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OnePlus 13 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

87 out of 100
OnePlus 13
VS
77 out of 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
OnePlus 13
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

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 Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
  • 88% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3145K versus 1672K)
  • Shows 43% longer battery life (31:17 vs 21:55 hours)
  • Comes with 940 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5060 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 37W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2899 and 2001 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • Delivers 96% higher peak brightness (2368 against 1208 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
83.0
(Good)
Value Index
34.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 13
vs
Pixel 9 Pro XL

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 510 ppi 486 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 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Ceramic Guard Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 13
1208 nits
Pixel 9 Pro XL +96%
2368 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.71/5) Good (3.34/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13 +1%
90.1%
Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max clock 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MC7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13 +45%
2899
Pixel 9 Pro XL
2001
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13 +81%
8945
Pixel 9 Pro XL
4932
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 13 +172%
24988
Pixel 9 Pro XL
9185
Compute Score (GPU) 24988 9185
Single-core score 2899 2001
Multi-core score 8945 4932
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 13 +88%
3145582
Pixel 9 Pro XL
1672795
CPU 946374 622527
GPU 1154478 410009
Memory 370624 255927
UX 674106 384332
Total score 3145582 1672795
Samples [33 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 74% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Graphics score 2455 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 43 FPS -
Section 1 49 FPS -
Section 2 44 FPS -
Section 3 37 FPS -
Graphics score 11360 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 84% -
Graphics test 37 FPS -
Graphics score 6241 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14928 -
Video editing 6982 -
Photo editing 28408 -
Data manipulation 14424 -
Writing score 22334 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss)Geekbench 6 CPU3032 / 9438
📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69AnTuTu 113139994
📘 2026-08-23 ([006])AnTuTu 113121992
📘 2026-08-08 (Ilxom)AnTuTu 113257102
📘 2026-07-05 (Phucloi)AnTuTu 113220208
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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-27 (feraroof43)AnTuTu 111626655
📘 2026-08-26 (Ark15)Battery lifeSOT 5:20 / 11:00
📘 2026-08-21 (Kazin)AnTuTu 111723964
📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 111679233
📘 2026-03-29 (Actn)AnTuTu 111585585
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OxygenOS 16 Stock Android
OS size 54 GB -
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5060 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 37 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 1:18 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:42 hr 11:42 hr
Watching video 23:46 hr 10:46 hr
Gaming 06:05 hr 05:57 hr
Standby 120 hr 92 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 13 +43%
31:17 hr
Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
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° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA-808 Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.8
Focal length 73 mm 113 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.7
Focal length 15 mm 12 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KGM5
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 - 75
Preview - 86
Zoom - 155
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 17 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode 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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 13 +3%
91.8 dB
Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 August 2024
Release date January 2025 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $1099
Successor - OnePlus 15 - Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.4 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
120 (85.1%)
21 (14.9%)
Total votes: 141

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