Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs OnePlus 13R
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the OnePlus 13R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 11 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 S24 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (1443 against 1220 nits)
- 11% higher pixel density (501 vs 450 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Shows 9% longer battery life (28:50 vs 26:30 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Weighs 26 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1264 x 2780 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 501 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 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 Armor | Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 480 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 inches) | 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 232 g (8.18 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3390 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| 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 |
- 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 | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 15386 | 16138 |
| Single-core score | 2259 | 2195 |
| Multi-core score | 7330 | 6781 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 717970 | 675433 |
| GPU | 790073 | 817091 |
| Memory | 341284 | 364528 |
| UX | 492067 | 548452 |
| Total score | 2341394 | 2405504 |
| Samples | [42 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 71% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1527 | 1673 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 63% | - |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 3 | 23 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7748 | 8397 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 59% | - |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4531 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18499 | 11853 |
| Video editing | 8001 | 6267 |
| Photo editing | 35916 | 22043 |
| Data manipulation | 15552 | 12569 |
| Writing score | 22696 | 15676 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (190th and 165th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-14 (Riflessione) | AnTuTu 12 | 2005418 |
| 📘 2026-10-08 (Lello75) | CPU Throttle | 73% |
| 📘 2026-09-29 (Ratiii) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1995 / 6875 |
| 📘 2026-09-29 (gunissus) | AnTuTu 12 | 2654412 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Denislav Antimov) | AnTuTu 12 | 2573019 |
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 | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 9.0 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | 28 GB | 37 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:18 hr | 13:49 hr |
| Watching video | 18:00 hr | 21:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | 06:35 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 100 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (122nd and 68th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Sony LYT-700 (IMX 906) |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 47 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 82 | - |
| Zoom | 145 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | January 2024 | January 2025 |
| Release date | January 2024 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $599 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | - OnePlus 15R |
| SAR (head) | 1.06 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - 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 S24 Ultra:
- There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
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 camera, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 13R.
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