OnePlus 13 vs Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and Asus ROG Phone 8 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 720 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 88.2 %
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 8 Pro
1748 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz485 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 76.8 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
88.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
2273
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
7260
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29462273
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89997260
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
2210469
CPU636212496599
GPU1240330906517
Memory533673426516
UX440043380837
NanoReview Score28402582210469
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
18451
Max Surface Temp.47.8 °C49.5 °C
Stability81 %75 %
Graphics Test122 fps110 fps
Graphics Score2058718451
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
16150
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
21662
Writing score2186425554
Web score1402823122
Video editing67419016
Data manipulation1658019250
NanoReview Score1615021662

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size 54 GB 28 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 ROG UI

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
25:06
Web Browsing13:42 h10:18 h
Video Playback23:46 h17:21 h
Games06:05 h06:04 h
Standby Mode120 h108 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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) 120 fps (2160p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm238 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP32 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-600Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size1/1.951/3.2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Omnivision OV31B
Sensor size1/2.751/3
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
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 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes DP 1.4
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 / 1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
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 8 Pro
92.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 1199
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 65 W

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.

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

* 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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