OnePlus 13s vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the OnePlus 13s vs OnePlus Nord 6 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 13s scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,192, while OnePlus Nord 6 scores 6,520, making OnePlus 13s the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while OnePlus 13s offers 6.32 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 13s features a ProXDR LTPO display compared to OnePlus Nord 6's AMOLED, making OnePlus 13s the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while OnePlus 13s delivers 16h 34m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord 6 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord 6 equally at 8.4.

User Rating: OnePlus 13s receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord 6 has a rating of 4.4.

OnePlus 13s

₹72,899

@ Flipkart

OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 2025

04 2026

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.32 inches (16.05 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
ProXDR LTPO	AMOLED	AMOLED
1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


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

Battery


5850 mAh	9000 mAh	7200 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	80W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

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Pros

Compact and handy design
Solid battery life
Impressive primary camera
Useful AI features

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Lacks a versatile camera system
Telephoto lens is limited to 2x zoom
No wireless charging

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.6/5

(4,029 ratings)

4.4/5

(5,114 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹72,899

@ Flipkart

₹42,999

@ Amazon

₹62,000

@ Vivo

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General

Launch Date

June 5, 2025

(Official)

April 7, 2026

(Official)

October 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

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

Adreno 825

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 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.

2,581,355

2,366,913

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

14.0 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.

6,047

4,499

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

30.7 %

27.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

ProXDR LTPO

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3600 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

3200 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.49 %

89.41 %

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

93.5 %

N/A

Design

Height

150.8 mm

162.5 mm

157.52 mm

Width

71.7 mm

77.5 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.5 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

185 grams

217 grams

203 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 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 Camera20x Digital Zoom 2x Optical 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 Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Cinema Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @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
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5850 mAh

9000 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

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.

16h 34m

20h 46m

18h 36m

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

42m

1h 5m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

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 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)