OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

76 out of 100

85 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 13 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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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
Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 27W)
Fingerprint scanner
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
15% higher pixel density (525 vs 458 PPI)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Shows 38% longer battery life (43:42 vs 31:39 hours)
52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1226K versus 805K)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (1055 against 878 nits)
53% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2284 and 1492 points
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

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
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	Yes
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

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 g (6.95 oz)	240 g (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

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2840 MHz	3230 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 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	1024	640
GPU clock	840 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~1622 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	201729	274447
GPU	243518	390073
Memory	159120	190761
UX	194264	363150
Total score	805198	1226350

Max surface temperature	45.6 °C	45.8 °C
Stability	58%	82%
Graphics test	34 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	5707	9446

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	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

Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	OxygenOS 13	-
OS size	16 GB	13 GB

Capacity	4500 mAh	4352 mAh
Max 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

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:19 hr	14:55 hr
Watching video	12:04 hr	20:14 hr
Gaming	04:57 hr	07:34 hr
Standby	113 hr	140 hr

Main camera
Matrix	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	480 FPS (720p)	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)
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 (PureCel) - 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

Selfie camera
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

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 *	20	18
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 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

OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Key differences

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Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

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Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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