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OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra vs Ace 3 Pro

82 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
VS
78 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
OnePlus Ace 3 Pro

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 Ace 3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year 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 Ace 5 Ultra
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2948K versus 2287K)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2677 and 2222 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra and Ace 3 Pro 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
85.3
(Very good)
Value Index
38.9
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 5 Ultra
vs
Ace 3 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 4500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1400 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 91%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 75.27 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.85 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Purple White, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 5 Ultra
90.1%
Ace 3 Pro +1%
91%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3730 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 5 Ultra +20%
2677
Ace 3 Pro
2222
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 5 Ultra +25%
8564
Ace 3 Pro
6859
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 5 Ultra +75%
26643
Ace 3 Pro
15243
Compute Score (GPU) 26643 15243
Single-core score 2677 2222
Multi-core score 8564 6859
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 5 Ultra +29%
2948304
Ace 3 Pro
2287429
CPU 968137 702174
GPU 972622 780004
Memory 388610 352261
UX 619935 452990
Total score 2948304 2287429
Samples [17 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 5 Ultra +47%
2427
Ace 3 Pro
1650
Stability 65% 72%
Graphics test 18 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2427 1650
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 5 Ultra +33%
10867
Ace 3 Pro
8169
Graphics test 41 FPS 31 FPS
Section 1 46 FPS 35 FPS
Section 2 42 FPS 31 FPS
Section 3 36 FPS 26 FPS
Graphics score 10867 8169
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 5 Ultra +14%
5144
Ace 3 Pro
4526
Stability - 79%
Graphics test 30 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 5144 4526
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 5 Ultra +13%
16937
Ace 3 Pro
14924
Web score 18794 13236
Video editing 6861 6334
Photo editing 32262 28434
Data manipulation 16327 12500
Writing score 20270 17255
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#120th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 -> MaximumAnTuTu 123044872
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> MaximumGeekbench 6 GPU24679
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> MaximumGeekbench 6 CPU2646 / 8267
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 -> MaximumAnTuTu 113021578
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-21 (B0NDA)AnTuTu 112824868
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OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-18 (ADN)AnTuTu 112494284
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-12 (RafaelL)AnTuTu 112407208
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-28 (Zizo)AnTuTu 112287429
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 -> OneX01AnTuTu 112186158
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-19 (Evgeniy298)AnTuTu 112241066
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM ColorOS 15 ColorOS 15
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6700 mAh 6100 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (51% in 15 min) Yes (52% in 16 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:38 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash 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 240 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV02B
Sensor size - 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No 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 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2025 June 2024
Release date May 2025 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $700
Successor - - OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Ace 3 Pro.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
10 (66.7%)
5 (33.3%)
Total votes: 15

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