OnePlus 5 vs OnePlus 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2017	Mar 23, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$539	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches 154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm	6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gold, Gray	Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2457 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 660
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge	OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

11h 29min

Video

9h 16min

Gaming

9h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 1.6x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 36 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Third camera
	2 MP (Black and White)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (EIS)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000	Date approved: Mar 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg Phablet: 3.57 W/kg	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64GB of storage

Memory	6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$479

With 12GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$829

Links

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