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OnePlus Ace 6 vs OnePlus 13s

87 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6
VS
83 out of 100
OnePlus 13s
OnePlus Ace 6
OnePlus 13s

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus Ace 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 27, 2025, against the OnePlus 13s, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 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
  • Has a 0.51 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1950 mAh larger battery capacity: 7800 vs 5850 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3332K versus 3013K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13s
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Weighs 28 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.34 mm narrower
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus 13s crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 6
80*
OnePlus 13s
77*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 6
100*
OnePlus 13s
78*
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
87*
OnePlus 13s
83*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
72.1
(Good)
Value Index
45.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 6
vs
OnePlus 13s

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.54:9
PPI 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 4500 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 91% 90.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Ace 6
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
OnePlus 13s
6.32″ (19.54:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~16% more screen space

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 150.8 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 71.7 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver Black, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 6
91%
OnePlus 13s
90.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus 13s
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus 13s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 6 +4%
2928
OnePlus 13s
2802
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 6 +7%
9430
OnePlus 13s
8830
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 6
22547
OnePlus 13s +10%
24802
Compute Score (GPU) 22547 24802
Single-core score 2928 2802
Multi-core score 9430 8830
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 6 +11%
3332530
OnePlus 13s
3013469
CPU 974868 868542
GPU 1185998 1107935
Memory 433972 370216
UX 737692 666776
Total score 3332530 3013469
Samples [20 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 6 +6%
2501
OnePlus 13s
2366
Stability 83% 80%
Graphics test 19 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2501 2366
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 6 +4%
11482
OnePlus 13s
10993
Graphics test 44 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 48 FPS
Section 2 44 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 38 FPS 36 FPS
Graphics score 11482 10993
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 6
4170
OnePlus 13s
n/a
Graphics test 24 FPS -
Graphics score 4170 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 6
15068
OnePlus 13s +2%
15357
Web score 17311 15017
Video editing 6924 6717
Photo editing 26538 27420
Data manipulation 13886 13670
Writing score 19446 23240
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (60th and 112th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-25 (Dipsan)AnTuTu 113150253
📘 2026-08-19 (Sumiya)AnTuTu 113292436
📘 2026-07-04 -> pntAnTuTu 113199330
📘 2026-07-01 (Twik)Geekbench 6 CPU2845 / 8818
📘 2026-06-29 (Twik)AnTuTu 113083201
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OnePlus 13s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-24 (Vasy1163)AnTuTu 112915150
📘 2026-08-19 (Dhruv)Geekbench 6 GPU25056
📘 2026-07-28 (Vanskyver)Battery lifeSOT 4:42 / 20:00
📘 2026-07-15 (Hamza)AnTuTu 113013469
📘 2026-03-04 (Jaini)Geekbench 6 GPU24802
Add View all (10)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM ColorOS 16 OxygenOS 16
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7800 mAh 5850 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 80 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 (58% in 20 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 0:51 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 Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 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 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony LYT-700
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/2.0
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.
Focal length 23 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6.0
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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, 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 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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 June 2025
Release date October 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $489 $650
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, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Ace 6. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 13s.

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Total votes: 25

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