OnePlus 9 Pro vs realme GT 2 5G 256GB

Comparing the OnePlus 9 Pro vs realme GT 2 5G 256GB 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 9 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,622, while realme GT 2 5G 256GB scores 3,047, making OnePlus 9 Pro the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 9 Pro offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while realme GT 2 5G 256GB offers 6.62 inches, making OnePlus 9 Pro the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9 Pro features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to realme GT 2 5G 256GB's AMOLED, making OnePlus 9 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme GT 2 5G 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 48 MP, making realme GT 2 5G 256GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 9 Pro and realme GT 2 5G 256GB feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme GT 2 5G 256GB delivers longer battery life with 14h 35m, while OnePlus 9 Pro delivers 9h 53m, making realme GT 2 5G 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme GT 2 5G 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 128 GB, making realme GT 2 5G 256GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus 9 Pro and realme GT 2 5G 256GB equally at 8.

User Rating: OnePlus 9 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme GT 2 5G 256GB has a rating of 4.3.

OnePlus 9 Pro

₹39,999

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realme GT 2 5G 256GB

₹28,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

31 Mar, 2021

29 Apr, 2022

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.62 inches (16.81 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Fluid AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3216 px (QHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Mono Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
65W Warp Charging	65W Super Dart Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Stunning 120Hz AMOLED display
Uber-fast wired charging
Excellent performance
Good cameras

Unique design
Superb performance for the price
Excellent primary camera
Great display

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Sub-par battery life
Telephoto lens could do with some tweaks
Expensive

Ships with bloatware
Could use a headphone jack

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(45,622 ratings)

4.3/5

(2,002 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

697,091 AnTuTu Score	812,162 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
9h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 35m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 31, 2021

(Official)

Apr 29, 2022

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

697,091

812,162

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

18.0 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.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.5 %

38.0 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.62 inches (16.81 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3216 px (QHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1300 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

526 ppi

398 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.23 %

85.69 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.6 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

163.2 mm

162.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

73.6 mm

75.8 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

8.6 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

197 grams

194.5 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX789 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Focus Tracking
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Yes 65W Super Dart Charging 100% in 33 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes Charging Time: 43 minutes

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

9h 53m

14h 35m

15h 10m

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

0h 48m 34s

0h 32m 36s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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) / 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

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg

Head: 1.096 W/kg Body: 0.881 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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