OnePlus 9 Pro vs 10 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 23, 2021, against the OnePlus 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 10 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 9 Pro
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (876 against 783 nits)
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1537 and 1300 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 65W)
- The phone is 10 months newer
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 | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3216 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 525 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 1000 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.8% | 98.3% |
| PWM | 192 Hz | 342 Hz |
| Response time | 41.5 ms | 11 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 200.5 g (7.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 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 | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1537 | 1300 |
| Multi-core score | 3989 | 3445 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 437275 | 450257 |
| GPU | 236949 | 223494 |
| Memory | 195660 | 216467 |
| UX | 315921 | 326936 |
| Total score | 1185805 | 1217154 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 56% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1527 | 2570 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10265 | 10315 |
| Video editing | 6204 | 5919 |
| Photo editing | 26249 | 23257 |
| Data manipulation | 9595 | 8724 |
| Writing score | 14324 | 15818 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1537 / 3989 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | AnTuTu 11 | 1253342 |
| π 2026-02-21 (Mete kaan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1207152 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Zayrex4ch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1224607 |
| π 2025-12-29 (Buick) | AnTuTu 11 | 1220080 |
OnePlus 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11 | AnTuTu 12 | 1501761 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11) | AnTuTu 12 | 1501761 |
| π 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312 | AnTuTu 12 | 1279540 |
| π 2026-03-02 (Vladislav) | AnTuTu 11 | 1217154 |
| π 2025-11-23 (naytman) | AnTuTu 11 | 1031622 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | OxygenOS 14 |
| OS size | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 32 min) | Yes (98% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:24 hr | 07:41 hr |
| Watching video | 12:07 hr | 12:41 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 108 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.3x | 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 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 140Β° | 150Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Depth: 2 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 | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX789 | Sony IMX789 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (β 0.7 inch) | 1/1.43" (β 0.7 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 77 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | Omnivision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (β 0.23 inch) | 1/4.4" (β 0.23 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 65 |
| Preview | 60 | 68 |
| Zoom | 110 | 105 |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | January 2022 |
| Release date | March 2021 | January 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $970 | $899 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - OnePlus 15 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.21 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 9 Pro. But if the gaming is more of a priority β go for the OnePlus 10 Pro.
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