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OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS

68 out 100
OnePlus 9 Pro
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
OnePlus 9 Pro
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018 with 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 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Lighter design: 177g 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 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 9 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone XS

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 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut97.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)192 Hz240 Hz
Response time41.5 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.2 mm (6.43 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 Pro and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2490 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 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14881307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39963447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU261741202576
GPU310698217548
Memory177203146853
UX225891166662
NanoReview Score975533733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.45.6 °C44.8 °C
Stability58 %63 %
Graphics Test34 fps34 fps
Graphics Score57075698
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Apple iPhone XS
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 2133 MHz
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 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 16 GB 11.8 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 32 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing08:24 h05:44 h
Video Playback12:07 h09:44 h
Games04:56 h03:54 h
Standby Mode116 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 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/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX789Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.431/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length77 mm52 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.41/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.8n/a
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom110n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, 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
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category2016
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 XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 970 1000
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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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