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OnePlus 13 vs Asus ROG Phone 5

92 out 100
OnePlus 13
VS
62 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 5
OnePlus 13
Asus ROG Phone 5

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Asus ROG Phone 5, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 239g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 5
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and Asus ROG Phone 5
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
Asus ROG Phone 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 83.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
Asus ROG Phone 5
806 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz568 Hz
Response time2 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13], [Asus ROG Phone 5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 173 mm (6.81 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
Asus ROG Phone 5
83.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and Asus ROG Phone 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 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 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
Asus ROG Phone 5
1512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
Asus ROG Phone 5
4067
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29461512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89994067
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
Asus ROG Phone 5
810336
CPU636212193057
GPU1240330260802
Memory533673160768
UX440043195709
NanoReview Score2840258810336
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
Asus ROG Phone 5
5728
Max Surface Temp.47.8 °C40.9 °C
Stability81 %90 %
Graphics Test122 fps34 fps
Graphics Score205875728
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 13], [Asus ROG Phone 5]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
16150
Asus ROG Phone 5
16849
Writing score2186421635
Web score1402814782
Video editing67417658
Data manipulation1658012565
NanoReview Score1615016849

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 54 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 ROG UI

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
Asus ROG Phone 5
22:26
Web Browsing13:42 h09:10 h
Video Playback23:46 h13:32 h
Games06:05 h06:22 h
Standby Mode120 h104 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 125 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.41/1.7
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length15 mm11 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.751/2.9
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6000x4000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm 35 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13
91.8 dB
Asus ROG Phone 5
92.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a

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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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