Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 9 - Which is better?

OnePlus 13 vs Google Pixel 9

92 out 100
OnePlus 13
VS
79 out 100
Google Pixel 9
OnePlus 13
Google Pixel 9

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 9, Manufactured in August, 2024 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. 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
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 213g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 9
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
Smartphones:
OnePlus 13
vs
Google Pixel 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
Google Pixel 9
2225 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13], [Google Pixel 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 152.8 mm (6.02 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 72 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
Google Pixel 9
87.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1792 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
Google Pixel 9
1832
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
Google Pixel 9
4579
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29461832
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89994579
Geekbench Compute (GPU)241796389
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13], [Google Pixel 9]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
Google Pixel 9
1074252
CPU636212237029
GPU1240330449828
Memory533673189059
UX440043198336
NanoReview Score28402581074252
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
Google Pixel 9
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
Google Pixel 9
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		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 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 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 54 GB 19 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 27 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
Google Pixel 9
22:26
Web Browsing13:42 h10:01 h
Video Playback23:46 h13:38 h
Games06:05 h05:41 h
Standby Mode120 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED 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 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Samsung GNK
Sensor size1/1.41/1.31
Pixel size1.12 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
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 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.7
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.751/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9
161
Video quality
OnePlus 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9
150
Overall camera score
OnePlus 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9
154
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a132
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 105 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.3
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13
91.8 dB
Google Pixel 9
87.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr August, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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.

Results

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

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