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OnePlus 13 vs Apple iPhone 16

87 out of 100
OnePlus 13
VS
80 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16
OnePlus 13
Apple iPhone 16

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 16, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 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
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 2439 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 3561 mAh
  • Has a 0.72 inch larger screen size
  • 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3145K versus 1985K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16
  • Delivers 42% higher peak brightness (1692 against 1194 nits)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 43 grams less
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3431 and 2899 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 16 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
83.0
(Good)
Value Index
67.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 13
vs
iPhone 16

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1179 x 2556 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 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Ceramic Guard -
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.7%
PWM 120 Hz 60 Hz
Response time 2 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
iPhone 16
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 13
1194 nits
iPhone 16 +42%
1692 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) 71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Repairability Good (3.71/5) Average (2.8/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13 +4%
90.1%
iPhone 16
86.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 16
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A18
Max clock 4320 MHz 4040 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 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 5 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1536 640
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1907 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 16
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2899
iPhone 16 +18%
3431
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13 +4%
8945
iPhone 16
8638
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 13
24988
iPhone 16 +12%
28010
Compute Score (GPU) 24988 28010
Single-core score 2899 3431
Multi-core score 8945 8638
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 13 +58%
3145582
iPhone 16
1985600
CPU 946374 621688
GPU 1154478 592569
Memory 370624 184239
UX 674106 587104
Total score 3145582 1985600
Samples [33 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 13 +55%
2455
iPhone 16
1579
Stability 74% 75%
Graphics test 18 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2455 1579
3DMark Solar Bay
OnePlus 13 +68%
11360
iPhone 16
6781
Graphics test 43 FPS 26 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 31 FPS
Section 2 44 FPS 26 FPS
Section 3 37 FPS 20 FPS
Graphics score 11360 6781
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 84% -
Graphics test 37 FPS -
Graphics score 6241 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
15714
iPhone 16
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 16
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-30 (Dddd)AnTuTu 111905485
📘 2026-07-15 (vovachips)AnTuTu 111842572
📘 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh)Geekbench 6 CPU3531 / 9122
📘 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh)AnTuTu 112045650
📘 2026-06-04 (Sepehr Naraghipour)AnTuTu 112018367
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
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 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM OxygenOS 16 -
OS size 54 GB 16 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 3561 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 1:42 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:42 hr 13:44 hr
Watching video 23:46 hr 18:09 hr
Gaming 06:05 hr 05:56 hr
Standby 120 hr 130 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 13 +5%
31:17 hr
iPhone 16
29:45 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8064 x 6048
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: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA-808 -
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 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/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 84
Zoom - 116
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 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 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 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 Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
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 +2%
91.8 dB
iPhone 16
90.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 September 2024
Release date January 2025 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $799
Successor - OnePlus 15 - Apple iPhone 17
SAR (head) - 1.24 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.41 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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.
Notes on iPhone 16:
    - The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
*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?
110 (90.2%)
12 (9.8%)
Total votes: 122

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