PhoneLifespan

iPhone 16 Plus vs 13

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Winner

OnePlus 13

The 13 wins this one, taking display and battery decisively. Against the iPhone 16 Plus it's also the sounder buy at $14.21 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 16 Plus 64 · 13 74 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Apple iPhone 16 Plus $650
Safe to buy$10.28/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031
OnePlus 13 $779
Safe to buy$14.21/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Jan 20292031

Category by category

Display
iPhone 16 Plus 5013 100

The 13's screen is the better one — 6.82-inch ltpo amoled, qhd+, 1–120hz, up to 4500 nits peak.

Performance
iPhone 16 Plus 9213 98

The 13's Snapdragon 8 Elite is simply the faster chip.

Camera
iPhone 16 Plus 6213 79

The 13 has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery
iPhone 16 Plus 7313 100

6,000mAh vs 4,674mAh — the 13 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity
iPhone 16 Plus 7513 65

The iPhone 16 Plus is supported until Sep 2031 — 8 months longer than the 13.

Value
iPhone 16 Plus 6413 74

Overall value goes to the 13 at $14.21 per month of safe use.

Full spec table
SpeciPhone 16 Plus13
Price (street)$650$779
Display6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, Dynamic Island, up to 2000 nits peak6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED, QHD+, 1–120Hz, up to 4500 nits peak
ChipsetApple A18Snapdragon 8 Elite
RAM8GB12GB/16GB
Storage128GB/256GB/512GB256GB/512GB
Battery4,674 mAh6,000 mAh
ChargingWired ~50% in 30 min with 20W+; up to 25W MagSafe with 30W adapter100W wired SUPERVOOC, 50W AIRVOOC wireless
Rear cameras48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide, 50MP periscope 3x
Dimensions160.9 × 77.8 × 7.80 mm162.9 × 76.5 × 8.5 mm
Weight199 g210 g
Water resistanceIP68IP68/IP69
Supported untilSep 2031Jan 2031
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