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OnePlus 13R vs Google Pixel 9a

78 out of 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
OnePlus 13R
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 13R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 7, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 3 months after. 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 13R
  • 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2405K versus 1321K)
  • Shows 42% longer battery life (28:50 vs 20:15 hours)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5100 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 23W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 6.7% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1220 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Weighs 20 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9a 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)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
70.7
(Good)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 13R
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 98.2%
PWM 90 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13R
6.78″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1220 nits
Pixel 9a +58%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.83/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) · 120 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R +8%
91.2%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9a
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 MP7
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 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R +31%
2195
Pixel 9a
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R +67%
6781
Pixel 9a
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 13R +107%
16138
Pixel 9a
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 16138 7784
Single-core score 2195 1677
Multi-core score 6781 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 13R +82%
2405504
Pixel 9a
1321069
CPU 675433 445318
GPU 817091 410687
Memory 364528 175537
UX 548452 289527
Total score 2405504 1321069
Samples [29 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 13R +58%
1673
Pixel 9a
1060
Stability 70% 81%
Graphics test 12 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1673 1060
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], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
12616
Pixel 9a +2%
12890
Web score 11853 10570
Video editing 6267 7547
Photo editing 22043 21264
Data manipulation 12569 12988
Writing score 15676 16308
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#165th place)
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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
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 4200 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OxygenOS 15 Stock Android
OS size 37 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 23 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:49 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 21:40 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 06:35 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 100 hr 91 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 13R +42%
28:50 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
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° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Telephoto: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700 (IMX 906) Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/1.8 -
Focal length 47 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6E (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 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 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
OnePlus 13R +2%
90 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced January 2025 March 2025
Release date January 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $499
Successor - OnePlus 15R - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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

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

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
16 (66.7%)
8 (33.3%)
Total votes: 24

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