OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra vs OnePlus 13
82
out of 100
VS
87
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on May 27, 2025, against the OnePlus 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 7 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 Ace 5 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6700 vs 6000 mAh
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 450 PPI)
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2899 and 2677 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Crystal Shield Glass | Ceramic Guard |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.71/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) · 45 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26643 | 24988 |
| Single-core score | 2677 | 2899 |
| Multi-core score | 8564 | 8945 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 968137 | 946374 |
| GPU | 972622 | 1154478 |
| Memory | 388610 | 370624 |
| UX | 619935 | 674106 |
| Total score | 2948304 | 3145582 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [33 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 65% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2427 | 2455 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 43 FPS |
| Section 1 | 46 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10867 | 11360 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 84% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5144 | 6241 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18794 | 14928 |
| Video editing | 6861 | 6982 |
| Photo editing | 32262 | 28408 |
| Data manipulation | 16327 | 14424 |
| Writing score | 20270 | 22334 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (116th and 80th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 -> Maximum | AnTuTu 12 | 3044872 |
| 📘 2026-09-02 -> Maximum | Geekbench 6 GPU | 24679 |
| 📘 2026-09-02 -> Maximum | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2646 / 8267 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 -> Maximum | AnTuTu 11 | 3021578 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (B0NDA) | AnTuTu 11 | 2824868 |
OnePlus 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3032 / 9438 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69 | AnTuTu 11 | 3139994 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 ([006]) | AnTuTu 11 | 3121992 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Ilxom) | AnTuTu 11 | 3257102 |
| 📘 2026-07-05 (Phucloi) | AnTuTu 11 | 3220208 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | ColorOS 15 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | - | 54 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6700 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 15 min) | Yes (55% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:39 hr | 0:35 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 13:42 hr |
| Watching video | - | 23:46 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | - | 120 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#34th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony LYTIA-808 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2025 | October 2024 |
| Release date | May 2025 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $899 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus 15 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13:
- The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
- The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 13. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra.
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