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Vivo iQOO 13 vs OnePlus 13

85 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
87 out of 100
OnePlus 13
Vivo iQOO 13
OnePlus 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the OnePlus 13, which is powered by the same chip. 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 (3)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (1798 against 1195 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 13 and OnePlus 13 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
60.5
(Average)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO 13
vs
OnePlus 13

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 510 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Schott Xensation Alpha Ceramic Guard
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO 13 +50%
1798 nits
OnePlus 13
1195 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.37 mm (6.43 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.71 mm (3.02 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.71/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 45 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO 13
89.6%
OnePlus 13 +1%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO 13 and OnePlus 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO 13 and OnePlus 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 13 +4%
3008
OnePlus 13
2899
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 13 +4%
9297
OnePlus 13
8945
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO 13
24763
OnePlus 13 +1%
24988
Compute Score (GPU) 24763 24988
Single-core score 3008 2899
Multi-core score 9297 8945
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO 13
3150555
OnePlus 13
3145582
CPU 903944 946374
GPU 1153744 1154478
Memory 415491 370624
UX 677376 674106
Total score 3150555 3145582
Samples [33 tests] [33 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iQOO 13 +2%
2509
OnePlus 13
2455
Stability 77% 74%
Graphics test 19 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2509 2455
3DMark Solar Bay
iQOO 13 +1%
11463
OnePlus 13
11360
Graphics test 44 FPS 43 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 49 FPS
Section 2 44 FPS 44 FPS
Section 3 37 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 11463 11360
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
iQOO 13
6250
OnePlus 13
6241
Stability - 84%
Graphics test 37 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 6250 6241
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
iQOO 13
15763
OnePlus 13
15714
Web score 14234 14928
Video editing 6801 6982
Photo editing 39527 28408
Data manipulation 13253 14424
Writing score 20704 22334
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (83rd and 84th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Asuna)AnTuTu 113203192
📘 2026-09-24 (Fenix)AnTuTu 123343403
📘 2026-08-15 (Kh)AnTuTu 113166164
📘 2026-08-03 (ShiNo_Maebure)AnTuTu 113090760
📘 2026-07-08 (Edward)AnTuTu 113239284
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OnePlus 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex)AnTuTu 123200877
📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss)Geekbench 6 CPU3032 / 9438
📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69AnTuTu 113139994
📘 2026-08-23 ([006])AnTuTu 113121992
📘 2026-08-08 (Ilxom)AnTuTu 113257102
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Funtouch 16 OxygenOS 16
OS size - 54 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 0:35 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:22 hr 13:42 hr
Watching video 17:57 hr 23:46 hr
Gaming 08:12 hr 06:05 hr
Standby 129 hr 120 hr
General battery life
iQOO 13
30:28 hr
OnePlus 13 +3%
31:17 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 Sony LYTIA-808
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.6
Focal length 50 mm 73 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 28 mm 21 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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
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
iQOO 13
n/a
OnePlus 13
91.8 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 October 2024
Release date November 2024 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $899
Successor - Vivo iQOO 15 - OnePlus 15
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on iQOO 13:
    - Only the 16/512 GB variant has UFS 4.1 storage; the rest use UFS 4.0.
Notes on OnePlus 13:
    - The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
    - The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the OnePlus 13. It has a better camera, connectivity, software, and sound.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 1363

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Person December 14, 2024 at 05:49 AM
I was considering oneplus 13 but from where im at the price difference is insane
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LGs December 28, 2024 at 06:22 AM
I reccomend the iQOO 13, its better for everything else other than connectivity, but if thats important to you then get oneplus 13
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Rei August 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
LGs, why you said, "other than connectivity" while the results look equivalent?
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