The best phone of 2025 can go in your dishwasher — and it just crashed back to a Black Friday price

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If you want your OnePlus 13 to arrive by Christmas, you better act FAST.

Holding the blue OnePlus 13 under water in a lake
(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)

We don't use the word "perfect" around here very often, but when it comes to 2025 smartphones, the OnePlus 13 fits the bill. This becomes especially true when you slap on a $200 discount at Best Buy, knocking the price of the unlocked flagship down to $799.99 (or $699.99 when you activate through AT&T or Verizon).

For a little perspective, this is the same low price that we saw on the OnePlus 13 during Best Buy's Black Friday sale. The deals on the top-rated smartphone are probably becoming more common now that OnePlus is officially accepting preorders for the OnePlus 15 in the United States, but if you don't want to wait, this is an incredible opportunity on an equally-incredible device. And if you order today it'll arrive by Christmas! 

Our #1 phone of 2025 is $200 off during Best Buy's holiday sale

OnePlus 13 512GB:$999.99$699.99 with activation | $799.99 unlocked at Best Buy
Up to $300 off

OnePlus 13 512GB: $999.99 $699.99 with activation | $799.99 unlocked at Best Buy

One of the few devices to earn a perfect score from Android Central, the OnePlus 13 is an incredible smartphone with cutting-edge performance, versatile cameras, and a durable build that you can stick in a dishwasher. Grab the 512GB version of the phone from Best Buy and you'll score a straight $200 discount, or $300 if you activate through Verizon or AT&T.

If you want to save a little more, you can also buy the unlocked phone for $749.99 at Amazon, but you'll be stuck with 256GB of onboard storage.

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Straight out of the box, the first thing you'll notice is the OnePlus 13's 6.8-inch OLED QHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It's truly stunning to behold, and it helps that the OnePlus 13 is also the first phone to receive a DisplayMate A++ certification, meaning it'll work for folks with PWM sensitivity. 

It's also one of the first devices to receive an IP69 water-and-dust resistance rating, which is why we harp on the dishwasher thing. It's just a huge relief to have a phone that you can accidentally drop into a puddle without causing any major issues. 

The greatness of the OnePlus 13 doesn't just come from its looks, however. Under the hood you get the powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, easily one of the fastest processors on the market, plus Oxygen OS 15 and 12GB of RAM. Furthermore, the phone's camera tech easily holds its own against the best devices from Samsung and Google, and the upgraded AI features are actually useful when taking pics or video. 

OnePlus 13 testing one year later

(Image credit: Apoorva Bhardwaj / Android Central)

So what's the catch? Well, no device is perfect, and it's true that the OnePlus 13 lags behind the competition when it comes to offline AI features. The phone also lacks Qi2 charging support, which was a welcome addition to both Samsung and Google's latest devices. 

The six years of software support also falls (slightly) behind Samsung and Google's seven-year update promise. You'll still get security upgrades beyond that, but this could be a problem if you want to receive all the latest features beyond that timeline. If you're not in a rush and don't mind paying more, you also might want to wait until the OnePlus 15 finally hits store shelves in late December/early January.

All things said and done, you have to get pretty nitpicky to find faults in the OnePlus 13. It really comes down to the experience you want. Are you super into AI features? Are you too accustomed to the Samsung or Pixel UI? Or do you simply want the best Android phone of 2025 at an incredible Black Friday price? I'll leave it to you to decide. 

Patrick Farmer
Patrick Farmer
eCommerce Editor

After almost a decade of working in the e-commerce space, Patrick Farmer (he/him) began his career at Android Central as a Deals and Commerce Writer before moving into a new role as AC's eCommerce Editor in 2023. When he's not hunting down the best deals and offering shopping advice for our readers, you'll often find him listening to music, camping out at a brewery, or treating his cat like a human child. 

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