OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11

76 out of 100

64 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 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 19 months before. 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

The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
Comes with 1390 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3110 mAh
61% higher pixel density (525 vs 326 PPI)
Modern USB Type-C port
Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (878 against 675 nits)
Thinner bezels – 11.3% more screen real estate
Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 18W)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Fingerprint scanner
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11

Shows 10% longer battery life (34:46 vs 31:39 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1619 and 1492 points
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 11 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	IPS LCD
Size	6.7 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3216 pixels	828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	525 ppi	326 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	No
Max rated brightness	500 nits	625 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1300 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	90.3%	79%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	97.8%	99.8%
PWM	192 Hz	Not detected
Response time	41.5 ms	24.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	999:1

Height	163.2 mm (6.43 inches)	150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width	73.6 mm (2.9 inches)	75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness	8.7 mm (0.34 inches)	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	197 g (6.95 oz)	194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Green	White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888	Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock	2840 MHz	2650 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 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units	1024	256
GPU clock	840 MHz	1230 MHz
FLOPS	~1622 GFLOPS	~629.8 GFLOPS

CPU	201729	188856
GPU	243518	305641
Memory	159120	136959
UX	194264	177223
Total score	805198	808922

Max surface temperature	45.6 °C	43.6 °C
Stability	58%	72%
Graphics test	34 FPS	45 FPS
Graphics score	5707	7532

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

RAM size	8, 12 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2750 MHz	-
Channels	4	2

Storage size	128, 256 GB	64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

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

Capacity	4500 mAh	3110 mAh
Max charge power	65 W	18 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:32 hr	1:45 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:19 hr	11:39 hr
Watching video	12:04 hr	15:16 hr
Gaming	04:57 hr	05:05 hr
Standby	113 hr	121 hr

Main camera
Matrix	48 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8000 x 6000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3.3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Quad 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)	2 (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/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - 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	-
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/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 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	-
Sensor type	Exmor-RS CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.06"	-
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 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5.2	5
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS	GPS, GLONASS, 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	No

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	March 2021	September 2019
Release date	March 2021	September 2019
SAR (head)	0.99 W/kg	0.95 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.21 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor

OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11

OnePlus 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

Connectivity

Sound

Other

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