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OnePlus 9RT vs OnePlus 9R

57 out of 100
OnePlus 9RT
VS
55 out of 100
OnePlus 9R
OnePlus 9RT
OnePlus 9R

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.62-inch OnePlus 9RT (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on October 13, 2021, against the OnePlus 9R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G and came out 6 months before. 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 9RT
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1139K versus 1032K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888 5G
  • The phone is 6 months newer

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 9RT and OnePlus 9R 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
308.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
372.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.62 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 397 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 600 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.4% 86.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 161 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) 74.1 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 198.5 g (7 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9RT +1%
87.4%
OnePlus 9R
86.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 9RT and OnePlus 9R
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max clock 2840 MHz 3200 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: 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)
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 840 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 9RT and OnePlus 9R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9RT +1%
3302
OnePlus 9R
3254
Single-core score 1201 1197
Multi-core score 3302 3254
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 9RT +10%
1139950
OnePlus 9R
1032318
CPU 438922 394805
GPU 173101 181854
Memory 208665 153954
UX 319262 301705
Total score 1139950 1032318
Samples [6 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 509 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
OnePlus 9RT +24%
1519
OnePlus 9R
1224
Stability 67% 99%
Graphics test 9 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 1519 1224
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11701
Video editing - 5825
Photo editing - 28690
Data manipulation - 9987
Writing score - 15274
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 9RT
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 -> Cortezrp10AnTuTu 111186551
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-20 (Ronak Singh rawat)AnTuTu 111139950
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-11 (Zikai)AnTuTu 111183288
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-07 (Popkakiller)AnTuTu 11983606
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-07 (Zayrex4ch)AnTuTu 111081812
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM OxygenOS 14 OxygenOS 14

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 No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (100% in 39 min)
Full charging time 0:38 hr 0:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8700 x 5800 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 123Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Monochrome: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX586
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm 14 mm
Sensor Sony IMX481 Sony IMX481
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo 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* 20 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2021 March 2021
Release date October 2021 April 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $515 $500
Successor - - OnePlus 15R
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 65 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the OnePlus 9RT. It has a better camera and battery life.

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