Older flagship · 2021

OnePlus 9

Name: OnePlus 9
Brand: OnePlus

From ₦170,000 to ₦260,000 · 9 sellers·Last checked just now

Our Take CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37

An older flagship with 65W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength 65W fast charging, AMOLED screen

6.55″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 888 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 65W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the OnePlus 9 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Wireless charging — uncommon at this price

Display

6.55″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.55"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

821 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

880,900

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.2

Camera

2 MP f/2.4

Front camera

16 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX689, 1/1.4", 1.12µm

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4500 mAh · 65 W wired · 15 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

87:00h

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.5 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

192 g · 8.7 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

160.0 mm

Width

74.2 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

Weight

192 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

Independent Test Scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP vs 12 MP main · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie

39% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

881k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Heavier in hand

192 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

13% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.55″ vs 6.2″ screen

Heavier in hand

192 g vs 169 g

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