Home Phone comparison OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 15 - Which is better?

OnePlus 9 vs OnePlus 15

63 out 100
OnePlus 9
VS
91 out 100
OnePlus 15
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 15

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs OnePlus 15, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 9
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 211g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7300mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 15
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
vs
OnePlus 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1272x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 87.3 % 91.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9
818 nits
OnePlus 15
n/a
sRGB gamut98.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)323 Hzn/a
Response time13 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9
87.3 %
OnePlus 15
91.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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))		 6/3.63 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9
1489
OnePlus 15
3726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9
3996
OnePlus 15
11199
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14893726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)399611199
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27829
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9
937505
OnePlus 15
3434737
CPU248662968935
GPU3087231235307
Memory169685489823
UX210435740672
NanoReview Score9375053434737
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9
5761
OnePlus 15
n/a
Max Surface Temp.48.8 °Cn/a
Stability55 %n/a
Graphics Test34 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5761n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9
12032
OnePlus 15
n/a
Writing score15081n/a
Web score11112n/a
Video editing6018n/a
Data manipulation10751n/a
NanoReview Score12032n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 16
OS Size 35 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 OxygenOS 16

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 7300 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 29 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:29 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9
19:38
OnePlus 15
n/a
Web Browsing07:52 hn/a
Video Playback11:44 hn/a
Games04:32 hn/a
Standby Mode96 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 140 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX689Sony LYTIA-T808
Sensor size1/1.431/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length14 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/1.561/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9
123
OnePlus 15
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 9
104
OnePlus 15
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9
115
OnePlus 15
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.74
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2, 3, 5, 8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 9
83 dB
OnePlus 15
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 730 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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