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OnePlus Ace 5 vs OnePlus 13R

77 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 5
VS
79 out of 100
OnePlus 13R
OnePlus Ace 5
OnePlus 13R

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 26, 2024, against the OnePlus 13R, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month after. 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 (3)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 5 and OnePlus 13R crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 5
71*
OnePlus 13R
73*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Ace 5
77*
OnePlus 13R
79*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
113.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
72.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 5
vs
OnePlus 13R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Ace 5
n/a
OnePlus 13R
1225 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) 161.72 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) 75.77 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) 8.02 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Purple Black, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.83/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 120 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 5
91.2%
OnePlus 13R
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 5 and OnePlus 13R
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 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		 - 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 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 5 and OnePlus 13R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 5
2113
OnePlus 13R +4%
2195
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 5
6318
OnePlus 13R +7%
6781
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 5
13942
OnePlus 13R +16%
16138
Compute Score (GPU) 13942 16138
Single-core score 2113 2195
Multi-core score 6318 6781
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 5
2324192
OnePlus 13R +3%
2405504
CPU 652815 675433
GPU 784215 817091
Memory 339836 364528
UX 547326 548452
Total score 2324192 2405504
Samples [22 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 5 +1%
1684
OnePlus 13R
1673
Stability 88% 70%
Graphics test 12 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 1684 1673
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 5
8417
OnePlus 13R
8397
Graphics test 32 FPS 32 FPS
Section 1 36 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 32 FPS 32 FPS
Section 3 27 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 8417 8397
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 5
3597
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Stability 89% -
Graphics test 21 FPS -
Graphics score 3597 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 5
12623
OnePlus 13R
12616
Web score 11661 11853
Video editing 6265 6267
Photo editing 21690 22043
Data manipulation 12232 12569
Writing score 16091 15676
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (192nd and 164th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (Asfi)AnTuTu 112176056
📘 2026-08-24 (AnONe)AnTuTu 111939356
📘 2026-08-23 (ThienBlack)AnTuTu 112433687
📘 2026-08-22 (Thiện Black)AnTuTu 112433687
📘 2026-07-23 (Vyzz)AnTuTu 112395708
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OnePlus 13R
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-15 -> kv-verAnTuTu 112512119
📘 2026-07-07 (Oppo findx5 user)AnTuTu 112407150
📘 2026-05-28 (Nautilus1985)AnTuTu 112503771
📘 2026-02-21 (UNIQUE KC)AnTuTu 112381948
📘 2026-02-09 (Junaid)AnTuTu 112492395
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4800 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 15
ROM ColorOS 15 OxygenOS 15
OS size - 37 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 3 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6415 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 0:48 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:49 hr
Watching video - 21:40 hr
Gaming - 06:35 hr
Standby - 100 hr
General battery life
Ace 5
n/a
OnePlus 13R
28:50 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED 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 112° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Telephoto: 50 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 LYT-700 (IMX 906)
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Focal length - 47 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Digital
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" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
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 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 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 GPS, GLONASS, 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 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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Ace 5
n/a
OnePlus 13R
90 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2024 January 2025
Release date December 2024 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $315 $599
Successor - OnePlus Ace 6 - OnePlus 15R
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Ace 5:
    - The 512GB model in green color weighs 223 grams (versus 206 grams for all other versions).
Notes on OnePlus 13R:
    - This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.
*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 13R.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
302 (75.5%)
98 (24.5%)
Total votes: 400

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kem April 26, 2025 at 03:13 PM
Oneplus ace 5 im coming for u
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Mos July 18, 2025 at 02:05 PM
No telephoto lens buddy
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Arnab Das March 25, 2025 at 02:54 AM
Does oneplus Ace will get major updates of android and security patches?
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