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OnePlus 13R vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro

86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
OnePlus 13R
Huawei Nova 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 13R
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R and Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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 13R
vs
Huawei Nova 15 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.84 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1320x2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)90 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
90.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and Huawei Nova 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 750 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R
2217
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
3885
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22171501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65643885
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1443077
CPU404610507103
GPU886081586911
Memory397538214190
UX332164134873
NanoReview Score20203931443077

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 37 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:48 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing13:49 hn/a
Video Playback21:40 hn/a
Games06:35 hn/a
Standby Mode100 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length47 mm69 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 52 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
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
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13R
90 dB
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 500
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 100 W

Note

OnePlus 13R:

This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.

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

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