OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

76 out of 100

87 out of 100

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 14 Pro, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 17 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9 Pro

Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3200 mAh
Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 23W)
The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
14% higher pixel density (525 vs 460 PPI)
Reverse charging feature
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Delivers 105% higher peak brightness (1798 against 878 nits)
69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1362K versus 805K)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Shows 14% longer battery life (36:09 vs 31:39 hours)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
The phone is 1-year and 5-months newer
69% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2526 and 1492 points
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.7 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3216 pixels	1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	525 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	Yes
Max rated brightness	500 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1300 nits	1600 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	90.3%	87%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	97.8%	99.8%
PWM	192 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	41.5 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	163.2 mm (6.43 inches)	147.5 mm (5.81 inches)
Width	73.6 mm (2.9 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.7 mm (0.34 inches)	7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	197 g (6.95 oz)	206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Green	Black, Silver, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888	Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock	2840 MHz	3460 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: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units	1024	640
GPU clock	840 MHz	1398 MHz
FLOPS	~1622 GFLOPS	~1789.4 GFLOPS

CPU	201729	320177
GPU	243518	462876
Memory	159120	251434
UX	194264	323335
Total score	805198	1362268

Max surface temperature	45.6 °C	41.2 °C
Stability	58%	79%
Graphics test	34 FPS	59 FPS
Graphics score	5707	9874

Web score	8580	-
Video editing	6053	-
Photo editing	28299	-
Data manipulation	9712	-
Writing score	15802	-

RAM size	8, 12 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2750 MHz	-
Channels	4	4

Storage size	128, 256 GB	128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	OxygenOS 13	-
OS size	16 GB	-

Capacity	4500 mAh	3200 mAh
Max charge power	65 W	23 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 (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:32 hr	1:41 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:19 hr	12:35 hr
Watching video	12:04 hr	15:45 hr
Gaming	04:57 hr	05:56 hr
Standby	113 hr	120 hr

Main camera
Matrix	48 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	8000 x 6000	8000 x 6000
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	480 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	140°	120°
Lenses	4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP)	4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 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	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (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 (PureCel) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - 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/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	Yes
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 14 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	16 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4920 x 3264	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.0	f/1.9
Focal length	-	23 mm
Pixel size	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

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	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE
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 *	20	20
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	March 2021	September 2022
Release date	March 2021	September 2022
SAR (head)	0.99 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.21 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
Bundled charger	-	Not included

OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Key differences

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Tests and specifications

Display

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Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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