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.

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.

OnePlus has always felt like a plucky little upstart against behemoths like Samsung and Google. With a 6.8-inch screen and flagship specs on the OnePlus 13, there’s no better yardstick to measure it against than Google’s Pixel 9 Pro XL.

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