OnePlus 15R vs OnePlus 13R
88
out of 100
VS
79
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 13R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year 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 188% higher peak brightness (3548 against 1233 nits)
- Shows 35% longer battery life (38:56 vs 28:50 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7400 vs 6000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3039K versus 2405K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- The phone is 1 year newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
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 | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1264 x 2780 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 450 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 | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) | 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) | 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 120 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3840 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 829 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20796 | 16138 |
| Single-core score | 2787 | 2195 |
| Multi-core score | 9181 | 6781 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 935642 | 675433 |
| GPU | 1004668 | 817091 |
| Memory | 384268 | 364528 |
| UX | 714519 | 548452 |
| Total score | 3039097 | 2405504 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 70% |
| Graphics test | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1673 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8397 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11853 |
| Video editing | - | 6267 |
| Photo editing | - | 22043 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12569 |
| Writing score | - | 15676 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (93rd and 151st place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 15R
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Jawad) | GeekBench CPU | 2787 / 9181 |
| 📘 2026-07-20 (Jawad) | AnTuTu | 2893343 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 -> jackonator | AnTuTu | 2964928 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (Ppopi) | AnTuTu | 2886783 |
| 📘 2026-05-21 (Kabi) | AnTuTu | 3027648 |
OnePlus 13R
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> kv-ver | AnTuTu | 2512119 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (Oppo findx5 user) | AnTuTu | 2407150 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 (Nautilus1985) | AnTuTu | 2503771 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 (UNIQUE KC) | AnTuTu | 2381948 |
| 📘 2026-02-09 (Junaid) | AnTuTu | 2492395 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4800 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 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | - | 37 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7400 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:53 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 16:57 hr | 13:49 hr |
| Watching video | 27:30 hr | 21:40 hr |
| Gaming | 09:10 hr | 06:35 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 100 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (6th and 67th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| 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 (IMX 906) |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 47 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32C | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 | 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, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | January 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $599 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus 15R |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13R:
- This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.
*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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