OnePlus and iQOO always have decent competition in the market as both their devices come with similar specs every year in the flagship range. In the pricing, iQOO always maintains a slightly more affordable position. Both in iQOO 13 and the OnePlus 13 recently launched in the China market, and are bound to make their way to the global market in a few months. So this warrants a comparison between the specifications of the devices, as they would be considerable choices for people looking for a Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered phone in 2025. Let's start.
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OnePlus 13 vs iQOO 13 Latest Comparison
OnePlus 13 vs iQOO 13 Display - OnePlus 13 comes with a 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED display with 4500nits peak brightness support and super-ceramic glass on top with support for 120Hz refresh rate. The display that the OnePlus 13 has is a BOE X2 display, which is the first in the world to receive a DisplayMate A++ certification. The iQOO 13 has a 6.82-inch display from BOE which and 2K resolution support with a maximum brightness of 1800nits. There's support for 144Hz refresh rate. In the display department, OnePlus seems to have an edge here.
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OnePlus 13 vs iQOO 13 Chipset - The chipset of both smartphones is the same. OnePlus 13 and iQOO 13 are both powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. While the chip is extremely powerful, how the OEMs (original equipment makers) utilise it in their devices along with the software optimisation is something only real-time experience with the devices would say. In the memory segment, both devices have up to 16GB of RAM (LPDDR5x).
OnePlus 13 vs iQOO 13 Battery - In the battery department, the iQOO 13 has a slightly larger battery with a 6150mAh capacity while OnePlus 13 has a 6000mAh battery. iQOO 13 supports 120W wired fast-charging, while OnePlus 13 supports 100W wired fast-charging.
In the camera department, the interesting thing is that both smartphones feature a triple-camera setup, all of which come with a 50MP sensor. One is a primary sensor with OIS, the other is a ultra-wide-angle sensor, and the third is a telephoto sensor. For selfies, there's a 32MP sensor at the front for both smartphones. The OnePlus 13 comes with Hasselblad tuned camera for richer and more accurate colours.
Also, both devices will feature an ultra-sonic fingerprint sensor along with IP68 and IP69 certification. The devices would further run on Android 15 out of the box in the global market.
At this point, the devices look pretty similar. The major difference would be in the design and the software experience.
