OnePlus 15R vs OnePlus 13
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87
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus 15R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on December 17, 2025, against the OnePlus 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15R
- Delivers 194% higher peak brightness (3547 against 1208 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7400 vs 6000 mAh
- Shows 24% longer battery life (38:56 vs 31:17 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 450 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-165 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass 7i | Ceramic Guard |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.71/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) · 45 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3840 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 829 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20796 | 24988 |
| Single-core score | 2787 | 2899 |
| Multi-core score | 9181 | 8945 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 935642 | 946374 |
| GPU | 1004668 | 1154478 |
| Memory | 384268 | 370624 |
| UX | 714519 | 674106 |
| Total score | 3039097 | 3145582 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [33 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 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14928 |
| Video editing | - | 6982 |
| Photo editing | - | 28408 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14424 |
| Writing score | - | 22334 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (106th and 84th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 15R
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Ketrox) | AnTuTu 12 | 2895140 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (Luky) | AnTuTu 12 | 3282930 |
| 📘 2026-09-15 (Kolli) | AnTuTu 11 | 2919996 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Jawad) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2787 / 9181 |
| 📘 2026-07-20 (Jawad) | AnTuTu 11 | 2893343 |
OnePlus 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex) | AnTuTu 12 | 3200877 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3032 / 9438 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69 | AnTuTu 11 | 3139994 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 ([006]) | AnTuTu 11 | 3121992 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Ilxom) | AnTuTu 11 | 3257102 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | - | 54 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7400 mAh | 6000 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 | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:53 hr | 0:35 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 16:57 hr | 13:42 hr |
| Watching video | 27:30 hr | 23:46 hr |
| Gaming | 09:10 hr | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (6th and 34th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| 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 - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony LYTIA-808 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32C | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2025 | October 2024 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $899 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus 15 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
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
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 15R. But if the gaming, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 13.
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