- A new rumor suggests that Oppo could launch an upcoming mini flagship in global markets via OnePlus
- The so-called OnePlus 13 Mini would have a 6.31-inch display; That's larger than a standard iPhone 16
- Neither Oppo nor OnePlus have confirmed the existence of the phone
After introducing the Find
According to a Weibo post by the well-known leaker Digital Chat Station (via Smartprix), there should be entries next to the Oppo Find.
The tip also suggests that the X8 Mini may be renamed and released as the OnePlus 13 Mini or OnePlus 13T in global markets. Since OnePlus operates under the same parent company as Oppo, it often releases phones with borrowed designs or specifications from existing Oppo models.
Digital Chat Station also provided a speculative list of specs for the rumored upcoming OnePlus phone, listing various features including a 6.31-inch display with a 1.5K resolution, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and a Triple camera system consisting of a 50 MP main camera. an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and a 50-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x zoom (you'll find two of these cameras on the full-size Oppo Find X8).
A 6.31-inch display would position the OnePlus 13 Mini outside of what is normally considered a small phone, and that name likely refers to the 6.59-inch display on Oppo's latest flagship.
The OnePlus 13 launched on January 7th at a price of $899 / £899, which, as our OnePlus 13 review notes, represents solid value for money. Depending on OnePlus' pricing strategy, a cheaper mini version would have a good chance of becoming the cheapest Snapdragon 8 Elite-equipped phone on the market.
Does “small” even mean anything anymore?
Since the standardization of large phones – formerly called phablets – mini phones have not caught on in the West. Apple famously discontinued its small handsets after just two years when the iPhone 13 mini was replaced by the iPhone 14 Plus in September 2022.
In other markets, regional phone makers like Vivo continue to produce mini phones, although targets appear to be shifting quite slightly when it comes to what counts as a small phone in 2025.
At 6.31 inches, the Find X8 Mini and OnePlus 13 Mini will launch with larger displays than the standard iPhone 16 and base model Samsung Galaxy S24. That's not exactly small for most people, and it makes me wonder if the days of small Android phones might be over.
Displays are no longer getting larger as rapidly as they were in the 2010s, but it's still a noticeable trend. As it stands, the 6.1-inch iPhone 16 is about as small as you can get in a full-featured, mainstream flagship smartphone if Apple matches the specs of its Pro and Pro Max With iPhones still limited to standard models, we could see an increase to 6.3 inches in the next generations, analogous to the iPhone 16 Pro.
I've written before about my nostalgia for really small phones, but now it's encouraging to see a phone maker take even a small step back from making things even bigger.
With the latest premium flagships from Apple, Google and Samsung all hitting nearly 7-inch display sizes, it's not a bad thing to hear news of a new phone that could make things a little more sensible – even if it's the OnePlus 13 Mini the end means small Android phones as we once knew them.
Who knows – maybe in ten years I'll be writing about my nostalgia for the OnePlus 13 Mini and its tiny display. Until then, it's okay to hold out, and the mini title feels entirely deserved for any phone that does.
Neither Oppo nor OnePlus have released official information about the X8 Mini or OnePlus 13 Mini. For the latest updates as we hear them, check out our Oppo phones and OnePlus phones coverage.