Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13R and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite - Which is better?

OnePlus 13R vs OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite

86 out 100
OnePlus 13R
VS
55 out 100
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
OnePlus 13R
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695. 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 13R
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 206g
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13R and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
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 13R
vs
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 6.72 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13R
1222 nits
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
649 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %95.6 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hzn/a
Response time2 ms20 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1723:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13R], [OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 165.5 mm (6.52 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13R
91.2 %
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
86.7 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13R and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 686
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 619
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13R
2217
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
902
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13R
6564
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
2084
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2217902
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65642084
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16259n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13R], [OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13R
2020393
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
457385
CPU404610153722
GPU88608183189
Memory39753897453
UX332164123021
NanoReview Score2020393457385
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
1212
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13R
n/a
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
8544
Writing scoren/a12806
Web scoren/a8377
Video editingn/a3873
Data manipulationn/a8216
NanoReview Scoren/a8544

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
OS Size 37 GB 29 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 67 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:11 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13R
28:50
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
22:34
Web Browsing13:49 h08:36 h
Video Playback21:40 h12:34 h
Games06:35 h04:54 h
Standby Mode100 h119 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital (lossless), 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-700 (IMX 906)Samsung S5KHM6SX03
Sensor size1/1.561/1.67
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.8n/a
Focal length47 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13R
90 dB
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr April, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 329
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 67 W

Note

OnePlus 13R:

This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 13R the clear winner in this comparison.

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