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

OnePlus 13R vs OnePlus 9

86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
63 out 100
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 13R
OnePlus 9

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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 13R
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 206g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R 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 13R
vs
OnePlus 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 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+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 87.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
OnePlus 9
818 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz323 Hz
Response time2 ms13 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R], [OnePlus 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %
OnePlus 9
87.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and OnePlus 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2840 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)		 - 4/1.8 (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 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R
2217
OnePlus 9
1489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
OnePlus 9
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22171489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65643996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
OnePlus 9
937505
CPU404610248662
GPU886081308723
Memory397538169685
UX332164210435
NanoReview Score2020393937505
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus 9
5761
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.8 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5761
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus 9
12032
Writing scoren/a15081
Web scoren/a11112
Video editingn/a6018
Data manipulationn/a10751
NanoReview Scoren/a12032

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 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 37 GB 35 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 29 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
OnePlus 9
19:38
Web Browsing13:49 h07:52 h
Video Playback21:40 h11:44 h
Games06:35 h04:32 h
Standby Mode100 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)Sony IMX689
Sensor size1/1.561/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.8n/a
Focal length47 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/4.01/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus 9
123
Video quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus 9
104
Overall camera score
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus 9
115
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 13R
90 dB
OnePlus 9
83 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 730
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 13R the clear winner in this comparison.

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