Home Phone comparison OnePlus 11R and OnePlus Nord 2 5G - Which is better?

OnePlus 11R vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

73 out 100
OnePlus 11R
VS
59 out 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
OnePlus 11R
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 11R Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus 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

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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 11R
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 451ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 204g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 18/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 11R 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
Smartphones:
OnePlus 11R
vs
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
Pixel density 451 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 360 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 11R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
sRGB gamutn/a128.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.34 mm (6.43 in) 159.12 mm (6.26 in)
Width 74.43 mm (2.93 in) 73.31 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 11R
89.9 %
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 11R and OnePlus Nord 2 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC 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 900 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 11R
1683
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 11R
4259
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16831056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42592911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 11R
1253541
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
CPU368671237901
GPU475550213601
Memory175836145797
UX233484178154
NanoReview Score1253541775453
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 11R
10502
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.7 °C
Stability63 %70 %
Graphics Test62 fps25 fps
Graphics Score105024197
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 11R], [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 11R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Writing scoren/a13382
Web scoren/a7267
Video editingn/a5336
Data manipulationn/a9058
NanoReview Scoren/a9631

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (30% in 5 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:25 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 11R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Web Browsingn/a09:17 h
Video Playbackn/a13:38 h
Gamesn/a05:22 h
Standby Moden/a92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.3
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/2.8
Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 11R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
OnePlus 11R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Overall camera score
OnePlus 11R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1818
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 11R
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr July, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 485 470
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 11R the clear winner in this comparison.

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