleep at the wheel. OnePlus 13 vs. Gal ... Read full article.