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OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 13s

93 out of 100
OnePlus 15
VS
83 out of 100
OnePlus 13s
OnePlus 15
OnePlus 13s

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 OnePlus 13s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 5 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 15
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 1450 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 5850 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.46 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 3013K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3607 and 2802 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13s
  • Weighs 26 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 13s 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
45.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 15
vs
OnePlus 13s

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.54:9
PPI 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 330 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 90.6%
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 -
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 15
6.78β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
OnePlus 13s
6.32β€³ (19.54:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 15
3381 nits
OnePlus 13s
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) 150.8 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) 71.7 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Purple Black, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.69/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 15 +1%
91.2%
OnePlus 13s
90.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 13s
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 13s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15 +29%
3607
OnePlus 13s
2802
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15 +22%
10732
OnePlus 13s
8830
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 15
24461
OnePlus 13s +1%
24802
Compute Score (GPU) 24461 24802
Single-core score 3607 2802
Multi-core score 10732 8830
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 15 +33%
4008294
OnePlus 13s
3013469
CPU 1184036 868542
GPU 1490867 1107935
Memory 402813 370216
UX 930578 666776
Total score 4008294 3013469
Samples [45 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 15 +14%
2699
OnePlus 13s
2366
Stability 78% 80%
Graphics test 20 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2699 2366
3DMark Solar Bay
OnePlus 15 +14%
12540
OnePlus 13s
10993
Graphics test 48 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 56 FPS 48 FPS
Section 2 47 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 39 FPS 36 FPS
Graphics score 12540 10993
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 15 +2%
15658
OnePlus 13s
15357
Web score 15531 15017
Video editing 6678 6717
Photo editing 26644 27420
Data manipulation 14971 13670
Writing score 20874 23240
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (26th and 112th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (ASCOπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Ώ)AnTuTu 123842868
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
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OnePlus 13s
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Vasy1163)AnTuTu 112915150
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Dhruv)Geekbench 6 GPU25056
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (Vanskyver)Battery lifeSOT 4:42 / 20:00
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Hamza)AnTuTu 113013469
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (Jaini)Geekbench 6 GPU24802
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM OxygenOS 16 OxygenOS 16
OS size 26 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7300 mAh 5850 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:43 hr 0:51 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
OnePlus 13s
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, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 480 FPS (720p)
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
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony LYT-700
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.0
Focal length 85 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV50D -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.612 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX709 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 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 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 Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 15
80.4 dB
OnePlus 13s
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 June 2025
Release date October 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $650
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 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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