Apple iPhone 13 vs OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 vs OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB runs at 2.84 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 6.1 inches, making OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 13's Super Retina XDR, making OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB delivers longer battery life with 9h 53m, while Apple iPhone 13 delivers None, making OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 13 and OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021
31 Mar, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
8 MP
Telephoto Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3227 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging
65W Warp Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Excellent performer
  • Capable cameras
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Stunning 120Hz AMOLED display
  • Uber-fast wired charging
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
  • No high-refresh rate screen
  • Sub-par battery life
  • Telephoto lens could do with some tweaks
  • Expensive
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5
(304,284 ratings)
4.2/5
(12,538 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
697,091
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
9h 53m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹45,690
₹54,999
₹79,999

Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021
(Official)
Mar 31, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 660
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
697,091
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
20.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
8.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %
11.5 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
5000 nits

Brightness

N/A
1300 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

800 nits
N/A
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
526 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
90.23 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm
163.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

71.5 mm
73.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.7 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

174 grams
197 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX789 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Focus Tracking
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3227 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes Charging Time: 43 minutes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
9h 53m
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 33m 17s
0h 48m 34s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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