OnePlus 13 vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
- Larger display: 6.82in
- Lighter design: 213g vs 219.8g
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
- Built-in eSIM
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 24/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.82 in | 6.73 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3168 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 510 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1600 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1 % | 89.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 9.2 mm (0.36 in) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 219.8 g (7.75 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP68 |
| 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 |
Performance
| 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 6 (Single-Core) | 2946 | 2197 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8999 | 7058 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24179 | 16435 |
| CPU | 636212 | 436541 |
| GPU | 1240330 | 840663 |
| Memory | 533673 | 431435 |
| UX | 440043 | 328880 |
| NanoReview Score | 2840258 | 2019519 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 47.8 °C | 47.7 °C |
| Stability | 81 % | 86 % |
| Graphics Test | 122 fps | 92 fps |
| Graphics Score | 20587 | 15437 |
| Writing score | 21864 | 19642 |
| Web score | 14028 | 14876 |
| Video editing | 6741 | 7929 |
| Data manipulation | 16580 | 15903 |
| NanoReview Score | 16150 | 16417 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB - 24 GB |
- 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 54 GB | 31 GB |
| UI Skin | OxygenOS 15 | HyperOS 2.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 15 min) | Yes (52% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:35 h | 0:34 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:42 h | 09:23 h |
| Video Playback | 23:46 h | 12:26 h |
| Games | 06:05 h | 04:35 h |
| Standby Mode | 120 h | 109 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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) | 1920 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 122 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-808 | Sony LYT-900 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | 1/2.51 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75 | 1/2.51 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 75 |
| Preview | n/a | 83 |
| Zoom | n/a | 160 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Omnivision OV32B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/3.14 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA 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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | February, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2025 yr | February, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | 1499 |
| 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 | Yes 90 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.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra:
The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.
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