Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs OnePlus 13R
62
out of 100
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78
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (with Exynos 1480) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the OnePlus 13R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 10 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 Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2405K versus 1021K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Shows 8% longer battery life (28:50 vs 26:41 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1220 against 1001 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- 15% higher pixel density (450 vs 390 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
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 | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1264 x 2780 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 390 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) | 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Purple, Yellow | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 120 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Xclipse 530 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4101 | 16138 |
| Single-core score | 1137 | 2195 |
| Multi-core score | 3437 | 6781 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 348485 | 675433 |
| GPU | 226076 | 817091 |
| Memory | 182794 | 364528 |
| UX | 264381 | 548452 |
| Total score | 1021736 | 2405504 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 459 | 1673 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8397 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 982 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11788 | 11853 |
| Video editing | 7255 | 6267 |
| Photo editing | 23283 | 22043 |
| Data manipulation | 10941 | 12569 |
| Writing score | 17673 | 15676 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#165th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Артем) | AnTuTu 11 | 1080442 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu 11 | 965699 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Brice) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1115 / 3126 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1057022 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1021736 |
OnePlus 13R
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihan | Geekbench 6 GPU | 16013 |
| 📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihan | Geekbench 7 GPU | 5741 |
| 📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihan | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2222 / 6969 |
| 📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihan | Geekbench 7 CPU | 876 / 4825 |
| 📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihan | AnTuTu 12 | 2628452 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | 20.1 GB | 37 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:24 hr | 13:49 hr |
| Watching video | 17:52 hr | 21:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 06:35 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 100 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (116th and 68th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony LYT-700 (IMX 906) |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC5035 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 45 | - |
| Preview | 54 | - |
| Zoom | 75 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 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 | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2024 | January 2025 |
| Release date | March 2024 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $439 | $599 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - OnePlus 15R |
| SAR (head) | 0.68 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.04 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
- The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
- SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
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.
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