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OnePlus 13 vs Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra

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OnePlus 13
VS
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Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
OnePlus 13
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 235g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 8050mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 13
vs
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
4368 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 163.49 mm (6.44 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 77.94 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.94 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 235 g (8.29 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
91.6 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.74 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
3629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
11080
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29463629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)899911080
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13], [Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
4165108
CPU636212962447
GPU12403301453812
Memory533673974305
UX440043774544
NanoReview Score28402584165108
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
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
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
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 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
OS Size 54 GB 36 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 8050 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
44:02
Web Browsing13:42 h23:02 h
Video Playback23:46 h25:48 h
Games06:05 h10:54 h
Standby Mode120 h171 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
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 60 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 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Samsung ISOCELL HP5
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.12 μm0.5 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/3.0
Focal length73 mm120 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/1.951/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size0.8 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length15 mm17 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5OmniVision OV50M40
Sensor size1/2.751/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size0.64 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 OmniVision OV32D
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 6.0
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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19
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)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo 2.1
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13
91.8 dB
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr September, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 729
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, 100 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.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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