OnePlus 13 vs Apple iPhone 17
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch OnePlus 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 31, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 17, which is powered by Apple A19 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 2308 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 3692 mAh
- Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3145K versus 2156K)
- Shows 23% longer battery life (31:17 vs 25:32 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 40W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (1195 against 1007 nits)
- 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3736 and 2899 points
- The phone is 10 months newer
- Weighs 36 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5 mm narrower
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Guard | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 241 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
iPhone 17
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.71/5) | Average (2.82/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2073.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24988 | 37553 |
| Single-core score | 2899 | 3736 |
| Multi-core score | 8945 | 9226 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 946374 | 598735 |
| GPU | 1154478 | 803562 |
| Memory | 370624 | 200566 |
| UX | 674106 | 553263 |
| Total score | 3145582 | 2156126 |
| Samples | [33 tests] | [19 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2455 | 2147 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 43 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11360 | 9465 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 84% | - |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6241 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14928 | - |
| Video editing | 6982 | - |
| Photo editing | 28408 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14424 | - |
| Writing score | 22334 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#84th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex) | AnTuTu 12 | 3200877 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3032 / 9438 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69 | AnTuTu 11 | 3139994 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 ([006]) | AnTuTu 11 | 3121992 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Ilxom) | AnTuTu 11 | 3257102 |
Apple iPhone 17
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Shovandeep) | AnTuTu 11 | 1837059 |
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn) | AnTuTu 11 | 2243285 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (Aarav) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776737 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (yuki) | AnTuTu 11 | 2352837 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Taelnwza) | AnTuTu 11 | 2117495 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 54 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 15 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:42 hr | 09:21 hr |
| Watching video | 23:46 hr | 19:24 hr |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#34th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-808 | Sony IMX904 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | - |
| Focal length | 73 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Zoom | - | 105 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 17 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Sony IMX914 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | September 2025 |
| Release date | January 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $799 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13:
- The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
- The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 13. But if the camera, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 17.
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