OnePlus 13R vs Google Pixel 9A

Comparing the OnePlus 13R vs Google Pixel 9A 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.3 GHz, while Google Pixel 9A runs at 3.1 GHz, making OnePlus 13R the better performer.

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

Rear Camera: OnePlus 13R offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel 9A offers 48 MP, making OnePlus 13R better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: OnePlus 13R delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while Google Pixel 9A delivers 13h 00m, making OnePlus 13R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13R and Google Pixel 9A 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 9A is rated 7.9.

User Rating: OnePlus 13R receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Google Pixel 9A has a rating of 4.4.

OnePlus 13R

₹37,628

(Out of Stock)

Google Pixel 9A

₹43,890

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Jan, 2025

16 Apr, 2025

03 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Google Tensor G4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	OLED	Super AMOLED
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1080x2424 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP No Shake Cam Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	12 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	5100 mAh	5000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	23W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

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

Compact design, good in-hand feel
Reliable cameras
Improved battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Limited AI features due to low RAM
Performance throttles under stress
Slow charging speed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(10,812 ratings)

4.4/5

(11,538 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,709,077 AnTuTu Score	1,104,665 AnTuTu Score	845,601 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store

₹43,890

@ Amazon

₹28,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Jan 13, 2025

(Official)

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

Jun 30, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

7 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Google Tensor G4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

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 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

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 710

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

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

1,104,665

845,601

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

9.0 s

25.0 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

948

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %

13.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

OLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2700 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

421 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

84.5 %

86.58 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

161.7 mm

154.7 mm

162.4 mm

Width

75.8 mm

73.3 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.9 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

206 grams

185.9 grams

200 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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

48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGN8 ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion
Macro Video
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

5100 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 23W Fast Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging

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

13h 00m

11h 00m

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

0h 47m 17s

1h 22m 0s

1h 13m 14s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2048 GB

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 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

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 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

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:

N/A