OnePlus Ace 5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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OnePlus Ace 5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 5 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on December 26, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 5 Pro
  • Comes with 1415 mAh larger battery capacity: 6100 vs 4685 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2830K versus 1839K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3519 and 3137 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 5 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1320 x 2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 92.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.14 mm (0.32 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Purple White, Black, Silver, Gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%
92.3%

Performance

Tests of OnePlus Ace 5 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A18 Pro
Max clock 4320 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2289 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3137
3519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Ace 5 Pro +54%
2830637
CPU 626919 475293
GPU 1175300 719585
Memory 559823 259838
UX 468595 385136
Total score 2830637 1839852
Samples Less then 3 [7 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12, 16 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256, 512, 1024 GB 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROM ColorOS 15 -
OS size - 18 GB

Battery

Capacity 6100 mAh 4685 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:36 hr 1:57 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 14:34 hr
Watching video - 22:01 hr
Gaming - 07:12 hr
Standby - 163 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX803
Sensor size 1/1.56" 1/1.28"
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 120 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX913
Sensor size - 1/3.06"
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX972
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/2.55"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 93
Zoom - 142
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3" 1/3.6"
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2024 September 2024
Release date December 2024 September 2024
Launch price $465 $1199
SAR (head) - 1.22 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.45 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
    - The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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