OnePlus 9 Pro vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
63
out of 100
VS
77
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 23, 2021, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 3 years and 6 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 9 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 37W)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
- Delivers 173% higher peak brightness (2364 against 867 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1672K versus 1185K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 3 years and 6 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3216 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 525 ppi | 486 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.8% | 99% |
| PWM | 192 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 41.5 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.34/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 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 | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 9185 |
| Single-core score | 1537 | 2001 |
| Multi-core score | 3989 | 4932 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 437275 | 622527 |
| GPU | 236949 | 410009 |
| Memory | 195660 | 255927 |
| UX | 315921 | 384332 |
| Total score | 1185805 | 1672795 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 56% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1527 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10265 | - |
| Video editing | 6204 | - |
| Photo editing | 26249 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9595 | - |
| Writing score | 14324 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Md Taief Khan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1321279 |
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Executedream) | AnTuTu 12 | 1200645 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1537 / 3989 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | AnTuTu 11 | 1253342 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 (Mete kaan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1207152 |
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-27 (feraroof43) | AnTuTu 11 | 1626655 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Ark15) | Battery life | SOT 5:20 / 11:00 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Kazin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1723964 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSS | AnTuTu 11 | 1679233 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Actn) | AnTuTu 11 | 1585585 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 16 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5060 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 37 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 32 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:24 hr | 11:42 hr |
| Watching video | 12:07 hr | 10:46 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 140° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX789 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 77 mm | 113 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 75 |
| Preview | 60 | 86 |
| Zoom | 110 | 155 |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | August 2024 |
| Release date | March 2021 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $970 | $1099 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15 | - Google Pixel 10 Pro XL |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.21 W/kg | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*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 Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is definitely a better buy.
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