OnePlus 15T vs Huawei Nova 16 Ultra
92
out of 100
VS
77
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.32-inch OnePlus 15T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 24, 2026, against the Huawei Nova 16 Ultra, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S and came out 2 months after. 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 15T
- 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3927K versus 1229K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3640 and 1310 points
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.18 mm narrower
- Weighs 26 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 16 Ultra
- Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.32 inches | 6.84 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1320 x 2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 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 | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 330 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Crystal Shield Glass | Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | 90.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 6 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Nova 16 Ultra
6.84″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.8 in2
OnePlus 15T
6.32″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.56 mm (5.93 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 71.82 mm (2.83 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Green, Brown | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 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 | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27558 | 2604 |
| Single-core score | 3640 | 1310 |
| Multi-core score | 11033 | 3598 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1113855 | 541180 |
| GPU | 1450217 | 141576 |
| Memory | 487460 | 268691 |
| UX | 876444 | 277782 |
| Total score | 3927976 | 1229229 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#30th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 15T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-04 -> Pisulka_deda13 | AnTuTu 11 | 4140191 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 -> savel | Battery life | SOT 11:47 / 12:40 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (savel) | AnTuTu 11 | 3783475 |
| 📘 2026-06-18 (linux❀) | AnTuTu 11 | 3828108 |
| 📘 2026-06-17 (Winra) | AnTuTu 11 | 3927976 |
Huawei Nova 16 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 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 | HarmonyOS 6.1 |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | - |
| OS size | 57 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:46 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12288 x 16384 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3.7x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 88 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | Yes | No |
| 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 | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | June 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | June 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 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 15T is definitely a better buy.
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