Oxygen OS 15 on the OnePlus 13 is nearly 20% smaller than Oxygen OS 14 on the OnePlus 12. Here’s how OnePlus accomplished this.
OnePlus says that Oxygen OS 15 on its “next generation flagship phone” (i.e. OnePlus 13) is nearly 20% smaller than Oxygen OS 14 on the OnePlus 12.
The company announced during a briefing that this results in 5GB+ more storage space available to users.
It accomplished this by removing redundant features, reducing preloaded resources, and reducing the space needed for future Android versions.
OnePlus unveiled the latest version of its Oxygen OS operating system, Oxygen OS 15, late last month, and gave us an early taste of the update in the form of a beta release for its flagship OnePlus 12. The Oxygen OS 15 update delivers refreshed animations, a Share with iPhone feature, updated icon colors, and a split Quick Settings panel on all OnePlus devices, but it also implements some changes that are exclusive to the new OnePlus 13. One of these changes is a dramatic reduction in how much space Oxygen OS 15 takes up, so you can install more apps and games on the OnePlus 13.
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In the reviewer’s guide for Oxygen OS 15, OnePlus says that “Oxygen OS 15 on OnePlus’ next generation flagship phone achieves a remarkable reduction in system storage, shrinking by nearly 20% compared to Oxygen OS 14 on OnePlus 12.” We already know this next generation flagship phone is the OnePlus 13, as it launched in China at the end of last month, but the company hadn’t yet launched it at the time we reviewed Oxygen OS 15, explaining the choice of language there.
A reduction of 20% is quite a lot, so you may be wondering how OnePlus achieved it. The reviewer’s guide offers a clue, stating that the company “examined and removed redundant features,” but it didn’t elaborate any further.
