The OnePlus 13T will likely be the first model to ditch the Alert Slider in favor of a smart button

If you haven’t heard, OnePlus is axing the Alert Slider. The company makes the argument that a smart button will be more customizable, which is something that its fans have been asking for. The OnePlus 13T will likely be the first phone to drop the slider in favor of a customizable button.

Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, shared this image and says that “the OnePlus 13T has been upgraded with a new shortcut key.” It will support switching between Silent/Vibration/Ringing modes just like the slider, it will also offer easy access to other features. OnePlus has designed “a very interesting function” for the button, which will be revealed soon.

When surveying fans of small phones, OnePlus found that they like flat screens – and so the OnePlus 13T will have a small screen. The exact dimensions haven’t been officially confirmed, but rumors claim that the 13T will have a 6.3” display.

What Li Jie did confirm was that the OnePlus 13T will have a battery with at least 6,000mAh capacity and will weigh 185g. This battery is as big – if not bigger – than the 6,000mAh power cell inside the 6.82” OnePlus 13 (which weighs 210g).

The OnePlus 13T will be unveiled later this month, but we don’t have a concrete date yet.

Source (in Chinese)