OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3046mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 197g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 11 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 80.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
789 nits
sRGB gamut97.8 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)192 Hz290 Hz
Response time41.5 ms7.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.2 mm (6.43 in) 144 mm (5.67 in)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
80.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
4009
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14881543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39964009
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
923624
CPU261741229850
GPU310698355586
Memory177203154614
UX225891183574
NanoReview Score975533923624
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
7454
Max Surface Temp.45.6 °C44.2 °C
Stability58 %74 %
Graphics Test34 fps44 fps
Graphics Score57077454
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
n/a
Writing score14841n/a
Web score8928n/a
Video editing6066n/a
Data manipulation9290n/a
NanoReview Score11123n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 16 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3046 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 32 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
20:02
Web Browsing08:24 h07:38 h
Video Playback12:07 h12:11 h
Games04:56 h04:50 h
Standby Mode116 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED n/a
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 140 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX789Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.431/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length77 mm52 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.41/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/3.4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom110n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2018
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 9 Pro
81.1 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
85 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 970 999
Sensors - Barometer
- 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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