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OnePlus 7 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS

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OnePlus 7 Pro
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
OnePlus 7 Pro
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 7 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 516ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4085mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 206g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 7 Pro and Apple iPhone XS
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 7 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 516 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 616 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 7 Pro
615 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)122 Hz240 Hz
Response time6 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 7 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IPX4 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gold
- Gray
- Blue		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 7 Pro
88.5 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 7 Pro and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 640 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 7 Pro
988
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 7 Pro
2678
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9881307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26783447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 7 Pro
600201
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU180879202576
GPU177997217548
Memory112765146853
UX128560166662
NanoReview Score600201733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 7 Pro
2115
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.49.6 °C44.8 °C
Stability97 %63 %
Graphics Test12 fps34 fps
Graphics Score21155698
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 7 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 7 Pro
10833
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Writing score13556n/a
Web score8326n/a
Video editing5700n/a
Data manipulation9179n/a
NanoReview Score10833n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 17 GB 11.8 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 12.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4085 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes Warp Charge (50% in 20 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 7 Pro
19:25
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing06:39 h05:44 h
Video Playback10:18 h09:44 h
Games04:10 h03:54 h
Standby Mode111 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX586Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/21/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length78 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3M5n/a
Sensor size1/3.41/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX481n/a
Sensor size1/3.09n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 7 Pro
118
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 7 Pro
98
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 7 Pro
111
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 7 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 7 Pro
111
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 7 Pro
116
Apple iPhone XS
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features A2DP SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 1700, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category1616
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 7 Pro
90.9 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 670 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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