
Best mid-range phone of 2023 — flagship cameras at $499

OnePlus
Best compact flagship, no ultrawide
Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 7a
64MP main (new) + 13MP ultrawide camera duo with Tensor G2 processing — best cameras at this price point in 2023. Pixel AI features (Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, Real Tone) trickle down at $499.
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OnePlus 13T
OnePlus 13T
OnePlus 13T
A deliberately cut-down dual system: a 24mm-equivalent 50MP main and a 49mm-equivalent 50MP 2x telephoto — and no ultrawide at all, which reviewers unanimously call the biggest compromise. It's not Hasselblad-branded; output is competent but oversaturated and rated around 7.5/10.
Google Pixel 7a
4,385mAh battery + Tensor G2 inefficiency = mediocre all-day life. 18W wired charging is slow. FIRST A-series Pixel to support wireless charging (7.5W Qi).
OnePlus 13T
The headline feature: a 6,260mAh silicon-carbon 'Glacier Battery' — the largest in any OnePlus and, per a multi-phone drain test, the best battery life of any premium phone, beating the iPhone 16 Pro Max, S25 Ultra, Pixel 9 Pro XL and OnePlus 13. 80W SUPERVOOC wired tops it up in ~52–62 minutes; there's no wireless charging.