Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs OnePlus 13T

62 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
VS
83 out of 100
OnePlus 13T

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 13T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 2 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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 13T
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3173K versus 1021K)
  • Comes with 1260 mAh larger battery capacity: 6260 vs 5000 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 18% higher pixel density (460 vs 390 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and OnePlus 13T 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
63.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 390 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A55 5G
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
OnePlus 13T
6.32″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1001 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 150.81 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 71.7 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.15 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 185 g (6.53 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, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and OnePlus 13T
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1480 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 2750 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 530 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 128 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and OnePlus 13T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13T +163%
2992
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13T +171%
9307
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 13T +506%
24853
Compute Score (GPU) 4101 24853
Single-core score 1137 2992
Multi-core score 3437 9307
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1021736
OnePlus 13T +211%
3173674
CPU 348485 950649
GPU 226076 1161132
Memory 182794 356504
UX 264381 705389
Total score 1021736 3173674
Samples [29 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 13T +438%
2468
Stability 98% 91%
Graphics test 3 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 459 2468
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 42 FPS
Section 1 - 48 FPS
Section 2 - 42 FPS
Section 3 - 35 FPS
Graphics score - 11020
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 982 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
18784
Web score 11788 21599
Video editing 7255 8606
Photo editing 23283 29817
Data manipulation 10941 16672
Writing score 17673 24602

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736
OnePlus 13T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 (sosalka)Geekbench 6 CPU2748 / 8459
📘 2026-04-04 (Абэме)AnTuTu 113227783
📘 2026-03-21 (Ian)AnTuTu 113173674
📘 2026-03-11 (huinamb)AnTuTu 112988190
📘 2026-02-16 -> qd1chzAnTuTu 113397578

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
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 ColorOS 15
OS size 20.1 GB 54 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6260 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 Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 21 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:01 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr -
Watching video 17:52 hr -
Gaming 05:16 hr -
Standby 125 hr -
General battery life
26:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 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/1.8
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Sony IMX258 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
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 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 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 - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
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 April 2025
Release date March 2024 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $439 $650
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - OnePlus 15T
SAR (head) 0.68 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.04 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 W
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.
*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 13T is definitely a better buy.

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