OnePlus 10 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 10 Pro Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Manufactured in July, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 10 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 200.5g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 10 Pro and OnePlus Nord 2 5G
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 1000 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 10 Pro
776 nits
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
sRGB gamut98.3 %128.2 %
PWM (Flicker)342 Hz119 Hz
Response time11 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163 mm (6.42 in) 159.12 mm (6.26 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 73.31 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 200.5 g (7.07 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance n/a No
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 10 Pro
89.9 %
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 10 Pro and OnePlus Nord 2 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 10 Pro
1300
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 10 Pro
3445
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13001056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34452911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 10 Pro
1114156
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
CPU309169237901
GPU456180213601
Memory179061145797
UX169746178154
NanoReview Score1114156775453
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 10 Pro
9541
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Max Surface Temp.46.5 °C50.7 °C
Stability64 %70 %
Graphics Test57 fps25 fps
Graphics Score95414197
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 10 Pro
11771
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Writing score1702613382
Web score95477267
Video editing59035336
Data manipulation90919058
NanoReview Score117719631

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12.1 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 32 GB 14 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 14 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (98% in 30 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 10 Pro
21:03
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Web Browsing07:41 h09:17 h
Video Playback12:41 h13:38 h
Games04:53 h05:22 h
Standby Mode108 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 150 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX789Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.431/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.3
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/2.8
Pixel size0.64 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 10 Pro
124
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
OnePlus 10 Pro
119
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Overall camera score
OnePlus 10 Pro
122
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Bokeh65n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom105n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- 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 B2, 3, 5, 8GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 10 Pro
88.1 dB
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2022 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2022 yr July, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 470
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 10 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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