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Vivo iQOO 13 vs OnePlus 13R

85 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
78 out of 100
OnePlus 13R
Vivo iQOO 13
OnePlus 13R

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the OnePlus 13R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (1793 against 1220 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3150K versus 2405K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 450 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 13 and OnePlus 13R 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
60.5
(Average)
Value Index
70.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO 13
vs
OnePlus 13R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
PPI 510 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Schott Xensation Alpha Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO 13 +47%
1793 nits
OnePlus 13R
1220 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.37 mm (6.43 inches) 161.72 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 76.71 mm (3.02 inches) 75.77 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) 8.02 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green 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
iQOO 13
89.6%
OnePlus 13R +2%
91.2%

Performance

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

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO 13 and OnePlus 13R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 13 +37%
3008
OnePlus 13R
2195
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 13 +37%
9297
OnePlus 13R
6781
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO 13 +53%
24763
OnePlus 13R
16138
Compute Score (GPU) 24763 16138
Single-core score 3008 2195
Multi-core score 9297 6781
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO 13 +31%
3150555
OnePlus 13R
2405504
CPU 903944 675433
GPU 1153744 817091
Memory 415491 364528
UX 677376 548452
Total score 3150555 2405504
Samples [33 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iQOO 13 +50%
2509
OnePlus 13R
1673
Stability 77% 70%
Graphics test 19 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2509 1673
3DMark Solar Bay
iQOO 13 +37%
11463
OnePlus 13R
8397
Graphics test 44 FPS 32 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 44 FPS 32 FPS
Section 3 37 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 11463 8397
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
iQOO 13
6250
OnePlus 13R
n/a
Graphics test 37 FPS -
Graphics score 6250 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
iQOO 13 +25%
15763
OnePlus 13R
12616
Web score 14234 11853
Video editing 6801 6267
Photo editing 39527 22043
Data manipulation 13253 12569
Writing score 20704 15676
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (84th and 165th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 (Fenix)AnTuTu 123392682
📘 2026-09-25 (Asuna)AnTuTu 113203192
📘 2026-09-24 (Fenix)AnTuTu 123343403
📘 2026-08-15 (Kh)AnTuTu 113166164
📘 2026-08-03 (ShiNo_Maebure)AnTuTu 113090760
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OnePlus 13R
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 6 GPU16013
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 7 GPU5741
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 6 CPU2222 / 6969
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 7 CPU876 / 4825
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanAnTuTu 122628452
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM Funtouch 16 OxygenOS 15
OS size - 37 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 0:48 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:22 hr 13:49 hr
Watching video 17:57 hr 21:40 hr
Gaming 08:12 hr 06:35 hr
Standby 129 hr 100 hr
General battery life
iQOO 13 +6%
30:28 hr
OnePlus 13R
28:50 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 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
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 50 mm 47 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 28 mm 24 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No 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 5.4 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
iQOO 13
n/a
OnePlus 13R
90 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 January 2025
Release date November 2024 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $599
Successor - Vivo iQOO 15 - OnePlus 15R
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
Further details
Notes on iQOO 13:
    - Only the 16/512 GB variant has UFS 4.1 storage; the rest use UFS 4.0.
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 Vivo iQOO 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
26 (86.7%)
4 (13.3%)
Total votes: 30

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