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OnePlus 10R vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

62 out 100
OnePlus 10R
VS
67 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
OnePlus 10R
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 10R Manufactured in May, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 10R
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 200g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 10R and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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:
OnePlus 10R
vs
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (48-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
879 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a6.2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 161.5 mm (6.36 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 10R
87.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
88.7 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 10R and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max Samsung Exynos 2100
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Yes
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Cores 768 896
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 854 MHz
FLOPS 1309 GFLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 10R
1122
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
1428
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 10R
3486
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
3840
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11221428
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34863840
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 10R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 10R
838345
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
919348
CPU238939262973
GPU202349294382
Memory175746147307
UX221911214686
NanoReview Score838345919348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 10R
5634
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
5538
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.5 °C
Stability91 %67 %
Graphics Test33 fps33 fps
Graphics Score56345538
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 10R], [Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 10R
11214
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
n/a
Writing score18610n/a
Web score10547n/a
Video editing5269n/a
Data manipulation10257n/a
NanoReview Score11214n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 27.2 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 One UI 6

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 14 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:33 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
20:53
Web Browsingn/a07:28 h
Video Playbackn/a13:15 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a105 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 1.1x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.561/1.76
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
129
Video quality
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
137
Overall camera score
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.24
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1224
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
87.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2022 yr January, 2021 yr
Release Date May, 2022 yr February, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 390 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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