Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 219.8g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 Ultra and OnePlus 9 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
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 3000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
1269 nits
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz192 Hz
Response time1 ms41.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 9.2 mm (0.36 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 219.8 g (7.75 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
89.9 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 Ultra and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2840 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 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2197
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
7058
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21971488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70583996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16435n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2019519
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU436541261741
GPU840663310698
Memory431435177203
UX328880225891
NanoReview Score2019519975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
15437
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.47.7 °C45.6 °C
Stability86 %58 %
Graphics Test92 fps34 fps
Graphics Score154375707
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
16417
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Writing score1964214841
Web score148768928
Video editing79296066
Data manipulation159039290
NanoReview Score1641711123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 31 GB 16 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (52% in 15 min) Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 0:34 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
22:08
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsing09:23 h08:24 h
Video Playback12:26 h12:07 h
Games04:35 h04:56 h
Standby Mode109 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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 1920 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/1.01/1.43
Pixel size1.6 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length120 mm77 mm
SensorSony IMX858Omnivision OV08A10
Sensor size1/2.511/4.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length12 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX858Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/2.511/1.56
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
144
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
150
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
149
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokeh7565
Preview8360
Zoom160110

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
90.3 dB
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 970
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a

Note

Xiaomi 14 Ultra:

The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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