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OnePlus 15R vs Huawei Nova 15 Ultra

88 out of 100
OnePlus 15R
VS
76 out of 100
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
OnePlus 15R
Huawei Nova 15 Ultra

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus 15R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on December 17, 2025, against the Huawei Nova 15 Ultra, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S. 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 15R
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3039K versus 1321K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 7400 vs 6500 mAh
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2787 and 1304 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15R and Huawei Nova 15 Ultra 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
71.6
(Good)
Value Index
63.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 15R
vs
Nova 15 Ultra

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.84 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1320 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits 4000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass 7i Kunlun Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 90.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 15R
3547 nits
Nova 15 Ultra
n/a

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 6.8 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green, Purple White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15R and Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max clock 3840 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime		 - 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Maleoon 920
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1225 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~1536 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 15R and Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15R +114%
2787
Nova 15 Ultra
1304
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15R +153%
9181
Nova 15 Ultra
3624
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 15R +793%
20796
Nova 15 Ultra
2330
Compute Score (GPU) 20796 2330
Single-core score 2787 1304
Multi-core score 9181 3624
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 15R +130%
3039097
Nova 15 Ultra
1321223
CPU 935642 360961
GPU 1004668 286060
Memory 384268 445494
UX 714519 228708
Total score 3039097 1321223
Samples [12 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#102nd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15R
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 (Luky)AnTuTu 123282930
📘 2026-09-15 (Kolli)AnTuTu 112919996
📘 2026-07-24 (Jawad)Geekbench 6 CPU2787 / 9181
📘 2026-07-20 (Jawad)AnTuTu 112893343
📘 2026-07-16 -> jackonatorAnTuTu 112964928
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 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 HarmonyOS 6
ROM OxygenOS 16 -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7400 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (64% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:53 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:57 hr -
Watching video 27:30 hr -
Gaming 09:10 hr -
Standby 157 hr -
General battery life
OnePlus 15R
38:56 hr
Nova 15 Ultra
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) -
Angle of widest lens 112° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 88 mm
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 52 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32C -
Sensor size 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS 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 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

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced December 2025 December 2025
Release date January 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $600
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W 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 15R is definitely a better buy.

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