OnePlus 13 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
87
out of 100
VS
66
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.82-inch OnePlus 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 31, 2024, against the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3145K versus 1063K)
- Shows 25% longer battery life (31:17 vs 25:01 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- 32% higher pixel density (510 vs 387 PPI)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 50W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (1297 against 1194 nits)
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1080 x 2392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Guard | Panda Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 87.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 163.52 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 211 g (7.44 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.71/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24988 | 4459 |
| Single-core score | 2899 | 1182 |
| Multi-core score | 8945 | 3357 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 946374 | 412882 |
| GPU | 1154478 | 181358 |
| Memory | 370624 | 195833 |
| UX | 674106 | 273036 |
| Total score | 3145582 | 1063109 |
| Samples | [33 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2455 | 380 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 43 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11360 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 84% | - |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6241 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14928 | 11321 |
| Video editing | 6982 | 6246 |
| Photo editing | 28408 | 20223 |
| Data manipulation | 14424 | 10284 |
| Writing score | 22334 | 16850 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#85th place)
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (Phúc Lợi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3331523 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Prigogin) | AnTuTu 12 | 3195605 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex) | AnTuTu 12 | 3200877 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3032 / 9438 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69 | AnTuTu 11 | 3139994 |
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-15 (Floyd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1054677 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Chicha | #LYT-600) | AnTuTu 11 | 1059547 |
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Ghost) | AnTuTu 11 | 1075398 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1078269 |
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Syed Shahzaib Subhani) | AnTuTu 11 | 1040961 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS size | 54 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 50 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 15 min) | Yes (60% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 13:42 hr | 08:09 hr |
| Watching video | 23:46 hr | 16:21 hr |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | 05:48 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#34th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-808 | Samsung GNJ |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | January 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $459 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - Nothing Phone (4a) Pro |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| 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.
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Total votes: 7