OnePlus 13R now rumored to sport a dedicated telephoto camera

The OnePlus 13R is getting official on January 7 during the OnePlus 13's global launch, and so far most rumors assumed it would be a rebranded OnePlus Ace 5, which launched in China a few days ago. That's primarily because the OnePlus 12R was a rebranded OnePlus Ace 3.

But the plot thickens, as OnePlus has already confirmed the 13R's battery capacity, and it's lower than the Ace 5's. And today a new rumor posits another difference between the two - the 13R will allegedly have a telephoto camera.

OnePlus 13R camera info

Rear:
- 50MP LYT-700 (main)
- 8MP Ultrawide
- 50MP JN5 (2X Telephoto)

Selfie: 16MP

Indian model gets:
- 12GB/256GB
- 16GB/512GB
(LPDDR5X / UFS4.0)

Thoughts on the pricing?

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Specifically, the 13R is said to be using a 50 MP main camera with Sony's Lytia LYT-700 sensor, an 8 MP ultrawide, and a 50 MP telephoto with 2x optical zoom, using Samsung's ISOCELL JN5 sensor. Selfies will be taken care of by a 16 MP shooter.

The Ace 5 has all the same cameras, except for the telephoto, which it replaces with a decorative 2 MP macro sensor. So if this rumor pans out, the international OnePlus 13R would be a step above the China-only Ace 5 in the camera department, while, as mentioned already, sacrificing some battery capacity for whatever reason.