OnePlus 13R vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Comparing the OnePlus 13R vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 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: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 4.61 GHz, while OnePlus 13R runs at 3.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while OnePlus 13R offers 6.78 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OnePlus 13R's LTPO AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while OnePlus 13R offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 13R offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 13R better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 13R delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra delivers 14h 26m, making OnePlus 13R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13R and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 13R is rated 8.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while OnePlus 13R has a rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 13R

₹37,628

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₹124,999

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Summary

Spec Score

87%

97%

Release Date

13 Jan, 2025

11 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1440x3120 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6000 mAh	5000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	60W Super Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.7/10

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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

Privacy display is useful
Excellent cameras & performance
AI & ecosystem features
Good battery life, fast charging

Cons

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

No magnetic Qi2 charging
Modest upgrades over the predecessor

User Ratings

4.5/5

(10,812 ratings)

4.7/5

(605 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,709,077 AnTuTu Score	3,905,605 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 13, 2025

(Official)

Feb 25, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.63 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 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

3,905,605

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

11.0 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

7,487

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %

14.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

498 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

91.27 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

161.7 mm

163.6 mm

Width

75.8 mm

78.1 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

206 grams

214 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

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

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.4 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

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

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.9 Telephoto Camera111 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A	50 MP f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

16000 x 12500 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

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

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

Autofocus

No	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

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 @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 60W Super Fast Charging v3.0 75% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse 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.

14h 42m

14h 26m

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

0h 47m 17s

0h 37m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

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 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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)
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)

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 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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: