OnePlus' new ‘small' phone isn't coming to the US, but its AI features are

The Verge

6 days ago

While the latest phone in the OnePlus 13 lineup is exclusive to India, the AI features that it comes with will be making their way to US users. The most notable is Plus Mind, which allows users to easily save information to a dedicated 'Mind Space' instead of manually logging important dates or appointments.
Schedules, reservations, event information, and other data can be extracted from images or text and then automatically added to a user's calendar, and then it can be quickly retrieved later using OnePlus' AI search feature. OnePlus says a new Plus Mind feature will be rolling out 'later this year,' which will automatically categorize saved information to help improve organization.
Plus Mind will initially be available on the compact OnePlus 13S that's launching in India on June 5th, a variant of the 13T that was recently released in China. Both phones, which are unavailable in the US and Europe, have the new customizable Plus Key button, which replaces OnePlus' signature Alert Slider. Like the Alert Slider, Plus Key can be used to switch between normal, mute, and vibrate-only modes, alongside other actions like launching the camera, recording audio, or translation.
Plus Mind will be rolled out to the rest of the OnePlus 13 series via a future software update, and the company says that more devices will follow. Plus Mind can be activated with the new Plus Key button or an upward three-finger swipe on older phones that lack the Plus Key, such as the OnePlus 13. Every OnePlus phone launching this year is expected to feature the new Plus Key.
Alongside Plus Mind, OnePlus is developing a suite of AI tools, including an AI translation app that combines text, live voice, camera-based, and screen translation capabilities, and an image-reframing tool that analyzes photos to suggest the best cropping options. Another AI editing tool that's rolling out 'this summer' will be able to automatically correct facial expressions and blinking.
Two features that are only launching in India are AI VoiceScribe, which OnePlus says can 'record, summarize, and translate calls and meetings' directly within messaging and meeting apps, and AI Call Assist, which provides automatic summaries and real-time translation during calls. The Verge reached out to OnePlus to ask if it's planning to roll out these features globally but we haven't heard back yet.