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OnePlus 13 vs Apple iPhone 14

87 out of 100
OnePlus 13
VS
67 out of 100
Apple iPhone 14
OnePlus 13
Apple iPhone 14

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch OnePlus 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 31, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 14, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 2 years and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Comes with 2721 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 3279 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3145K versus 1526K)
  • Has a 0.72 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Shows 29% longer battery life (31:17 vs 24:17 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 20W)
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (1194 against 837 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 41 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 14 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 93% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Apple iPhone 14 to OnePlus 13 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 13
vs
iPhone 14

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 510 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Ceramic Guard -
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.5%
PWM 120 Hz 60 Hz
Response time 2 ms 12 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
iPhone 14
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 13 +43%
1194 nits
iPhone 14
837 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Repairability Good (3.71/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13 +3%
90.1%
iPhone 14
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 14
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 4320 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 5 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1536 640
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 14
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13 +28%
2899
iPhone 14
2272
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13 +60%
8945
iPhone 14
5584
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 13 +21%
24988
iPhone 14
20728
Compute Score (GPU) 24988 20728
Single-core score 2899 2272
Multi-core score 8945 5584
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 13 +106%
3145582
iPhone 14
1526761
CPU 946374 441890
GPU 1154478 399019
Memory 370624 177784
UX 674106 508068
Total score 3145582 1526761
Samples [33 tests] [9 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 74% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Graphics score 2455 -
3DMark Solar Bay
OnePlus 13 +201%
11360
iPhone 14
3771
Stability - 76%
Graphics test 43 FPS 14 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 19 FPS
Section 2 44 FPS 14 FPS
Section 3 37 FPS 10 FPS
Graphics score 11360 3771
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
OnePlus 13 +119%
6241
iPhone 14
2854
Stability 84% 76%
Graphics test 37 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 6241 2854
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
15714
iPhone 14
n/a
Web score 14928 -
Video editing 6982 -
Photo editing 28408 -
Data manipulation 14424 -
Writing score 22334 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (Phúc Lợi)AnTuTu 123331523
📘 2026-10-09 (Prigogin)AnTuTu 123195605
📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex)AnTuTu 123200877
📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss)Geekbench 6 CPU3032 / 9438
📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69AnTuTu 113139994
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Apple iPhone 14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-23 (Artyom)AnTuTu 111082494
📘 2026-07-15 (Minh Thai)AnTuTu 111526761
📘 2026-06-06 (emo067)AnTuTu 111538861
📘 2026-05-27 (Rex)Geekbench 6 CPU2382 / 5869
📘 2026-05-10 (Laxy)AnTuTu 111573257
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM OxygenOS 16 -
OS size 54 GB 12 GB
OS updates 4 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 3279 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 20 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 1:31 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:42 hr 10:06 hr
Watching video 23:46 hr 14:55 hr
Gaming 06:05 hr 05:25 hr
Standby 120 hr 114 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 13 +29%
31:17 hr
iPhone 14
24:17 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.5
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA-808 Sony IMX703
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.66" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.9 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.6 -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Sony IMX372
Sensor size 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 85
Zoom - 90
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 138
Video - 153

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C -
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 13 +13%
91.8 dB
iPhone 14
80.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 September 2022
Release date January 2025 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $799
Successor - OnePlus 15 - Apple iPhone 17
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13:
    - The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
    - The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
13 (92.9%)
1 (7.1%)
Total votes: 14

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