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

OnePlus 13 vs OnePlus 9

92 out 100
OnePlus 13
VS
63 out 100
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 13
OnePlus 9

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs OnePlus 9, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
  • Lighter design: 192g 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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 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
OnePlus 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
OnePlus 9
818 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz323 Hz
Response time2 ms13 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13], [OnePlus 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
OnePlus 9
87.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
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
OnePlus 9
1489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
OnePlus 9
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29461489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89993996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
OnePlus 9
937505
CPU636212248662
GPU1240330308723
Memory533673169685
UX440043210435
NanoReview Score2840258937505
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
OnePlus 9
5761
Max Surface Temp.47.8 °C48.8 °C
Stability81 %55 %
Graphics Test122 fps34 fps
Graphics Score205875761
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 13], [OnePlus 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
16150
OnePlus 9
12032
Writing score2186415081
Web score1402811112
Video editing67416018
Data manipulation1658010751
NanoReview Score1615012032

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 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 35 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4500 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) No
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (100% in 29 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
OnePlus 9
19:38
Web Browsing13:42 h07:52 h
Video Playback23:46 h11:44 h
Games06:05 h04:32 h
Standby Mode120 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 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 120 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 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Sony IMX689
Sensor size1/1.41/1.43
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 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 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/2.751/1.56
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 13
n/a
OnePlus 9
123
Video quality
OnePlus 13
n/a
OnePlus 9
104
Overall camera score
OnePlus 13
n/a
OnePlus 9
115
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 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 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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
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 B2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 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/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 730
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 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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