Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13R and OnePlus Nord 2 5G - Which is better?

OnePlus 13R vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
59 out 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
OnePlus 13R
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Manufactured in July, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 206g
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R and OnePlus Nord 2 5G
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 Nord 2 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %128.2 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz119 Hz
Response time2 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R], [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 159.12 mm (6.26 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 73.31 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and OnePlus Nord 2 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 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)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R
2217
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22171056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65642911
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
CPU404610237901
GPU886081213601
Memory397538145797
UX332164178154
NanoReview Score2020393775453
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.7 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4197
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Writing scoren/a13382
Web scoren/a7267
Video editingn/a5336
Data manipulationn/a9058
NanoReview Scoren/a9631

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 2133 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 14 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 No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Web Browsing13:49 h09:17 h
Video Playback21:40 h13:38 h
Games06:35 h05:22 h
Standby Mode100 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual 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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.3
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/2.8
Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Overall camera score
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
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 MiMO
- 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- 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 GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
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/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
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 Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr July, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 470
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 65 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.

Results

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

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