OnePlus 11R vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 11R Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 11R
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 451ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 204g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 18/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 11R and Samsung Galaxy S23 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 451 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 89 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 11R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1201 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.34 mm (6.43 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.43 mm (2.93 in) 76.2 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 11R
89.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
89 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 11R and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 11R
1683
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 11R
4259
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
4917
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16831856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42594917
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 11R
1253541
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1546241
CPU368671380742
GPU475550611422
Memory175836279241
UX233484274836
NanoReview Score12535411546241
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 11R
10502
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
12142
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.2 °C
Stability63 %65 %
Graphics Test62 fps72 fps
Graphics Score1050212142
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 11R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
15595
Writing scoren/a19600
Web scoren/a13816
Video editingn/a7828
Data manipulationn/a12458
NanoReview Scoren/a15595

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 42.5 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (30% in 5 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:25 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 11R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
26:32
Web Browsingn/a10:37 h
Video Playbackn/a15:54 h
Gamesn/a06:37 h
Standby Moden/a128 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX890Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 11R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
129
Video quality
OnePlus 11R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
137
Overall camera score
OnePlus 11R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.24
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 6E (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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8UMTS 6/5/8/34
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
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
OnePlus 11R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
91.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 485 999
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 100 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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