Apple iPhone 13 vs OnePlus 9
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs OnePlus 9, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 174g vs 192g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
- Larger display: 6.55in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.55 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 87.3 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 129 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 609 Hz | 323 Hz |
| Response time | 7.5 ms | 13 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 160 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- Black - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2182 | 1489 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5142 | 3996 |
| CPU | 305402 | 248662 |
| GPU | 438906 | 308723 |
| Memory | 218819 | 169685 |
| UX | 301561 | 210435 |
| NanoReview Score | 1264688 | 937505 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.7 °C | 48.8 °C |
| Stability | 78 % | 55 % |
| Graphics Test | 52 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 8702 | 5761 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15081 |
| Web score | n/a | 11112 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6018 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10751 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12032 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 35 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | OxygenOS 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 3227 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 29 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:46 h | 0:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:29 h | 07:52 h |
| Video Playback | 13:58 h | 11:44 h |
| Games | 05:12 h | 04:32 h |
| Standby Mode | 114 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 140 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Monochrome: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Sony IMX689 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.43 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 65 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4920x3264 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM B2, 3, 5, 8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | 730 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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