Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) - Which is better?

OnePlus 13R vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
70 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
OnePlus 13R
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos), Manufactured in October, 2023 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. 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
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
  • 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
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 13R
vs
Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 1450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 83.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
904 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz120 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R], [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
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 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
83.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) 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 S23 FE (Exynos)
1599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
3909
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22171599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65643909
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13R], [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
1170970
CPU404610325994
GPU886081440398
Memory397538174869
UX332164229709
NanoReview Score20203931170970
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
8315
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.2 °C
Stabilityn/a61 %
Graphics Testn/a49 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8315
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
13449
Writing scoren/a16564
Web scoren/a11835
Video editingn/a7387
Data manipulationn/a12600
NanoReview Scoren/a13449

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 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 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 37 GB 21 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 One UI 6.1

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
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
17:40
Web Browsing13:49 h06:25 h
Video Playback21:40 h10:03 h
Games06:35 h03:27 h
Standby Mode100 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
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 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)Samsung GN3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length47 mm76 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Hynix Hi847
Sensor size1/2.761/4.4
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/4.01/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.65
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
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 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 5.3
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66)
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 S23 FE (Exynos)
88.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 599
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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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