OnePlus 13s vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 13s vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G 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: OnePlus 13s scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,192, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G scores 3,127, making OnePlus 13s the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while OnePlus 13s offers 6.32 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus 13s features a ProXDR LTPO display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G's Sunburst AMOLED, making OnePlus 13s the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G delivers longer battery life with 18h 34m, while OnePlus 13s delivers 16h 34m, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus 13s offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 13s the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G equally at 8.4.

User Rating: OnePlus 13s receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G has a rating of 4.3.

OnePlus 13s

₹57,000

@ Flipkart

OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

05 Jun, 2025

08 May, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.32 inches (16.05 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
ProXDR LTPO	Sunburst AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5850 mAh	8000 mAh	4900 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	80W	45W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.4/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Compact and handy design
Solid battery life
Impressive primary camera
Useful AI features

Gorgeous display
Subtle yet durable design
Excellent battery life
Smooth, feature-rich software

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Lacks a versatile camera system
Telephoto lens is limited to 2x zoom
No wireless charging

Camera details could've been better
Limited OS upgrades

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.6/5

(4,029 ratings)

4.3/5

(3,236 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,581,355 AnTuTu Score	1,136,527 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
16h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹57,000

@ Flipkart

₹33,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jun 05, 2025

(Official)

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 810

Galileo

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

2,581,355

1,136,527

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

25.0 s

16.0 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.

6,047

1,122

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

30.7 %

16.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

ProXDR LTPO

Sunburst AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3600 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

3200 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.49 %

89.41 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

150.8 mm

162.5 mm

161.6 mm

Width

71.7 mm

77.5 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.5 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

185 grams

215 grams

193 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

N/A

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D40 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.41/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Cinema Mode

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5850 mAh

8000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 80W

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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.

16h 34m

18h 34m

10h 16m

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

42m

1h 8m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)