Home > Smartphone comparison > Ace 7 vs OnePlus Ace – which one to choose?

OnePlus Ace 7 vs OnePlus Ace

90 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 7
VS
55 out of 100
OnePlus Ace
OnePlus Ace 7
OnePlus Ace

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on October 29, 2026, against the OnePlus Ace, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max and came out 4 years and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  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 7
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 3.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3812K versus 1138K)
  • Comes with 4500 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 4500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 4 years and 7 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 394 PPI)
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace
  • Supports higher wattage charging (150W versus 100W)
  • Weighs 31 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 7 and OnePlus Ace crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 7
82*
OnePlus Ace
57*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 7
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 7
90*
OnePlus Ace
55*
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
πŸ“± Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 97% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus Ace to OnePlus Ace 7 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 7
vs
OnePlus Ace

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 520 Hz 1000 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 87.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.37 mm (3.05 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling Active fan -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Purple Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 7 +2%
89.9%
OnePlus Ace
87.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 7 and OnePlus Ace
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 V Series MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max
Max clock 4600 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 12 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G610 MC6
GPU shading units 1024 384
GPU clock 1200 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~660.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 7 and OnePlus Ace
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 7 +265%
3660
OnePlus Ace
1002
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 7 +249%
11343
OnePlus Ace
3253
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 7
21302
OnePlus Ace
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 21302 -
Single-core score 3660 1002
Multi-core score 11343 3253
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 7 +235%
3812250
OnePlus Ace
1138764
CPU 1058852 384787
GPU 1470361 203781
Memory 522978 217841
UX 760059 332355
Total score 3812250 1138764
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 7
n/a
OnePlus Ace
553
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Graphics score - 553
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 7
n/a
OnePlus Ace
1540
Stability - 91%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1540
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 7
n/a
OnePlus Ace
9289
Web score - 10080
Video editing - 5025
Photo editing - 13610
Data manipulation - 7393
Writing score - 13574
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 7
No benchmark results yet
Add
OnePlus Ace
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-12 (Grandflex)AnTuTu 111033675
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Hafid)AnTuTu 111168500
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-05 (GrischaLike)AnTuTu 111138764
Add View all (3)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 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 17 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM ColorOS 17 ColorOS 15

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 100 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 30 min) Yes (50% in 5 min)
Full charging time - 0:18 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 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 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 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 - 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 2026 April 2022
Release date October 2026 April 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $660 $390
Successor - - OnePlus Ace 7
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 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 7 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
1 (100%)
0 (0%)
Total votes: 1

Related comparisons

1. OnePlus Ace vs OnePlus 10R
2. OnePlus Ace vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
3. OnePlus Ace 7 vs OnePlus Ace 6
4. OnePlus Ace 7 vs Vivo iQOO Neo12
5. OnePlus Ace 7 vs Vivo iQOO 16
6. OnePlus Ace 7 vs Honor Win RT 2
7. OnePlus Ace 7 vs Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
8. OnePlus Ace 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
9. OnePlus Ace 7 vs Apple iPhone 17
10. OnePlus Ace 7 vs OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский