Home Phone comparison OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10T - Which is better?

OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 10T

59 out 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10T
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Xiaomi Mi 10T

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 2 5G Manufactured in July, 2021, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G, vs Xiaomi Mi 10T, Manufactured in December, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 Nord 2 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 410ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 216g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10T
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
vs
Xiaomi Mi 10T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.43 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 410 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 620 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 85.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10T
619 nits
sRGB gamut128.2 %97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz2381 Hz
Response time8 ms39.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1279:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 2 5G], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.12 mm (6.26 in) 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Width 73.31 mm (2.89 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %
Xiaomi Mi 10T
85.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon 698
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 576 768
GPU Frequency 886 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Xiaomi Mi 10T
1259
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3474
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10561259
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29113474
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
Xiaomi Mi 10T
754313
CPU237901213061
GPU213601194732
Memory145797145367
UX178154201153
NanoReview Score775453754313
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3843
Max Surface Temp.50.7 °C41.3 °C
Stability70 %99 %
Graphics Test25 fps23 fps
Graphics Score41973843
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Xiaomi Mi 10T
10022
Writing score1338213458
Web score72676827
Video editing53365617
Data manipulation90586978
NanoReview Score963110022

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 14 GB 19.8 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (98% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:31 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Xiaomi Mi 10T
25:11
Web Browsing09:17 h10:07 h
Video Playback13:38 h15:05 h
Games05:22 h05:39 h
Standby Mode92 h123 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX682
Sensor size1/1.561/1.73
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.3f/2.4
SensorSony IMX355Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.81/1.7
Pixel size1.14 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Xiaomi Mi 10T
97
Video quality
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Xiaomi Mi 10T
95
Overall camera score
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Xiaomi Mi 10T
98
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5963x3354 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.4
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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, HID, AVRCP, 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
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category1822
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10T
91.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date July, 2021 yr December, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 470 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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