Apple iPhone 13 vs OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 197g
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • 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

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 and OnePlus 9 Pro
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 comparison
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 525 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+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 90.2 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamut129 %97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)609 Hz192 Hz
Response time7.5 ms41.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13
2182
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13
5142
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21821488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51423996
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU305402261741
GPU438906310698
Memory218819177203
UX301561225891
NanoReview Score1264688975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13
8702
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °C45.6 °C
Stability78 %58 %
Graphics Test52 fps34 fps
Graphics Score87025707
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Writing scoren/a14841
Web scoren/a8928
Video editingn/a6066
Data manipulationn/a9290
NanoReview Scoren/a11123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 18 GB 16 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 (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 1:46 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsing09:29 h08:24 h
Video Playback13:58 h12:07 h
Games05:12 h04:56 h
Standby Mode114 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX603Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/1.91/1.43
Pixel size1.7 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.8
Focal length14 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX372Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/3.41/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13
133
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
144
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13
125
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokeh6565
Preview7660
Zoom65110

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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13
128
OnePlus 9 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
143
OnePlus 9 Pro
n/a

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
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19
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/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13
83.2 dB
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 970
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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