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OnePlus Ace 7 vs Ace 6

88 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 7
VS
87 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6
OnePlus Ace 7
OnePlus Ace 6

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 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year 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 7
  • Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 7800 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3812K versus 3332K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3660 and 2928 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 6
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 7 and Ace 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Ace 7
92
Ace 6
90
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 7
81*
Ace 6
80*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Ace 7
97
Ace 6
94
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Ace 7
90
Ace 6
87
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 7
100*
Ace 6
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Ace 7
74
Ace 6
74
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
88*
Ace 6
87*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
77.5
(Good)
Value Index
67.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 7
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 185 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 520 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 91%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.37 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 Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 7
89.9%
Ace 6 +1%
91%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 7 and OnePlus Ace 6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 V Series Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 7 and OnePlus Ace 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 7 +25%
3660
Ace 6
2928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 7 +20%
11343
Ace 6
9430
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 7
21302
Ace 6 +6%
22547
Compute Score (GPU) 21302 22547
Single-core score 3660 2928
Multi-core score 11343 9430
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 7 +14%
3812250
Ace 6
3332530
CPU 1058852 974868
GPU 1470361 1185998
Memory 522978 433972
UX 760059 737692
Total score 3812250 3332530
Samples Less than 3 [20 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 7
n/a
Ace 6
2501
Stability - 83%
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Graphics score - 2501
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 7
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 7
n/a
Ace 6
4170
Graphics test - 24 FPS
Graphics score - 4170
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 7
n/a
Ace 6
15068
Web score - 17311
Video editing - 6924
Photo editing - 26538
Data manipulation - 13886
Writing score - 19446
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (47th and 68th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 7
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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 - 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 17 Android 16
ROM ColorOS 17 ColorOS 16
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 7800 mAh
Max charge power 100 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 (58% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 20 min)
Full charging time - 0:44 hr
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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 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 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 Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 Sony IMX906
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 16 mm
Sensor - 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

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 Sony IMX480
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 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 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 October 2026 October 2025
Release date October 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $660 $489
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, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

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