OnePlus 9R 256GB vs iQOO 7 Legend 256GB

Comparing the OnePlus 9R 256GB vs iQOO 7 Legend 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: iQOO 7 Legend 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,705, while OnePlus 9R 256GB scores 3,039, making iQOO 7 Legend 256GB the better performer.

Display: iQOO 7 Legend 256GB offers a screen size of 6.62 inches, while OnePlus 9R 256GB offers 6.55 inches, making iQOO 7 Legend 256GB the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9R 256GB features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to iQOO 7 Legend 256GB's AMOLED, making OnePlus 9R 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 9R 256GB and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 9R 256GB and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both OnePlus 9R 256GB and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB deliver similar battery life of 11h 48m, but OnePlus 9R 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while iQOO 7 Legend 256GB offers 4000 mAh, making OnePlus 9R 256GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both OnePlus 9R 256GB and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus 9R 256GB and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB equally at 8.

User Rating: OnePlus 9R 256GB and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

OnePlus 9R 256GB

₹25,999

(Out of Stock)

iQOO 7 Legend 256GB

₹39,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

85%

Release Date

15 Apr, 2021

01 May, 2021

Performance


Snapdragon 870	Snapdragon 888
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.62 inches (16.81 cm)
Fluid AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	13 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Mono Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	4000 mAh
65W Warp Charging	66W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Best-in-class performance
Excellent software
Fast charging

Stunning design
Excellent performer
Capable cameras
66W wired charging

Cons

Low light photography is average
Lacks 3.5mm headphone jack

FunTouch OS v11 needs more refinement
No headphone jack
Telephoto sensor could do with some tweaks

User Ratings

4.4/5

(45,935 ratings)

4.4/5

(4,161 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

477,462 AnTuTu Score	721,965 AnTuTu Score
11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 15, 2021

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v11

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650

Adreno 660

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

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.

477,462

721,965

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

5.6 %

5.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.62 inches (16.81 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1100 nits

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

398 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.82 %

86.06 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

Design

Height

161 mm

162.2 mm

Width

74.1 mm

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

8.7 mm

Weight

189 grams

209.5 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX598 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

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

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

13 MP
f/2.4650 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 39 minutes

Yes 66W Flash Charging 100% in 22 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.

11h 48m

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

0h 51m 21s

0h 25m 3s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

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:

TDD N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 0.85 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 b/g/n/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

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

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope