With its latest flagship, the OnePlus 13, OnePlus has taken an innovative approach to managing storage space for apps and files. The company has already confirmed to provide users with over 5GB of additional storage space for user data.
This improvement comes with the release of Oxygen OS 15, OnePlus‘s storage-efficient operating system built on Android 15.
Oxygen OS 15, the latest iteration of OnePlus’s operating system, was initially released in beta for last year’s OnePlus flagship last month. While the update includes new features such as refreshed animations, a Quick Settings split panel, enhanced icon colors, and a “Share with iPhone” function, it also introduces a significant space-saving feature exclusive to the OnePlus 13.
OxygenOS 15 offers you more space for your apps and files
According to OnePlus, Oxygen OS 15 on the OnePlus 13 uses around 20% less storage space than Oxygen OS 14 on the OnePlus 12, giving OnePlus 13 users additional room for their apps, photos, and files.
The company optimized the system by analyzing and removing redundant features and reducing preloaded resources, like wallpapers, which users can now download on demand.
This change reduced the space required by system files while ensuring that essential features remain intact. OnePlus also fine-tuned the partitioning in its devices, giving the OnePlus 13’s user data partition more room.
Understanding partition changes
OnePlus achieves this optimization by resizing the “super” partition, which holds critical system files across various sub-partitions. Android devices use a set of dynamically resizable partitions within the “super” partition to facilitate updates and maintain system integrity. If OnePlus makes the super partition too small, the device may not support future updates. On the other hand, if it’s too large, it wastes valuable storage space for user data.
OnePlus identified an opportunity to save space by reducing the super partition size. The OnePlus 13 now reserves only 14.3GB for the super partition, down from 16GB on the OnePlus 12—a 1.7GB reduction. This change allocates more storage to the user data partition, increasing usable storage on the OnePlus 13 by 2.19GB. Developer MlgmXyysd pulled these numbers from the Chinese versions of the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 13, though, and thus these figures might not be fully reflective of the global models.
Extra storage is beneficial, especially with increasing file sizes of apps, games, and media. Even those who opt for the base model of the OnePlus 13 will enjoy more storage without worrying about the limitations often associated with smaller storage variants.
