Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13 and Nothing Phone (2) - Which is better?

OnePlus 13 vs Nothing Phone (2)

92 out 100
OnePlus 13
VS
70 out 100
Nothing Phone (2)
OnePlus 13
Nothing Phone (2)

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Nothing Phone (2), Manufactured in July, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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 newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (2)
  • Lighter design: 201.2g vs 213g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and Nothing Phone (2)
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 13
vs
Nothing Phone (2)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
Nothing Phone (2)
991 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.3 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz90 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13], [Nothing Phone (2)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 201.2 g (7.1 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
Nothing Phone (2)
87.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and Nothing Phone (2) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
Nothing Phone (2)
1718
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
Nothing Phone (2)
4478
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29461718
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89994478
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13], [Nothing Phone (2)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
Nothing Phone (2)
1200612
CPU636212348707
GPU1240330385273
Memory533673207889
UX440043258743
NanoReview Score28402581200612
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
Nothing Phone (2)
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
Nothing Phone (2)
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
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 54 GB 28 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 Nothing OS 2.5

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 45 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 (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (62% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:04 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
Nothing Phone (2)
23:16
Web Browsing13:42 h10:12 h
Video Playback23:46 h16:37 h
Games06:05 h06:07 h
Standby Mode120 h91 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 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 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase 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 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.751/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Sources: DxOMark [Nothing Phone (2)]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (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 5.3
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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 850/900/1800/1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Nothing Phone (2)
81.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr July, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr July, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 599
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 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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