The OnePlus 13 is the latest flagship smartphone from OnePlus. Its global model arrived not long ago, and we’re here to compare it to the very best Google has to offer. In other words, this is a OnePlus 13 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL comparison.

Despite the drop in trade-in value, Google is still the only place to get a half-decent price for your old Pixel phone. You will get under $300 on the secondary market for the Pixel 7 Pro, while Apple and Samsung rarely pay handsomely for a Google handset. Still, it’s disappointing the Search company has dropped its trade-in prices for this sale.

We gave the Google Pixel 9 Pro our coveted phone of the year award because “it nails the basics so nicely that it never lets me down”. No one wants to swap phones regularly and the Google Pixel 9 Pro means you won’t be tempted to do so for a long time.

The Google Pixel 9 Pro and OnePlus 13 represent two of the best on Android but they aren't made for the same people

The OnePlus 13R follows a familiar formula, but delivers an end product that's far better than its price suggests.