OnePlus 9R 256GB vs realme GT 5G 256GB

Comparing the OnePlus 9R 256GB vs realme GT 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: realme GT 5G 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,107, while OnePlus 9R 256GB scores 3,039, making realme GT 5G 256GB the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 9R 256GB offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while realme GT 5G 256GB offers 6.43 inches, making OnePlus 9R 256GB the larger display of the two. realme GT 5G 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 9R 256GB's Fluid AMOLED, making realme GT 5G 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme GT 5G 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus 9R 256GB offers 48 MP, making realme GT 5G 256GB better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: realme GT 5G 256GB delivers longer battery life with 14h 33m, while OnePlus 9R 256GB delivers 11h 48m, making realme GT 5G 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 9R 256GB and realme GT 5G 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 9R 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme GT 5G 256GB is rated 7.

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

OnePlus 9R 256GB

₹25,399

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realme GT 5G 256GB

₹27,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

15 Apr, 2021

25 Aug, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 870	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.42 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Fluid AMOLED	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	8 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	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
65W Warp Charging	65W Super Dart Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Best-in-class performance
Excellent software
Fast charging

Stylish design
Excellent performance
Inexpensive
Good audio setup

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Low light photography is average
Lacks 3.5mm headphone jack

Camera performance isn't the best
Battery backup is sub-par
No HDR support for Netflix

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(45,935 ratings)

4.3/5

(615 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

477,462 AnTuTu Score	825,131 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 15, 2021

(Official)

Aug 25, 2021

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

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

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650

Adreno 660

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 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.

477,462

825,131

3,000,897

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.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

5.6 %

15.9 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1100 nits

600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

409 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.82 %

85.92 %

90.11 %

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

91.7 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

161 mm

158.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

74.1 mm

73.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

189 grams

186 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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

8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

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 Camera1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

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

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 39 minutes

Yes 65W Super Dart Charging 100% in 35 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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.

11h 48m

14h 33m

16h 04m

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

0h 51m 21s

0h 28m 8s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg

Head: 1.151 W/kg Body: 0.748 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)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

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

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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