OnePlus 13R vs realme 16 Pro Plus

Comparing the OnePlus 13R vs realme 16 Pro Plus 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 13R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,572, while realme 16 Pro Plus scores 4,058, making OnePlus 13R the better performer.

Display: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while OnePlus 13R offers 6.78 inches, making realme 16 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. realme 16 Pro Plus features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 13R's LTPO AMOLED, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while OnePlus 13R offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus 13R offers 16 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 19h 00m, while OnePlus 13R delivers 14h 42m, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus 13R offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 Pro Plus offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 13R the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus 13R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro Plus is rated 8.2.

User Rating: OnePlus 13R and realme 16 Pro Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 13R

₹54,999

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realme 16 Pro Plus

₹49,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

90%

88%

Release Date

01 2025

01 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6000 mAh	7000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	80W Ultra Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

Excellent performance for gaming and regular usage
Stunning display with Dolby Vision support
Useful telephoto camera for portraits
Reliable battery life for gaming and streaming

Unique design with robust IP69K protection
Good camera performance in most scenarios
Decent performance for general users
Exceptional battery life

Cons

Design might not appeal to all
Charges slower than the OnePlus 12R
Average selfie and ultrawide cameras

Ultrawide camera performance could be better
Software support feels lacking for the price
The phone is a bit heavy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(8,481 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,333 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

January 13, 2025

(Official)

January 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

1,709,077

1,434,981

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

23.0 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.

5,070

2,107

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %

22.2 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

6500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

453 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

91.35 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.0 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm

162.5 mm

Width

75.8 mm

76.3 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

206 grams

198 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera47 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 80W Ultra 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.

14h 42m

19h 00m

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

47m 17s

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

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:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)