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OnePlus Ace 6 vs OnePlus Ace

87 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6
VS
55 out of 100
OnePlus Ace
OnePlus Ace 6
OnePlus Ace

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 Ace, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max and came out 3 years and 7 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
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3332K versus 1138K)
  • Comes with 3300 mAh larger battery capacity: 7800 vs 4500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 3 years and 7 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 394 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace
  • Supports higher wattage charging (150W versus 120W)
  • Weighs 27 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus Ace crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 6
80*
OnePlus Ace
57*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 6
100*
OnePlus Ace
50*
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 Ace
55*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 96% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus Ace to OnePlus Ace 6 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and performance.

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 1000 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 87.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Silver Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 6 +4%
91%
OnePlus Ace
87.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus Ace
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max
Max clock 4320 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G610 MC6
GPU shading units 1536 384
GPU clock 1100 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~660.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus Ace
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 6 +192%
2928
OnePlus Ace
1002
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 6 +190%
9430
OnePlus Ace
3253
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 6
22547
OnePlus Ace
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 22547 -
Single-core score 2928 1002
Multi-core score 9430 3253
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 6 +193%
3332530
OnePlus Ace
1138764
CPU 974868 384787
GPU 1185998 203781
Memory 433972 217841
UX 737692 332355
Total score 3332530 1138764
Samples [20 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 6 +352%
2501
OnePlus Ace
553
Stability 83% -
Graphics test 19 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 2501 553
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 6
11482
OnePlus Ace
n/a
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 +171%
4170
OnePlus Ace
1540
Stability - 91%
Graphics test 24 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 4170 1540
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 6 +62%
15068
OnePlus Ace
9289
Web score 17311 10080
Video editing 6924 5025
Photo editing 26538 13610
Data manipulation 13886 7393
Writing score 19446 13574
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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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OnePlus Ace
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-12 (Grandflex)AnTuTu 111033675
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Hafid)AnTuTu 111168500
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-05 (GrischaLike)AnTuTu 111138764
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM ColorOS 16 ColorOS 15
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7800 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 150 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (58% in 20 min) Yes (50% in 5 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 0:18 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 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 120Β°
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
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX766
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 15 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
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
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 Sony IMX480 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
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 October 2025 April 2022
Release date October 2025 April 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $489 $390
Successor - - OnePlus Ace 6
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, 150 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 is definitely a better buy.

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