OnePlus 13R vs Nothing Phone 4a Pro

Comparing the OnePlus 13R vs Nothing Phone 4a Pro 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 Nothing Phone 4a Pro scores 4,314, making OnePlus 13R the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus 13R offers 6.78 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 4a Pro features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 13R's LTPO AMOLED, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 13R and Nothing Phone 4a Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 13R offers 16 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 13R delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro delivers 13h 49m, making OnePlus 13R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus 13R offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 13R the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus 13R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro is rated 8.3.

User Rating: OnePlus 13R and Nothing Phone 4a Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 13R

₹53,999

@ Flipkart

Nothing Phone 4a Pro

₹43,224

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

87%

86%

Release Date

13 Jan, 2025

13 Mar, 2026

Performance


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

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6000 mAh	5400 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	50W
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.3/10

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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, distinctive design
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Solid primary & telephoto cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

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

Average ultrawide lens
Lacks NFC
No charger in the box

User Ratings

4.5/5

(11,002 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,131 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,709,077 AnTuTu Score	1,411,440 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 13, 2025

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 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

1,411,440

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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.

5,070

2,094

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %

16.2 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

89.87 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

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

93.9 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm

163.6 mm

Width

75.8 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

206 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP65 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

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

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

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

50 MP
Periscope Camera80 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

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

Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

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

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

5400 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 50W 100% in 64 minutes

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 49m

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

0h 47m 17s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 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

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 / N25 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 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 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)