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OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra vs Ace 6

89 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
OnePlus Ace 6

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 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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 Ace 6 Ultra
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 7800 mAh
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3600 and 2928 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 6
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and Ace 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 6 Ultra
79*
Ace 6
80*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 6 Ultra
100*
Ace 6
100*
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 6 Ultra
89*
Ace 6
87*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
99.8
(Very good)
Value Index
72.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

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 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 91%
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) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray White, Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 6 Ultra
89.7%
Ace 6 +1%
91%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 6
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4210 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 6 Ultra +23%
3600
Ace 6
2928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 6 Ultra +13%
10616
Ace 6
9430
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 6 Ultra +14%
25593
Ace 6
22547
Compute Score (GPU) 25593 22547
Single-core score 3600 2928
Multi-core score 10616 9430
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 6 Ultra +3%
3429868
Ace 6
3332530
CPU 1011104 974868
GPU 1311664 1185998
Memory 383286 433972
UX 723814 737692
Total score 3429868 3332530
Samples Less than 3 [20 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 6 Ultra
n/a
Ace 6
2501
Stability - 83%
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Graphics score - 2501
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 6 Ultra
n/a
Ace 6
11482
Graphics test - 44 FPS
Section 1 - 49 FPS
Section 2 - 44 FPS
Section 3 - 38 FPS
Graphics score - 11482
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 6 Ultra
n/a
Ace 6
4170
Graphics test - 24 FPS
Graphics score - 4170
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 6 Ultra
n/a
Ace 6
15068
Web score - 17311
Video editing - 6924
Photo editing - 26538
Data manipulation - 13886
Writing score - 19446
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (53rd and 60th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Ghoul)AnTuTu 123633640
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OnePlus Ace 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Dipsan)AnTuTu 113150253
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Sumiya)AnTuTu 113292436
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 -> pntAnTuTu 113199330
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Twik)Geekbench 6 CPU2845 / 8818
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Twik)AnTuTu 113083201
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM ColorOS 16 ColorOS 16
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 8600 mAh 7800 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 120 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 Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (58% in 20 min)
Full charging time - 0:44 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 Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
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
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
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 - Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 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, 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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 October 2025
Release date April 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $555 $489
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, 120 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 Ace 6 Ultra. It has a better gaming and connectivity.

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Total votes: 57

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