OnePlus 7 Pro vs OnePlus 16
52
out of 100
VS
95
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch OnePlus 7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on May 15, 2019, against the OnePlus 16, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and came out 7 years and 6 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 7 Pro
- 14% higher pixel density (515 vs 450 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 16
- 5.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4627K versus 841K)
- Comes with 4915 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 4085 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
- The phone is 7 years and 6 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 12
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 515 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-185 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 616 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Crystal Shield Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 122 Hz | - |
| Response time | 6 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.45 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 217 g (7.65 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX4 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue | Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 850 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~898.5 GFLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2626 | 34344 |
| Single-core score | 800 | 4091 |
| Multi-core score | 2174 | 11891 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 324799 | 1245672 |
| GPU | 127756 | 1716431 |
| Memory | 163516 | 650217 |
| UX | 225851 | 981543 |
| Total score | 841922 | 4627389 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 736 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8822 | - |
| Video editing | 5714 | - |
| Photo editing | 25467 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9572 | - |
| Writing score | 13633 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#16th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-11 (Inok) | AnTuTu 11 | 845513 |
| 📘 2026-03-07 (Zeixxxx) | AnTuTu 11 | 824513 |
| 📘 2025-10-10 (Auтист с поласом) | AnTuTu 11 | 841922 |
| 📘 2025-09-14 (Takumi) | AnTuTu 11 | 812761 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Палаз 7 про) | AnTuTu 11 | 844558 |
OnePlus 16
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 17 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 12.1 | OxygenOS 17 |
| OS size | 17 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4085 mAh | 9000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes, Warp Charge (50% in 20 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 06:39 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:18 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:10 hr | - |
| Standby | 111 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 117° | 116° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 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 - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 78 mm | 73 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX481 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.612 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 7 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 111 | - |
| Video | 116 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2019 | October 2026 |
| Release date | May 2019 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $670 | $900 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 16 | - |
| SAR (head) | 1.199 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.394 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*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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