OnePlus 9 Pro vs Motorola Razr Plus
76
out of 100
VS
78
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 Motorola Razr Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 26 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3800 mAh
- Shows 19% longer battery life (31:39 vs 26:34 hours)
- 27% higher pixel density (525 vs 413 PPI)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 30W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Motorola Razr Plus
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1150K versus 805K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 2-years and 2-months newer
- Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (1055 against 878 nits)
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1708 and 1492 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3216 pixels | 1080 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 22:9 |
| PPI | 525 ppi | 413 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 85.1% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.8% | 97.5% |
| PWM | 192 Hz | 103 Hz |
| Response time | 41.5 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) | 170.83 mm (6.73 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 73.95 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 188.5 g (6.65 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 201729 | 322034 |
| GPU | 243518 | 366600 |
| Memory | 159120 | 210728 |
| UX | 194264 | 244193 |
| Total score | 805198 | 1150228 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 45.6 °C | 52.5 °C |
| Stability | 58% | 46% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5707 | 7655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8580 | - |
| Video editing | 6053 | - |
| Photo editing | 28299 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9712 | - |
| Writing score | 15802 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | My UX |
| OS size | 16 GB | 36 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 3800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 32 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 1:27 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:19 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 12:04 hr | 12:44 hr |
| Gaming | 04:57 hr | 04:24 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 140° | 108° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 13 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 - Sensor: 1/2.55" - 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 |
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| 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 |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/3" |
| 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 | - |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/k/v/r/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 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, 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 |
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 | March 2021 | June 2023 |
| Release date | March 2021 | June 2023 |
| 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 - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 33 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Razr Plus . But if the battery life, connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 9 Pro .
