OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 2 5G Manufactured in July, 2021, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G, vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Larger display: 6.43in
  • Higher pixel density: 410ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 191g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 6/128 GB
    - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB
    - 12/256 GB
    - 6/64 GB
    - 6/128 GB
    - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB

    Review

    Key Specs OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    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 6.43 in 6.39 in
    Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 410 ppi 403 ppi
    Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No No
    Max brightness 450 nits 600 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
    Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 86.1 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    Always-On Display
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    629 nits
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    642 nits
    sRGB gamut128.2 %142.2 %
    PWM (Flicker)119 Hz223 Hz
    Response time8 ms6.5 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 159.12 mm (6.26 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
    Width 73.31 mm (2.89 in) 74.3 mm (2.93 in)
    Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
    Water resistance No No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Plastic Metal
    Colors - Gray
    - Blue
    - Green
    - White
    - Black
    - Blue
    - Red
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    85.5 %
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    86.1 %

    Performance

    Testing OnePlus Nord 2 5G and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
    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 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
    - 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
    - 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
    Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon 690
    Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 640
    GPU Cores 576 768
    GPU Frequency 886 MHz 585 MHz
    FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    1056
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    933
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    2911
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    2405
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1056933
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29112405
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    775453
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    621437
    CPU237901200133
    GPU213601193659
    Memory145797104050
    UX178154123595
    NanoReview Score775453621437
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    4197
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    3022
    Max Surface Temp.50.7 °C44.1 °C
    Stability70 %88 %
    Graphics Test25 fps18 fps
    Graphics Score41973022
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    9631
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    9555
    Writing score1338211471
    Web score72677040
    Video editing53365961
    Data manipulation90588050
    NanoReview Score96319555

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 6 GB
    - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    - 6 GB
    - 8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
    OS Size 14 GB 19 GB
    UI Skin OxygenOS 13 MIUI 12.5

    Battery

    Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 65 W 27 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 Quick Charge 4+ (40% in 20 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:31 h 1:11 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    21:19
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    21:14
    Web Browsing09:17 h07:54 h
    Video Playback13:38 h12:39 h
    Games05:22 h04:50 h
    Standby Mode92 h109 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
    Flash Dual LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Optical Digital
    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 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 119 ° 124 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Monochrome: 2 MP
    Standard: 48 MP
    Telephoto: 8 MP
    Ultra-wide: 13 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
    Focal length24 mm26 mm
    SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX586
    Sensor size1/1.561/2
    Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Telephoto
    Matrixn/a8 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.4
    Focal lengthn/a53 mm
    Sensorn/aOmnivision OV8856
    Sensor sizen/a1/4
    Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
    Stabilizationn/aDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP13 MP
    Aperturef/2.3f/2.4
    Focal lengthn/a12 mm
    SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K3L6
    Sensor size1/2.81/3.1
    Pixel size1.14 μm1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    125
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    108
    Video quality
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    105
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    89
    Overall camera score
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    116
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    102

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
    Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
    Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
    Focal length n/a 18 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 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 5.2 5
    Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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
    - USB-Host mode
    - OTG
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - NAVIC
    - SBAS
    - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    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 GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
    3G BandsHSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
    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 (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
    LTE category1820
    5G SupportYesNo

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    OnePlus Nord 2 5G
    81.6 dB
    Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
    87.9 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Flagship
    Announced July, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
    Release Date July, 2021 yr June, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 470 450
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    - 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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