Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs OnePlus 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the OnePlus 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 9 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 S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (1390 against 1194 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 46 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.9 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Shows 59% longer battery life (31:17 vs 19:44 hours)
  • Has a 0.62 inch larger screen size
  • 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3145K versus 2292K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 23% higher pixel density (510 vs 416 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and OnePlus 13 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
26.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 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 -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Ceramic Guard
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1390 nits
1194 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 147 mm (5.79 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.71/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 45 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and OnePlus 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3300 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
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
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and OnePlus 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 17327 24988
Single-core score 2066 2899
Multi-core score 6434 8945
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 13 +37%
3145582
CPU 738110 946374
GPU 814230 1154478
Memory 244427 370624
UX 495918 674106
Total score 2292685 3145582
Samples [18 tests] [33 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 67% 74%
Graphics test 11 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 1507 2455
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 62% -
Graphics test 30 FPS 43 FPS
Section 1 36 FPS 49 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 44 FPS
Section 3 23 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 7976 11360
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 50% 84%
Graphics test 28 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 4826 6241
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18350 14928
Video editing 7968 6982
Photo editing 35076 28408
Data manipulation 14984 14424
Writing score 21029 22334
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (200th and 85th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Y4nnick23)Battery lifeSOT 5:30 / 18:00
📘 2026-09-20 (Iizzzuu)AnTuTu 122391410
📘 2026-09-05 (Самса с24)AnTuTu 112278769
📘 2026-08-05 (Flames-2)AnTuTu 112364143
📘 2026-06-30 (mrtcn)AnTuTu 112068918
OnePlus 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (Phúc Lợi)AnTuTu 123331523
📘 2026-10-09 (Prigogin)AnTuTu 123195605
📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex)AnTuTu 123200877
📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss)Geekbench 6 CPU3032 / 9438
📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69AnTuTu 113139994

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 9.0 OxygenOS 16
OS size 24.1 GB 54 GB
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 0:35 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:07 hr 13:42 hr
Watching video 15:32 hr 23:46 hr
Gaming 05:03 hr 06:05 hr
Standby 83 hr 120 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 13 +59%
31:17 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.6
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Sony LYTIA-808
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.6
Focal length 67 mm 73 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 65 -
Preview 69 -
Zoom 135 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
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 October 2024
Release date January 2024 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $899
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) - OnePlus 15
SAR (head) 0.87 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.35 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
    - There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
Notes on OnePlus 13:
    - The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
    - The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*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 13 is definitely a better buy.

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