OnePlus 13R vs Samsung Galaxy M16
Verdict
The OnePlus 13R scores higher in 6 of 6 sections (camera, performance, display, design & durability, connectivity & features and battery), while the Samsung Galaxy M16 is not clearly ahead in any section.
The biggest difference is camera: 80 vs 22 points.
- OnePlus 13R leads in 24 fields
- Galaxy M16 leads in 3 fields
- 12 ties
39 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | OnePlus 13R | Galaxy M16 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 84 | 43 |
| Camera | 80 | 22 |
| Battery | 69 | 47 |
| Display | 97 | 63 |
| Design & durability | 76 | 52 |
| Connectivity & features | 72 | 49 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- OnePlus 13R: 78/100(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 30/100
- Chipset
- OnePlus 13R: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Galaxy M16: Dimensity 6300
- RAM (max)
- OnePlus 13R: 16 GB(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 8 GB
- Storage (max)
- OnePlus 13R: 512 GB(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 256 GB
- Process node
- OnePlus 13R: 4 nm
- Galaxy M16: 6 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- OnePlus 13R: 50 MP
- Galaxy M16: 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- OnePlus 13R: 1/1.56″(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 1/2.76″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- OnePlus 13R: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M16: No
- Ultra-wide camera
- OnePlus 13R: Yes
- Galaxy M16: Yes
- Telephoto camera
- OnePlus 13R: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M16: No
- Periscope lens
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- Optical zoom
- OnePlus 13R: 2×(Better)
- Galaxy M16: No
- Video recording
- OnePlus 13R: 4K 60 fps(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 1080p
- Front camera
- OnePlus 13R: 16 MP(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 13 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
Battery
- Battery capacity
- OnePlus 13R: 6000 mAh(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 5000 mAh
- Wired charging
- OnePlus 13R: 80 W(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 25 W
- Wireless charging
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- Reverse charging
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- Reverse charging type
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
Display
- Screen size
- OnePlus 13R: 6.78″
- Galaxy M16: 6.7″
- Panel type
- OnePlus 13R: LTPO OLED(Better)
- Galaxy M16: OLED
- Refresh rate
- OnePlus 13R: 120 Hz(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 90 Hz
- Pixel density
- OnePlus 13R: 450 ppi(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 385 ppi
- Peak brightness
- OnePlus 13R: 4500 nits(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 800 nits
- Resolution
- OnePlus 13R: 1264x2780
- Galaxy M16: 1080x2340
- Screen protection
- OnePlus 13R: Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
- Galaxy M16: Unknown
Design & durability
- Weight
- OnePlus 13R: 206 g
- Galaxy M16: 191 g(Better)
- Thickness
- OnePlus 13R: 8 mm
- Galaxy M16: 7.9 mm(Better)
- Dust & water resistance
- OnePlus 13R: IP65–IP67(Better)
- Galaxy M16: IP5x (splash resistant)
- Back material
- OnePlus 13R: Glass(Better)
- Galaxy M16: Plastic
- Frame material
- OnePlus 13R: Aluminum(Better)
- Galaxy M16: Plastic
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- OnePlus 13R: Yes
- Galaxy M16: Yes
- Wi-Fi
- OnePlus 13R: Wi-Fi 7(Better)
- Galaxy M16: Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- OnePlus 13R: 5.4(Better)
- Galaxy M16: 5.3
- USB speed
- OnePlus 13R: USB 2.0
- Galaxy M16: USB 2.0
- USB port
- OnePlus 13R: USB-C 2.0
- Galaxy M16: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- NFC
- OnePlus 13R: Yes
- Galaxy M16: Yes
- eSIM
- OnePlus 13R: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M16: No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- Satellite connectivity
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- Stereo speakers
- OnePlus 13R: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M16: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- Fingerprint reader
- OnePlus 13R: Under display (optical)(Better)
- Galaxy M16: Side-mounted
- 3D face unlock
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- Infrared blaster
- OnePlus 13R: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M16: No
- FM radio
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: No
- microSD slot
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: Yes(Better)
- Card slot
- OnePlus 13R: No
- Galaxy M16: microSD (shared SIM slot)
General
- Operating system
- OnePlus 13R: Android 15
- Galaxy M16: Android 15
- OS updates (major versions)
- OnePlus 13R: 4
- Galaxy M16: 6
- Launch price
- OnePlus 13R: $ 579.95
- Galaxy M16: About 130 EUR
- Year
- OnePlus 13R: 2025
- Galaxy M16: 2025
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| — | OnePlus 13R | Galaxy M16 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - India | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - International 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - India | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
| 5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2025, January 07 | 2025, February 27 |
| Status | Available. Released 2025, January 14 | Available. Released 2025, March 05 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 161.7 x 75.8 x 8 mm (6.37 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) | 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets) | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) |
| Display | ||
| Type | LTPO 4.1 AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak) | Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM) |
| Size | 6.78 inches, 111.7 cm2 (~91.2% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels (~450 ppi density) | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Ultra HDR image support | – |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 15, up to 4 major OS updates, OxygenOS 15 | Android 15, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 7 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) | Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520) | Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Adreno 750 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM UFS 4.0 | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
| Main Camera | ||
| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 47mm (telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) |
| Features | Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 16 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm | 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm |
| Features | HDR, panorama | – |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band (6e is market specific) | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5 | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | – |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Ion 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 80W wired, 50% in 20 min, 100% in 52/54 min | 25W wired |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Astral Trail, Nebula Noir | Thunder Black, MInt Green, Blush Pink |
| Models | CPH2645, CPH2691, CPH2647 | SM-M166P, SM-M166P/DS |
| SAR | 1.19 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) | 1.08 W/kg (head) |
| Price | $ 579.95 / € 680.30 / £ 693.99 | About 130 EUR |
| SAR EU | – | 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) |