OnePlus 9R vs 10 Pro

OnePlus 9R OnePlus 10 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch OnePlus 9R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G) that was released on March 23 2021 against the OnePlus 10 Pro which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 10 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9R

Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro

The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (995K versus 691K)
31% higher pixel density (525 vs 402 PPI)
Supports wireless charging up to 50W
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness OnePlus 9R 85 10 Pro 95 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games OnePlus 9R 72 10 Pro 87 Battery Battery life charging type and speed OnePlus 9R 80 10 Pro 82 Camera Photo and video recording quality OnePlus 9R 71 10 Pro 75 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission OnePlus 9R 89 10 Pro 89 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation OnePlus 9R 76 10 Pro 84

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: OnePlus 9R vs 10 Pro

Display

Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.55 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1440 x 3216 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	402 ppi	525 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Max rated brightness	500 nits	500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1100 nits	1300 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio	86.8%	90%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Display tests
RGB color space	-	98.3%
PWM	-	342 Hz
Response time	-	11 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) OnePlus 9R n/a 10 Pro 783 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	161 mm (6.34 inches)	163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width	74.1 mm (2.92 inches)	73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)	8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight	189 gramm (6.67 oz)	200.5 gramm (7.07 oz)
Waterproof	No	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black Blue	Black Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	Yes in-display

Screen-to-body ratio OnePlus 9R 86.8% 10 Pro +4% 90%

Performance

Tests of OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 10 Pro in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max. clock	3200 MHz	3000 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Lithography process	7 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 650	Adreno 730
GPU clock	675 MHz	818 MHz
FLOPS	~1372 GFLOPS	~2236 GFLOPS

Memory
RAM size	8 12 GB	8 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	No

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) OnePlus 9R 945 10 Pro +3% 976 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) OnePlus 9R 2987 10 Pro +16% 3462 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 OnePlus 9R 691453 10 Pro +44% 995337

CPU	188412	227709
GPU	236164	430176
Memory	120525	160925
UX	145670	175122
Total score	691453	995337

3DMark Wild Life Performance OnePlus 9R 4232 10 Pro +126% 9566

Stability	72%	64%
Graphics test	25 FPS	57 FPS
Graphics score	4232	9566
PCMark 3.0 score	11748	11675

AnTuTu Benchmark Android Ranking List (145th and 32nd place) Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	OxygenOS 12	OxygenOS 13
OS size	-	32 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charge power	65 W	80 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	No	Yes (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (100% in 39 min)	Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:39 hr	0:32 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	-	10:13 hr
Watching video	-	13:54 hr
Gaming	-	05:09 hr
Standby	-	100 hr

General battery life OnePlus 9R n/a 10 Pro 30:23 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	48 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	8000 x 6000	8000 x 6000
Zoom	Digital	Optical 3.3x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	Up to 30FPS
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	480 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	150°
Lenses	4 (48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP)	3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43" Sony IMX789 (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 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.09" Sony IMX481 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76" Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
Monochrome lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Macro lens	- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	16 megapixels	32 megapixels
Image resolution	4920 x 3264	6528 x 4896
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.2
Pixel size	1 microns	0.8 microns
Sensor type	Exmor-RS CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.06"	1/2.74"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality OnePlus 9R n/a 10 Pro 132 Video quality OnePlus 9R n/a 10 Pro 110 Generic camera score OnePlus 9R n/a 10 Pro 127

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/ax)
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	5.1	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo SBAS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support*	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	18	20
5G support	Yes	Yes

Sound

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

Speakers test Max. loudness OnePlus 9R n/a 10 Pro 88.1 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	March 2021	January 2022
Release date	April 2021	January 2022
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data we think that the OnePlus 10 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? OnePlus 9R 12 (52.2%) OnePlus 10 Pro 11 (47.8%) Vote Total votes: 23

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