OnePlus 13R vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

78 out of 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
77 out of 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 13R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 7, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
  • Shows 32% longer battery life (28:50 vs 21:55 hours)
  • Comes with 940 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5060 mAh
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2405K versus 1672K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 37W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2195 and 2001 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 94% higher peak brightness (2364 against 1220 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 12W
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
70.7
(Good)
Value Index
34.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99%
PWM 90 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1220 nits
2364 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray White, Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.83/5) Good (3.34/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) · 120 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 3300 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G715 MC7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2195
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6781
Compute Score (GPU)
16138
Compute Score (GPU) 16138 9185
Single-core score 2195 2001
Multi-core score 6781 4932
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2405504
1672795
CPU 675433 622527
GPU 817091 410009
Memory 364528 255927
UX 548452 384332
Total score 2405504 1672795
Samples [29 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 70% -
Graphics test 12 FPS -
Graphics score 1673 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 32 FPS -
Section 1 36 FPS -
Section 2 32 FPS -
Section 3 27 FPS -
Graphics score 8397 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11853 -
Video editing 6267 -
Photo editing 22043 -
Data manipulation 12569 -
Writing score 15676 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#165th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 13R
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 6 GPU16013
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 7 GPU5741
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 6 CPU2222 / 6969
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 7 CPU876 / 4825
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanAnTuTu 122628452
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-27 (feraroof43)AnTuTu 111626655
📘 2026-08-26 (Ark15)Battery lifeSOT 5:20 / 11:00
📘 2026-08-21 (Kazin)AnTuTu 111723964
📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 111679233
📘 2026-03-29 (Actn)AnTuTu 111585585

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OxygenOS 15 Stock Android
OS size 37 GB -
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5060 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 37 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:18 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:49 hr 11:42 hr
Watching video 21:40 hr 10:46 hr
Gaming 06:35 hr 05:57 hr
Standby 100 hr 92 hr
General battery life
28:50 hr
21:55 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Telephoto: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700 (IMX 906) Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.8
Focal length 47 mm 113 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 16 mm 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 75
Preview - 86
Zoom - 155
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 17 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
90 dB
89.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2025 August 2024
Release date January 2025 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $1099
Successor - OnePlus 15R - Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.4 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13R:
    - This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 13R. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.

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