OnePlus 13 vs iQOO 13 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 13 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 13 scores 9,280, making iQOO 13 5G the better performer.

Display: Both OnePlus 13 and iQOO 13 5G offer the same screen size of 6.82 inches and feature the same LTPO AMOLED display.

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

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 13 and iQOO 13 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO 13 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 09m, while OnePlus 13 delivers 11h 24m, making iQOO 13 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus 13 and iQOO 13 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 iQOO 13 5G is rated 8.2.

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

OnePlus 13

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iQOO 13 5G

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Summary

Release Date

01 2025

12 2024

09 2025

Performance


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

Display


6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1206x2622 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	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


6000 mAh	6000 mAh	3692 mAh
100W Super VOOC Charging	120W Flash Charging	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.2/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

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

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

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

Cons

Design can be improved
Few unnecessary proprietary apps

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

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

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,780 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,330 ratings)

4.6/5

(29,409 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

January 10, 2025

(Official)

December 3, 2024

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Years

N/A

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Apple A19

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB / 24 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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

2,805,924

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

16.0 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

5,034

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.5 %

19.5 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

1600 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

19.5:9

Pixel Density

510 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.11 %

89.61 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

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

93.87 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.9 mm

163.37 mm

149.6 mm

Width

76.5 mm

76.71 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.13 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

210 grams

213 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Eco Leather Mineral Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Aluminium Color-infused 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)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

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

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina 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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 36 minutes

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging 50% in 34 minutes

N/A

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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

13h 09m

N/A

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

27m

23m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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

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 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) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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)