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OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra vs Ace 5 Ultra

89 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
VS
82 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on April 28, 2026, against the OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 11 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 Ace 6 Ultra
  • Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 6700 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3429K versus 2948K)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3600 and 2677 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and Ace 5 Ultra 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
99.8
(Very good)
Value Index
85.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 6 Ultra
vs
Ace 5 Ultra

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray Black, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 6 Ultra
89.7%
Ace 5 Ultra
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Max clock 4210 MHz 3730 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra		 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 MediaTek NPU 890
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 6 Ultra +34%
3600
Ace 5 Ultra
2677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 6 Ultra +24%
10616
Ace 5 Ultra
8564
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 6 Ultra
25593
Ace 5 Ultra +4%
26643
Compute Score (GPU) 25593 26643
Single-core score 3600 2677
Multi-core score 10616 8564
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 6 Ultra +16%
3429868
Ace 5 Ultra
2948304
CPU 1011104 968137
GPU 1311664 972622
Memory 383286 388610
UX 723814 619935
Total score 3429868 2948304
Samples Less than 3 [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 65%
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Graphics score - 2427
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 41 FPS
Section 1 - 46 FPS
Section 2 - 42 FPS
Section 3 - 36 FPS
Graphics score - 10867
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test - 30 FPS
Graphics score - 5144
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 18794
Video editing - 6861
Photo editing - 32262
Data manipulation - 16327
Writing score - 20270
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (49th and 116th place)
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM ColorOS 16 ColorOS 15

Battery

Capacity 8600 mAh 6700 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes (51% in 15 min)
Full charging time - 0:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 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
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital 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 23 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 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 6.0 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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 May 2025
Release date April 2026 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $555 $350
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
5 (71.4%)
2 (28.6%)
Total votes: 7

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