OnePlus 16 vs 10 Pro
95
out of 100
VS
63
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 16 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6) that was released on October 12, 2026, against the OnePlus 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 4 years and 10 months 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 16
- 3.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4627K versus 1217K)
- Comes with 4000 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 5000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The phone is 4 years and 10 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
- 17% higher pixel density (526 vs 450 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 16.5 grams less
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 | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 526 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-185 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 1000 Hz |
| Screen protection | Crystal Shield Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.3% |
| PWM | - | 342 Hz |
| Response time | - | 11 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.45 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 200.5 g (7.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | - |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 34344 | - |
| Single-core score | 4091 | 1300 |
| Multi-core score | 11891 | 3445 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1245672 | 450257 |
| GPU | 1716431 | 223494 |
| Memory | 650217 | 216467 |
| UX | 981543 | 326936 |
| Total score | 4627389 | 1217154 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2570 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10315 |
| Video editing | - | 5919 |
| Photo editing | - | 23257 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8724 |
| Writing score | - | 15818 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#16th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 16
No benchmark results yet
OnePlus 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11 | AnTuTu 12 | 1501761 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11) | AnTuTu 12 | 1501761 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312 | AnTuTu 12 | 1279540 |
| 📘 2026-03-02 (Vladislav) | AnTuTu 11 | 1217154 |
| 📘 2025-11-23 (naytman) | AnTuTu 11 | 1031622 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 17 | OxygenOS 14 |
| OS size | - | 32 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 9000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (98% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:41 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:41 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | - | 108 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 150° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX789 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.612 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 65 |
| Preview | - | 68 |
| Zoom | - | 105 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2026 | January 2022 |
| Release date | October 2026 | January 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $899 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus 16 |
| 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 16 is definitely a better buy.
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