OnePlus 13R vs Google Pixel 9

Comparing the OnePlus 13R vs Google Pixel 9 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 13R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,572, while Google Pixel 9 scores 4,545, making OnePlus 13R the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 13R offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Google Pixel 9 offers 6.3 inches, making OnePlus 13R the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 9 features a OLED display compared to OnePlus 13R's LTPO AMOLED, making Google Pixel 9 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus 13R offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Google Pixel 9 offers 10.5 MP, making OnePlus 13R better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 13R delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while Google Pixel 9 delivers 11h 48m, making OnePlus 13R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 13R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 9 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Google Pixel 9 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 13R has a rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 13R

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Google Pixel 9

₹79,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Jan, 2025

14 Aug, 2024

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Google Tensor G4	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	OLED	AMOLED
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1080x2424 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	10.5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6000 mAh	4700 mAh	6700 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	27W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.5/10

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7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

Excellent performance for gaming and regular usage
Stunning display with Dolby Vision support
Useful telephoto camera for portraits
Reliable battery life for gaming and streaming

Premium and compact design
Gemini integration & AI features
Strong camera performance
Clean software, 7 years of OS updates

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Cons

Design might not appeal to all
Charges slower than the OnePlus 12R
Average selfie and ultrawide cameras

Underwhelming portrait photography
Slow charging speeds
Ships with Android 14
Display could have been better

Pricey
Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.5/5

(10,940 ratings)

4.6/5

(18,791 ratings)

4.5/5

(63 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,709,077 AnTuTu Score	1,284,962 AnTuTu Score	1,457,989 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹42,999

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₹79,990

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₹61,999

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General

Launch Date

Jan 13, 2025

(Official)

Aug 14, 2024

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

7 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Google Tensor G4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.92 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Mali-G715 MP7

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

1,709,077

1,284,962

1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

10.0 s

21.0 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.

5,070

N/A

2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %

26.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2700 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

421 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

87.1 %

89.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.4 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm

152.8 mm

151.21 mm

Width

75.8 mm

72 mm

72.42 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.5 mm

8.36 mm

Weight

206 grams

198 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital 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 Camera8x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KGNK ISO-CELL 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/1.7 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera47 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

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

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

4700 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 27W Fast Charging 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

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.

14h 42m

11h 48m

23h 00m

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

0h 47m 17s

1h 14m 0s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

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) / 3700(band 43)
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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)