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OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 13T

93 out of 100
OnePlus 15
VS
84 out of 100
OnePlus 13T
OnePlus 15
OnePlus 13T

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 13T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 6 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 1040 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 6260 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.46 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 3173K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13T
  • Weighs 26 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 13T 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
12 / 256 GB
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
65.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

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 19.5:9
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 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 330 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 90.7%
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 13T
6.32β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 15
3398 nits
OnePlus 13T
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) 150.81 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) 71.7 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.15 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, Gray, 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 13T
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 13T
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 13T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15 +21%
3607
OnePlus 13T
2992
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15 +15%
10732
OnePlus 13T
9307
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 15
24461
OnePlus 13T +2%
24853
Compute Score (GPU) 24461 24853
Single-core score 3607 2992
Multi-core score 10732 9307
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 15 +26%
4008294
OnePlus 13T
3173674
CPU 1184036 950649
GPU 1490867 1161132
Memory 402813 356504
UX 930578 705389
Total score 4008294 3173674
Samples [45 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 15 +9%
2699
OnePlus 13T
2468
Stability 78% 91%
Graphics test 20 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2699 2468
3DMark Solar Bay
OnePlus 15 +14%
12540
OnePlus 13T
11020
Graphics test 48 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 56 FPS 48 FPS
Section 2 47 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 39 FPS 35 FPS
Graphics score 12540 11020
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 15
15658
OnePlus 13T +20%
18784
Web score 15531 21599
Video editing 6678 8606
Photo editing 26644 29817
Data manipulation 14971 16672
Writing score 20874 24602
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (16th and 68th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Mehdi)AnTuTu3651261
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4DAnTuTu4057387
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (YurOk)AnTuTu3870500
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch)AnTuTu4470263
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (@zokhidjonovch)AnTuTu4177816
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OnePlus 13T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (АбэмС)AnTuTu3227783
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (Ian)AnTuTu3173674
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-11 (huinamb)AnTuTu2988190
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-16 -> qd1chzAnTuTu3397578
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-12 (Rose)AnTuTu3283404
Add View all (9)

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
ROM OxygenOS 16 ColorOS 15
OS size 26 GB 54 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7300 mAh 6260 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 -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 21 min)
Full charging time 0:43 hr 1:01 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 13T
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 Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 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
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 IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 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) 1/2.76" (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 16 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX709 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.4
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
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 13T
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 April 2025
Release date October 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $650
Successor - - OnePlus 15T
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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
15 (60%)
10 (40%)
Total votes: 25

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