Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus - Which is better?

OnePlus 13R vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
65 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
OnePlus 13R
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990. 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 battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 524ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 206g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
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
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 524 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
796 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz214 Hz
Response time2 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R], [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Gray
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
90.8 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3020 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 2 + 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)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 1536 704
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R
2217
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
1152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
3140
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22171152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65643140
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
742810
CPU404610210294
GPU886081235407
Memory397538128971
UX332164168138
NanoReview Score2020393742810
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
4298
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.1 °C
Stabilityn/a53 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4298
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
11179
Writing scoren/a13668
Web scoren/a8813
Video editingn/a5865
Data manipulationn/a8637
NanoReview Scoren/a11179

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 37 GB 23.6 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 84 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
18:43
Web Browsing13:49 h07:39 h
Video Playback21:40 h12:04 h
Games06:35 h04:46 h
Standby Mode100 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)Samsung S5K2LD
Sensor size1/1.561/1.76
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.0
Focal length47 mm29 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor size1/2.761/1.72
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K2LA
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
129
Video quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
137
Overall camera score
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 2592x3872 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX375
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3.2
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6 (802.11 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
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)
LTE categoryn/a22
5G SupportYesNo

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
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
85 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 1200
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- 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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