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OnePlus 13 vs Apple iPhone Air

92 out 100
OnePlus 13
VS
88 out 100
Apple iPhone Air
OnePlus 13
Apple iPhone Air

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone Air, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3149mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone Air
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 213g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone Air
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 13
vs
Apple iPhone Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1260x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 156.2 mm (6.15 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
Apple iPhone Air
88.9 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 4/2.51 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
Apple iPhone Air
3756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
Apple iPhone Air
10670
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29463756
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)899910670
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
Apple iPhone Air
2118157
CPU636212511982
GPU1240330790667
Memory533673370651
UX440043444857
NanoReview Score28402582118157
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.8 °Cn/a
Stability81 %n/a
Graphics Test122 fpsn/a
Graphics Score20587n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
16150
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Writing score21864n/a
Web score14028n/a
Video editing6741n/a
Data manipulation16580n/a
NanoReview Score16150n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 26
OS Size 54 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 3149 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
Apple iPhone Air
n/a
Web Browsing13:42 hn/a
Video Playback23:46 hn/a
Games06:05 hn/a
Standby Mode120 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-600n/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.75n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 18 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13
91.8 dB
Apple iPhone Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No

Note

OnePlus 13:

The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 and 210g. The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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