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OnePlus Ace 6 vs Ace 2

87 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6
VS
65 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 2
OnePlus Ace 6
OnePlus Ace 2

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 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years and 9 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)
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3332K versus 1481K)
  • Comes with 2800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7800 vs 5000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 6 and Ace 2 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Ace 6
90
Ace 2
79
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 6
80*
Ace 2
68*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Ace 6
94
Ace 2
63
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Ace 6
87
Ace 2
40
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 6
100*
Ace 2
60*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Ace 6
74
Ace 2
69
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*
Ace 2
65*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 90% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus Ace 2 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
Ace 2

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1240 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20.1:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 800 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 1450 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 74.3 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.7 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 6 +1%
91%
Ace 2
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus Ace 2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 4320 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 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-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 6 and OnePlus Ace 2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 6 +62%
2928
Ace 2
1804
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 6 +109%
9430
Ace 2
4506
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 6
22547
Ace 2
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 22547 -
Single-core score 2928 1804
Multi-core score 9430 4506
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 6 +125%
3332530
Ace 2
1481118
CPU 974868 584797
GPU 1185998 243018
Memory 433972 223305
UX 737692 429998
Total score 3332530 1481118
Samples [20 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 6 +188%
2501
Ace 2
867
Stability 83% 98%
Graphics test 19 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 2501 867
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 6
11482
Ace 2
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 +49%
4170
Ace 2
2794
Stability - 74%
Graphics test 24 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 4170 2794
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 6
15068
Ace 2
n/a
Web score 17311 -
Video editing 6924 -
Photo editing 26538 -
Data manipulation 13886 -
Writing score 19446 -
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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 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (Π’ΠΈΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΡ€)AnTuTu 111459848
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Long)AnTuTu 111516286
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-18 (Armtech)AnTuTu 111481118
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13
ROM ColorOS 16 ColorOS 13.1
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7800 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 100 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 9 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 0:26 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 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/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX890
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 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Omnivision OV08D10
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 - Omnivision OV02B10
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 Yes
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
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 February 2023
Release date October 2025 February 2023
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, 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 is definitely a better buy.

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