OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro: What’s different

OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro: What'southward unlike

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OnePlus has finally taken the covers off the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, bringing in a pair of Android phones that come with powerful specs and improved cameras fabricated in partnership with Hasselblad.

If you've decided you want a new OnePlus phone over the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S21 or Oppo Find X3 Pro, then you lot're non faced with a option betwixt the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro.

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We're going to break down the different major parts of these new phones and see what differences we can figure out. With these features laid out before you, we hope we can help you effigy out which of these two phones is the 1 to pick.

OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro specs
	OnePlus 9	OnePlus 9 Pro
Expected starting price	$729	$969
Brandish	6.5-inch, FHD (2400 ten 1080)	six.7-inch, QHD (3168 x 1440)
Refresh charge per unit	120Hz	1Hz - 120Hz
Rear cameras	48MP main, 50MP ultrawide, 2MP monochrome	48MP master, 50MP ultrawide, 8MP telephoto, 2MP monochrome
Front end photographic camera	16MP	16MP
Chipset	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888
RAM	8GB/12GB	8GB/12GB
Storage	128GB/256GB	128GB/256GB
Battery	four,500 mAh	4,500 mAh
Charging	65W wired, 15W wireless	65W wired, 50W wireless

OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro toll

The OnePlus ix starts at $729, which is more expensive than the $699 OnePlus eight simply a little less than the $749 OnePlus 8T.

The OnePlus 9 Pro starts at $969, which is a lot more expensive than the OnePlus Pro as it started at $799. But you're getting a lot more phone this fourth dimension around.

OnePlus ix vs. OnePlus 9 Pro brandish

OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro display — (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

Both OnePlus 9 phones come with a 120Hz refresh rate on their AMOLED displays. But the OnePus 9 Pro'southward 6.7-inch is not only a piffling larger than the 9'south 6.65-inch display, but it as well comes with an LTPO panel.

That means its refresh rate can calibration from 120Hz downwards to a mere 1Hz when a high refresh rate isn't needed. This can help salvage battery life. In practice, the 9 Pro lasts 11 minutes less than the nine in our tests, merely that's probably considering it uses a QHD+ resolution panel, while the standard phone makes do with a FHD+ resolution.

OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro cameras

While both the OnePlus 9 and onePlus ix Pro take the same 16MP front-facing photographic camera with an f/2.four aperture, the major changes can exist found on the rear camera assortment.

Adult in conjunction with camera specialist Hasselblad, the OnePlus nine features a 48MP main photographic camera with the Sony IMX689 sensors, a 50MP ultra-wide camera with Sony'southward IMX766 sensors, and a 2MP monochrome camera.

Comparatively, the quad rear photographic camera array of the OnePlus 9 Pro comprises a 48MP principal camera with the higher-terminate Sony IMX789 with optical image stabilization, the same 50MP ultra-wide photographic camera and 2MP mono camera, and an 8MP telephoto photographic camera. That gives the 9 Pro a zooming advantage over its standard sibling, as well every bit a better main camera sensor.

In practice, both phones aren't going to dissa[point in photography performance. The OnePlus 9 is a marked comeback on its predecessor, offering better epitome processing and photo results. Just the OnePlus 9 Pro with its extra camera and the improved main camera delivers phone photography that's now up at that place with some of the best Android phones, going by our testing, and that makes it a phone worth because if y'all're afterwards impressive photos.

Both phones can shoot video up to 8K at 30 frames per second, as well equally s[protng deadening-motion video capture.

OnePlus ix vs. OnePlus 9 Pro specs performance

Both phones come with the Snapdragon 888 chipset and either 8GB or 12GB of LDDR5 RAM. Unsurprisingly, both phones put in a similar functioning in our tests.

In Geekbench 5, the OnePlus ix manages a multi-core score of 3,618, while the ix Pro delivered 3,685.

In 3DMark's Wild Life Unlimited test, the OnePlus 9 turned in a result of five,726, or 34.4 frames per 2d. And the OnePlus ix Pro managed 34.5 frames per second with a score of 5,755.

There's very little difference here, then you're not actually going to see a big performance advantage from the nine Pro over the standard 9. Furthermore, both phones have 128GB or 256GB storage options.

OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro bombardment and charging

Both OnePlus 9 handsets come up with a 4,500 mAh battery pack. In our testing where a phone is left to endlessly reload webpages repeatedly on a 5G connection, the OnePlus 9 Pro managed to keep live for 10 hours and twoscore minutes at 120Hz.

The OnePlus 9 managed to last a little longer giving upwardly the ghost at 10 hours and 51 minutes. Neither phone lasts long plenty to make it onto our all-time telephone battery life list.

Both phones have 65W Warp Charge wired charging. Simply the OnePlus 9 Pro has access to 50W wireless charging via Warp Accuse l, whereas the OnePus 9 has to make do with 15W Qi wireless charging.

However, both phones last a good chip of time for the specs and displays they offer and accuse pretty fast, so at that place's no loser here.

OnePlus 9 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro Outlook

Given the upgrades across the board for both OnePlus 9 phones, you can't really become wrong with either. They are a lilliputian more expensive than their predecessors, but the OnePlus nine Pro especially offers a lot more the 8 Pro.

And if y'all desire the very best OnePlus has to offering and then the OnePlus 9 Pro is the one to go for, with its more expensive camera array and LTPO display. The OnePlus 9 is impressive but it's dangerously close to stellar handsets similar the Galaxy S21 and iPhone 12.

Whichever model you get for, you're likely to have 1 of the best Android phones that'll concluding you a skilful while before you need to consider upgrading.

Roland Moore-Colyer is U.K. Editor at Tom's Guide with a focus on news, features and opinion manufactures. He often writes about gaming, phones, laptops and other bits of hardware; he's also got an interest in cars. When not at his desk Roland can be found wandering around London, often with a expect of marvel on his face.