OnePlus OnePlus 13s vs Samsung Galaxy S25
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| OnePlusOnePlus 13s | SamsungGalaxy S25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | June 2025 | February 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.32″ | 6.2″ |
| Resolution | 2640 × 1216 (better) | 2340 × 1080 |
| Sharpness | 460 pixels per inch (better) | 416 pixels per inch |
| Panel | LTPO OLED | LTPO OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | – | 2,600 nits |
| Display type | LTPO AMOLED, 1–120 Hz dynamic refresh; 19.54:9, 10-bit colour, 100% Display P3 | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+, 16M colours; Super Smooth 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz); 6.2 inches as a full rectangle, 6.0 inches allowing for the rounded corners |
| Screen protection | – | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | – |
| Brightness detail | Maker: 1,600 nits high-brightness mode and 800 nits normal brightness; not an unqualified peak-brightness figure | – |
| Display features | ProXDR, nature-tone, eye-comfort and bedtime modes; Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HDR Vivid decoding; Aqua Touch 2.0 wet-finger input is not immersion protection | Vision booster; Adaptive colour tone |
| Performance | ||
| Chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy |
| Memory | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB |
| CPU | Qualcomm Oryon CPU up to 4.32 GHz | Octa-core (4.47 GHz, 3.5 GHz); 3 nm |
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Real-time ray tracing; Vulkan optimisation |
| Memory | 12 GB LPDDR5X | – |
| Storage type | 256 or 512 GB UFS 4.0 | – |
| Cooling | 4,400 mm² vapour chamber with 3D cooling structure; maker 65% efficiency improvement compares the cover with and without its cooling layer | Larger vapour chamber with a new thermal interface material (TIM) |
| Cameras | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Ultra wide camera | None | 12 MP |
| Telephoto camera | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Optical zoom | 2× | 3× (better) |
| Front camera | 32 MP (better) | 12 MP |
| Main camera | 50 MP Sony LYT-700, six-element f/1.8 lens, 24 mm equivalent, 84° field of view, 1.0 µm pixels; autofocus, OIS and EIS | 50 MP wide, F1.8, 85° field of view, OIS, autofocus; Adaptive Pixel sensor |
| Ultra wide camera | – | 12 MP, F2.2, 120° field of view |
| Telephoto camera | 50 MP Samsung S5KJN5, five-element f/2.0 lens, 0.64 µm pixels; autofocus, EIS and 2× optical zoom. No OIS (Gadgets360 exact review) | 10 MP, F2.4, 36° field of view, 3x optical zoom |
| Front camera | 32 MP, five-element f/2.0 lens, 21 mm equivalent, 90° field of view, 0.7 µm pixels; autofocus and EIS | 12 MP, F2.2, 80° field of view, autofocus |
| Zoom | 2× optical telephoto; no ultra-wide lens | 3x optical zoom; 2x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 30x |
| Video recording | Rear 4K or 1080p at 30/60 fps, 720p at 30 fps; stabilised video at 4K 30/60 or 1080p 60; slow motion 1080p 240 or 720p 240/480; Movie mode 4K 30; time-lapse 4K or 1080p 30; dual-view 1080p 30 | Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; 10-bit HDR recording by default; Log video; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD) |
| Front video | 4K at 30 fps; 1080p or 720p at 30 fps; EIS limited to 1080p/720p 30 | – |
| Camera features | LED flash; Clear Burst snapshot algorithm, motion photos and Dolby Vision video; Pro, night, portrait, panorama, cinematic, long exposure, document scanner and Google Lens | ProVisual Engine; Nightography; Audio Eraser; Filters made from your own photos |
| Battery and charging | ||
| Battery | 5,850 mAh (better) | 4,000 mAh |
| Video playback (maker's claim) | – | Up to 29 hours |
| Wired charging | Up to 80 W (better) | Up to 25 W |
| Wireless charging | None | Up to 15 W (better) |
| Battery life detail | Single cell: 5,850 mAh typical (22.94 Wh), 5,700 mAh rated (22.35 Wh). Indian 13s battery differs from Chinese 13T; no regional transfer | 4,000 mAh typical, 3,885 mAh rated; at least 2,000 charge cycles; EU energy class B, 37 h 16 min per charge cycle |
| Wired charging | 80 W SUPERVOOC with supplied adapter; bypass charging supported. Maker “day of power in half an hour” does not establish a complete-charge time | Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter (sold separately) and 3 A USB-C cable; compatible with QC2.0 and AFC/PD |
| Wireless charging | – | Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 (WPC Qi); Qi certified at 15 W (Extended Power Profile) |
| Charges other devices | Reverse wired charging (Gadgets360 exact review); no wireless charging | Wireless PowerShare |
| Design | ||
| Type | Standard | Standard |
| Weight | 185 g | 162 g (better) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm | 7.2 mm (better) |
| Height × width | 150.8 × 71.7 mm | 146.9 × 70.5 mm |
| Water and dust resistance | – | IP68 |
| Stylus | – | No |
| Materials | CNC aluminium-alloy mid-frame; flat display and rear cover | Armor Aluminium frame with at least 20% recycled aluminium |
| Colours | Green Silk, Pink Satin and Black Velvet | Icyblue, Navy, Silver Shadow, Mint; Blueblack, Coralred and Pinkgold (Samsung.com only) |
| Buttons | Configurable Plus Key replaces the alert slider; power and volume on right. Infrared transmitter in rear camera module | – |
| Water resistance detail | IP65 reported by 91mobiles exact test; maker specification and overview read omit the code. Aqua Touch does not prove immersion resistance | IP68, tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; not advised for beach or pool use |
| Biometrics | In-display optical fingerprint sensor | Fingerprint sensor |
| Sensors | Proximity, ambient light, colour temperature, e-compass, accelerometer and gyroscope; infrared remote-control transmitter and haptic motor | Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor |
| Speakers | OReality audio; maker advises avoiding third-party lens protectors for optimal speaker performance | Stereo speakers |
| Microphones | Noise cancellation supported | – |
| Software | ||
| Operating system | Android | Android |
| Software at launch | OxygenOS 15.0 based on Android 15; announced 5 June 2025, actual Indian open sale 12 June | One UI 7 (Android 15) |
| Software updates | Launch promise: four Android upgrade years and six security-update years (both exact reviews); current installed software not asserted | Seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates; security updates until 31 January 2032 (UK) |
| AI features | AI Plus Mind/Mind Space and AI Search require OTA software and were English-only at launch. AI Search initially searches first 1,000 files/notes and first 30,000 characters per item. VoiceScribe, call translation/summary in OnePlus Dialer and photo editing; regional/device/service conditions apply | Galaxy AI, including Now Brief, Now Bar and Audio Eraser; Circle to Search with Google; Gemini on the side button |
| In the box | Indian package: phone, 80 W SUPERVOOC adapter, Type-A to C cable, quick-start guide, protective case and SIM ejector. Pre-applied screen protector (Gadgets360) | – |
| Connectivity | ||
| Satellite messaging | – | Yes |
| Mobile network | India: GSM 850/900/1800 MHz; WCDMA B1/4/5/8; LTE-FDD B1/3/4/5/8/18/19/26/28/66, LTE-TDD B34/38/39/40/41/42/48; 5G n1/3/5/8/26/28/38/40/41/48/66/77/78. Up to LTE Cat 18 1,200 Mbit/s down and Cat 13 150 Mbit/s up, carrier-dependent. No UK regional hardware established | 5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM |
| SIM | Dual nano-SIM. Current exact maker specifications also list eSIM with local-carrier compatibility qualification; early launch reports did not all list it | Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual eSIM |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), 6 (ax), 5 (ac) and a/b/g/n; 2×2 MIMO, concurrent 2.4 and 5 GHz, 160 MHz channels over 5 GHz. G1 independent Wi-Fi chipset and 11 antennas, three high-performance | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0; SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC and LHDC 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| NFC | Supported | Yes |
| Satellite features | – | Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls) |
| USB | USB-C; Type-C earphones supported, no 3.5 mm socket | USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Positioning | Dual-band GPS L1/L5, BeiDou B1I/B1C/B2a, Galileo E1/E5a, QZSS L1/L5; GLONASS G1 and NavIC N5 | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
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