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OnePlus 13R vs Xiaomi Black Shark 4

86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
OnePlus 13R
Xiaomi Black Shark 4

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Black Shark 4, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 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
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 210g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Black Shark 4
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R and Xiaomi Black Shark 4
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
Xiaomi Black Shark 4

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 720 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
688 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz162 Hz
Response time2 ms8.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R], [Xiaomi Black Shark 4]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
85.8 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3200 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 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R
2217
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
1374
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
3731
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22171374
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65643731
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
785107
CPU404610218905
GPU886081213774
Memory397538148795
UX332164203633
NanoReview Score2020393785107
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
4294
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.4 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4294
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Black Shark 4]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
14766
Writing scoren/a18061
Web scoren/a13097
Video editingn/a7303
Data manipulationn/a10523
NanoReview Scoren/a14766

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 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
OS Size 37 GB 18 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 Joy UI 12.5

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 120 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 (100% in 19 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:19 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
18:09
Web Browsing13:49 h07:34 h
Video Playback21:40 h11:34 h
Games06:35 h05:04 h
Standby Mode100 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
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 (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)Sony IMX582 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/1.561/2.0
Pixel size1 μm0.8 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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 n/a
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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, 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
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 B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13R
90 dB
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
82 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 500
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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