OnePlus 13 vs Apple iPhone 17

Comparing the OnePlus 13 vs Apple iPhone 17 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: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while OnePlus 13 scores 9,280, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 13 offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making OnePlus 13 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to OnePlus 13's LTPO AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus 13 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making OnePlus 13 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 13 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making OnePlus 13 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 17 delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus 13 delivers 11h 24m, making Apple iPhone 17 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13 and Apple iPhone 17 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 Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 13 has a rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 13

₹72,999

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Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

01 2025

09 2025

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Apple A19	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	3692 mAh	7200 mAh
100W Super VOOC Charging	40W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Design can be improved
Few unnecessary proprietary apps

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,780 ratings)

4.6/5

(29,409 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹72,999

@ Flipkart

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

₹62,000

@ Vivo

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General

Launch Date

January 10, 2025

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

October 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v26

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Apple A19

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

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)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Apple A19 GPU

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB / 24 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

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

2,250,422

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

16.0 s

27.0 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

4,884

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.5 %

10.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

510 ppi

458 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.11 %

90.89 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

162.9 mm

149.6 mm

157.52 mm

Width

76.5 mm

71.5 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

7.95 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

210 grams

177 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Eco Leather Mineral Glass

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 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)

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

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
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

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

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 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)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

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

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

3692 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 36 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging 50% in 34 minutes

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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

N/A

18h 36m

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

27m

1h 11m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)