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OnePlus 9R vs OnePlus 9

55 out of 100
OnePlus 9R
VS
58 out of 100
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 9R
OnePlus 9

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch OnePlus 9R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G) that was released on March 23, 2021, against the OnePlus 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9R
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1157K versus 1032K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888 5G
  • 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1489 and 1197 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 9 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
372.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
129.7
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 9R
vs
OnePlus 9

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8% 87.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.9%
PWM - 323 Hz
Response time - 13 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 9R
n/a
OnePlus 9
813 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161 mm (6.34 inches) 160 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) 74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.7 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Blue Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9R
86.8%
OnePlus 9 +1%
87.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max clock 3200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)		 - 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)
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 780
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 660
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 670 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9R
1197
OnePlus 9 +24%
1489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9R
3254
OnePlus 9 +23%
3996
Single-core score 1197 1489
Multi-core score 3254 3996
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 9R
1032318
OnePlus 9 +12%
1157244
CPU 394805 423741
GPU 181854 226444
Memory 153954 180624
UX 301705 326435
Total score 1032318 1157244
Samples [3 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
OnePlus 9R
1224
OnePlus 9 +26%
1538
Stability 99% 55%
Graphics test 7 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 1224 1538
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9R
12227
OnePlus 9
12286
Web score 11701 10859
Video editing 5825 6243
Photo editing 28690 26456
Data manipulation 9987 9952
Writing score 15274 14735
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 9R
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 -> Artix_1AnTuTu 111215466
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 (Unkown)AnTuTu 111032318
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-05 (Pranav Gupta)AnTuTu 11823551
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OnePlus 9
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-19 (Esl)AnTuTu 111208430
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (junkman)AnTuTu 111157244
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-09 (luwakc)AnTuTu 111100708
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 (Opos)AnTuTu 11855677
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (I'm blady)AnTuTu 111135878
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM OxygenOS 14 OxygenOS 13
OS size - 35 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (100% in 39 min) Yes (100% in 29 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:29 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:52 hr
Watching video - 11:44 hr
Gaming - 04:32 hr
Standby - 96 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 9R
n/a
OnePlus 9
19:38 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 140Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Monochrome: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Monochrome: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX586 Sony IMX689
Sensor size 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/1.43" (β‰ˆ 0.7 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm 14 mm
Sensor Sony IMX481 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of OnePlus 9 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 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
OnePlus 9R
n/a
OnePlus 9
83 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2021 March 2021
Release date April 2021 March 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $500 $730
Successor - OnePlus 15R -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 9. But if the software and design are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 9R.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
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313 (37.1%)
Total votes: 843

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