OnePlus 13R vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2022with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 13R
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S22 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 830 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz120 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2800 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)
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R
2217
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22171710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65643809
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
CPU404610315483
GPU886081346984
Memory397538183253
UX332164233537
NanoReview Score20203931079257
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.7 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6875
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Writing scoren/a15799
Web scoren/a11474
Video editingn/a7200
Data manipulationn/a11082
NanoReview Scoren/a13071

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 37 GB 26.8 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Web Browsing13:49 h09:06 h
Video Playback21:40 h13:47 h
Games06:35 h05:57 h
Standby Mode100 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 10x
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: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.33
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/4.9
Focal length47 mm230 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX574
Sensor size1/2.761/3.52
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX563
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 S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a141

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.82
Pixel size 1 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
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 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
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
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 1199
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

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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