OnePlus 13R vs iQOO 13 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 13R vs iQOO 13 5G 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 13 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,854, while OnePlus 13R scores 6,572, making iQOO 13 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO 13 5G offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while OnePlus 13R offers 6.78 inches, making iQOO 13 5G the larger display of the two. Both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 13 5G feature the same LTPO AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 13 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 13 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 13R offers 16 MP, making iQOO 13 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 13R delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while iQOO 13 5G delivers 13h 09m, making OnePlus 13R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13R and iQOO 13 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 13R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while iQOO 13 5G is rated 8.2.

User Rating: OnePlus 13R and iQOO 13 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

OnePlus 13R

₹37,900

(Out of Stock)

iQOO 13 5G

₹56,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

01 2025

12 2024

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	6000 mAh	7200 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	120W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

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

Performance beast with Snapdragon 8 Elite
Impressive display
Top-notch durability with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Capable Night mode

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

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

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.5/5

(8,606 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,330 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

January 13, 2025

(Official)

December 3, 2024

(Official)

October 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

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

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

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

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 830

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 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.

1,709,077

2,805,924

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

17.0 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.

5,070

5,034

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %

19.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

2592 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

510 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

89.61 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

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

93.87 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.7 mm

163.37 mm

157.52 mm

Width

75.8 mm

76.71 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.13 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

206 grams

213 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

50 MP
f/1.85 Telephoto Camera46 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual-color 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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

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

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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

13h 09m

18h 36m

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

47m 17s

23m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

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:

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

5G Bands:

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

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) / 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 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) / 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) / 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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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) / 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 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)