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OnePlus 15 vs Huawei Pura 90

93 out of 100
OnePlus 15
VS
79 out of 100
Huawei Pura 90
OnePlus 15
Huawei Pura 90

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 ) that was released on October 27, 2025, against the Huawei Pura 90, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S and came out 6 months after. 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 15
  • 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 1248K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 6500 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • 2.6x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3607 and 1399 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90
  • The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
  • The phone is 6 months newer

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15 and Huawei Pura 90 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
57.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 15
vs
Pura 90

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1320 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 463 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 330 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 3 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 15
3365 nits
Pura 90
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) 78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Purple Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.69/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 15 +2%
91.2%
Pura 90
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15 and Huawei Pura 90
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max clock 4600 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) -
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 -
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 3 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon -
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Maleoon 910
GPU shading units 1536 -
GPU clock 1300 MHz -
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 15 and Huawei Pura 90
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15 +158%
3607
Pura 90
1399
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15 +169%
10732
Pura 90
3987
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 15
24461
Pura 90
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 24461 -
Single-core score 3607 1399
Multi-core score 10732 3987
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 15 +221%
4008294
Pura 90
1248520
CPU 1184036 351901
GPU 1490867 278517
Memory 402813 405011
UX 930578 213091
Total score 4008294 1248520
Samples [45 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 15
2699
Pura 90
n/a
Stability 78% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Graphics score 2699 -
3DMark Solar Bay
OnePlus 15
12540
Pura 90
n/a
Graphics test 48 FPS -
Section 1 56 FPS -
Section 2 47 FPS -
Section 3 39 FPS -
Graphics score 12540 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 15
15658
Pura 90
n/a
Web score 15531 -
Video editing 6678 -
Photo editing 26644 -
Data manipulation 14971 -
Writing score 20874 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 -> aleshkaAnTuTu 123914618
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Mehdi)AnTuTu 113651261
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4DAnTuTu 114057387
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (YurOk)AnTuTu 113870500
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch)AnTuTu 114470263
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Huawei Pura 90
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 HarmonyOS 6.1
ROM OxygenOS 16 -
OS size 26 GB -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7300 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time 0:43 hr 0:45 hr
Battery cycles 1100 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:32 hr -
Watching video 28:44 hr -
Gaming 10:01 hr -
Standby 139 hr -
General battery life
OnePlus 15
39:14 hr
Pura 90
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.2
Focal length 85 mm 88 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12.5 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 13 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50D -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.612 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX709 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
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, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
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 15
80.4 dB
Pura 90
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 April 2026
Release date October 2025 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $690
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
*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 15 is definitely a better buy.

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