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OnePlus Nord 4 vs OnePlus 13R

71 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 4
VS
79 out of 100
OnePlus 13R
OnePlus Nord 4
OnePlus 13R

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on July 16, 2024, against the OnePlus 13R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 6 months after. 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 Nord 4
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2405K versus 1645K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2195 and 1860 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus 13R crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
20.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
72.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 4
vs
OnePlus 13R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2150 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 95.7% 99.6%
PWM 119 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 6 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 4
1169 nits
OnePlus 13R +5%
1225 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 161.72 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 75 mm (2.95 inches) 75.77 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.02 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 199.5 g (7.04 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.83/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 120 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 4
89.7%
OnePlus 13R +2%
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus 13R
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 2800 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 732 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 950 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus 13R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 4
1860
OnePlus 13R +18%
2195
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 4
5045
OnePlus 13R +34%
6781
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 4
8062
OnePlus 13R +100%
16138
Compute Score (GPU) 8062 16138
Single-core score 1860 2195
Multi-core score 5045 6781
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 4
1645573
OnePlus 13R +46%
2405504
CPU 541591 675433
GPU 419629 817091
Memory 280425 364528
UX 403928 548452
Total score 1645573 2405504
Samples [25 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord 4
975
OnePlus 13R +72%
1673
Stability 72% 70%
Graphics test 7 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 975 1673
3DMark Solar Bay
Nord 4
n/a
OnePlus 13R
8397
Graphics test - 32 FPS
Section 1 - 36 FPS
Section 2 - 32 FPS
Section 3 - 27 FPS
Graphics score - 8397
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord 4 +9%
13712
OnePlus 13R
12616
Web score 15100 11853
Video editing 7192 6267
Photo editing 20289 22043
Data manipulation 14511 12569
Writing score 14475 15676
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#164th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> Keval PatelAnTuTu 111717378
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Keval)AnTuTu 111656748
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (Akash)AnTuTu 111663978
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-11 (One)AnTuTu 111796634
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 -> jchanichAnTuTu 111719478
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OnePlus 13R
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 -> kv-verAnTuTu 112512119
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Oppo findx5 user)AnTuTu 112407150
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (Nautilus1985)AnTuTu 112503771
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 (UNIQUE KC)AnTuTu 112381948
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-09 (Junaid)AnTuTu 112492395
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 15
ROM OxygenOS 14.1 OxygenOS 15
OS size 17 GB 37 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:28 hr 0:48 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:37 hr 13:49 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 21:40 hr
Gaming 06:45 hr 06:35 hr
Standby 113 hr 100 hr
General battery life
Nord 4
28:03 hr
OnePlus 13R +3%
28:50 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 LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 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
3) Telephoto: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA LYT-600 Sony LYT-700 (IMX 906)
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Focal length - 47 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 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 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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, 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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 4
82.8 dB
OnePlus 13R +9%
90 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced July 2024 January 2025
Release date August 2024 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $599
Successor - OnePlus Nord 5 - OnePlus 15R
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Nord 4:
    - The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
Notes on OnePlus 13R:
    - This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.
*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 13R is definitely a better buy.

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