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Nothing Phone (1) vs OnePlus 9R

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Nothing Phone (1)
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OnePlus 9R
Nothing Phone (1)
OnePlus 9R

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (1) Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs OnePlus 9R, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9R
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 193.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (1) and OnePlus 9R
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (1)
vs
OnePlus 9R

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 86.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (1)
662 nits
OnePlus 9R
n/a
sRGB gamut95.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (1)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (1)
85.9 %
OnePlus 9R
86.8 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (1) and OnePlus 9R In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 512 768
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 675 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (1)
1047
OnePlus 9R
1197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (1)
2955
OnePlus 9R
3254
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10471197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29553254
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (1)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (1)
641971
OnePlus 9R
774549
CPU209288223558
GPU155344217145
Memory129125142520
UX148214191326
NanoReview Score641971774549
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
OnePlus 9R
4265
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4265
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9R]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
OnePlus 9R
11356
Writing scoren/a15730
Web scoren/a8756
Video editingn/a5845
Data manipulationn/a9277
NanoReview Scoren/a11356

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 16 GB n/a
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 39 min)
Full Charge Time 1:31 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (1)
23:08
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Web Browsing09:10 hn/a
Video Playback13:32 hn/a
Games05:14 hn/a
Standby Mode115 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.561/2.0
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX481
Sensor size1/2.761/3.09
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (1)
121
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Video quality
Nothing Phone (1)
112
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (1)
114
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom78n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Nothing Phone (1)]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.13 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900GSM B2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B6/​B8/​B19WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (1)
84.3 dB
OnePlus 9R
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 500
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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