OnePlus 15R vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 15R vs Samsung Galaxy A57 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 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,363, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G scores 4,540, making OnePlus 15R the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15R offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers 6.7 inches, making OnePlus 15R the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A57 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to OnePlus 15R's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A57 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 15R and Samsung Galaxy A57 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus 15R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 15R better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 13m, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G delivers 11h 36m, making OnePlus 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 15R and Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus 15R receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G has a rating of 4.4.

OnePlus 15R

₹59,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

₹58,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

22 Dec, 2025

10 Apr, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 1680	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	Super AMOLED Plus	Super Retina XDR OLED
1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	5 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7400 mAh	5000 mAh	3692 mAh
80W Super Charging	45W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

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7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

Slim and lightweight build
Big, vibrant display
Strong software support
Good selfie performance

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

Performance can be better
Slow fingerprint response

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.5/5

(3,291 ratings)

4.4/5

(363 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,957,229 AnTuTu Score	1,392,494 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
18h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹59,999

@ Amazon

₹58,999

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₹79,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Dec 17, 2025

(Official)

Mar 25, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Year

6 Years

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Samsung One UI8.5

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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Samsung Exynos 1680

View Details

Apple A19

View Details

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Xclipse 550

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

2,957,229

1,392,494

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

21.0 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.

4,747

1,722

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.6 %

13.0 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super AMOLED Plus

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1900 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1200 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

382 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.51 %

88.65 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.4 mm

161.5 mm

149.6 mm

Width

77 mm

76.8 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

6.9 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

218 grams

179 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom Nightography/Low-light photography Low Noise Mode Enhanced ISP Instant slow-mo Best Face Object Eraser HDR Selfie

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

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

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7400 mAh

5000 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 60% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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.

18h 13m

11h 36m

N/A

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

49m

1h 3m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)