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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 23, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9 Pro
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 15% higher pixel density (525 vs 458 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Shows 37% longer battery life (43:44 vs 31:52 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (802K versus 697K)
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1059 against 872 nits)
- 54% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1746 and 1132 points
- The phone is 6-months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type | AMOLED | OLED |
Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1440 x 3216 pixels | 1284 x 2778 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 525 ppi | 458 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1200 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Ceramic Shield |
Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 87.4% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 |
RGB color space | 97.8% | 99.9% |
PWM | 192 Hz | 238 Hz |
Response time | 41.5 ms | 8.5 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]
Design and build
Height | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
Weight | 197 gramm (6.95 oz) | 240 gramm (8.47 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Green |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Performance
Tests of OnePlus 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max in the benchmarks
SoCChipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Apple A15 Bionic |
Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 3200 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche |
L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 660 | Apple GPU |
GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1200 MHz |
FLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS | - |
RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Channels | 4 | 2 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
CPU | 157992 | 213823 |
GPU | 287397 | 317561 |
Memory | 120016 | 126792 |
UX | 127958 | 136444 |
Total score | 697661 | 802210 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 57% | 82% |
Graphics test | 34 FPS | 56 FPS |
Graphics score | 5713 | 9483 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 11955 | - |
Software
Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.1.1) |
ROM | OxygenOS 13 | - |
OS size | 16 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
SpecificationsCapacity | 4500 mAh | 4352 mAh |
Charge power | 65 W | 27 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
Fast charging | Yes (100% in 32 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 1:46 hr |
Web browsing | 11:28 hr | 14:55 hr |
Watching video | 12:04 hr | 20:14 hr |
Gaming | 05:10 hr | 07:42 hr |
Standby | 113 hr | 140 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main cameraMatrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
Zoom | Optical, 3.3x | Optical, 3x |
Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 140° | 120° |
Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43", Sony IMX789 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66", Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus |
Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 | - Pixel size: 1 micron |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4032 x 3024 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | - | 23 mm |
Pixel size | 1 microns | 1 microns |
Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.6" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
USB type | USB Type-C | - |
USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 24 | 18 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | March 2021 | September 2021 |
Release date | March 2021 | September 2021 |
SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
SAR (body) | 1.21 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, software, battery life, and camera are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 9 Pro.
Cast your vote
So, which phone would you choose?
OnePlus 9 Pro
379 (78.6%)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
103 (21.4%)
Total votes: 482
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