OnePlus 13 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 13 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 13 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,280, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G scores 3,200, making OnePlus 13 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 13 offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 6.78 inches, making OnePlus 13 the larger display of the two. Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 13's LTPO AMOLED, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 13 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus 13 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 13 MP, making OnePlus 13 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 13 delivers longer battery life with 11h 24m, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers 10h 40m, making OnePlus 13 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 13 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G is rated 8.

OnePlus 13

₹57,994

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Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

₹49,999

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Summary

Release Date

10 Jan, 2025

21 Aug, 2026

13 Sep, 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6000 mAh	6500 mAh	3349 mAh
100W Super VOOC Charging	45W Super Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2	NVMe

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Stunning 2K ProXDR display
IP69 rating for dust and water
Reliable cameras
Long battery backup

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Design can be improved
Few unnecessary proprietary apps

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,780 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(261,119 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,689,625 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score	N/A
11h 24m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹57,994

@ Croma

₹49,999

@ Flipkart

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jan 10, 2025

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

HiOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Apple A16 Bionic

View Details

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Mali-G615 MC2

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB / 24 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

2,689,625

792,798

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

24.0 s

N/A

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

1,054

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

2800 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.69:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

510 ppi

429 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.11 %

89.68 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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

93.18 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.9 mm

162.48 mm

147.6 mm

Width

76.5 mm

77.27 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

7.39 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

210 grams

189 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Eco Leather Mineral Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (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

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size LYT 808 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.6 Periscope Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Detection Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 36 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging 50% in 34 minutes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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 24m

10h 40m

N/A

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

27m

1h 15m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

NVMe

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 700(band 44)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands: