OnePlus Nord 3 vs Google Pixel 6a

71 out 100

VS

62 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 3 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9000, vs Google Pixel 6a, Manufactured in June, 2022with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 3

Larger display: 6.74in
Higher pixel density: 451ppi
Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4410mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Supports Dolby Atmos
Infrared port
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6a

Lighter design: 178g vs 193.5g
Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 8/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord 3 and Google Pixel 6a

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

OnePlus Nord 3

87

Google Pixel 6a

64

Camera

Main & front camera tests

OnePlus Nord 3

68

Google Pixel 6a

68

Performance

App & system performance

OnePlus Nord 3

65

Google Pixel 6a

52

Games

3D gaming performance

OnePlus Nord 3

54

Google Pixel 6a

46

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

OnePlus Nord 3

75

Google Pixel 6a

64

Connectivity

Connectivity features

OnePlus Nord 3

74

Google Pixel 6a

78

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

OnePlus Nord 3

71

Google Pixel 6a

62

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.74 in	6.1 in
Resolution	1240x2772 pixels	1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	20.1:9	20:9
Pixel density	451 ppi	429 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	No
Max brightness	600 nits	500 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	360 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	89.5 %	82.2 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Peak brightness (auto)

OnePlus Nord 3

1112 nits

Google Pixel 6a

869 nits

sRGB gamut	98.7 %	96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)	366 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	7 ms	3 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinite	∞ Infinite

Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 3], [Google Pixel 6a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	152.2 mm (5.99 in)
Width	75.1 mm (2.96 in)	71.8 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight	193.5 g (6.83 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance	IP54	IP67
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	n/a
Back panel	Glass	Plastic
Frame	Plastic	Metal
Colors	- Gray - Green	- White - Black - Green
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

OnePlus Nord 3

89.5 %

Google Pixel 6a

82.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord 3 and Google Pixel 6a In benchmarks

Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 9000	Google Tensor
Max Frequency	3050 MHz	2800 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.05 (Cortex-X2)	- 4/1.8 (Cortex A55) - 2/2.25 (Cortex A76) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)
Process	TSMC	Samsung
Transistor Size	4 nm	5 nm
Neural Processor	MediaTek APU 590	Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics	Mali-G710 MP10	Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Cores	960	1280
GPU Frequency	848 MHz	848 MHz
FLOPS	1632 GFLOPS	2170.9 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

OnePlus Nord 3

1736

Google Pixel 6a

1448

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

OnePlus Nord 3

4636

Google Pixel 6a

3412

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1736	1448
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	4636	3412
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	6036	n/a

Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 3], [Google Pixel 6a]

AnTuTu 10

OnePlus Nord 3

1097617

Google Pixel 6a

909498

CPU	366529	250722
GPU	297956	324786
Memory	188074	143829
UX	251058	190161
NanoReview Score	1097617	909498

3DMark Wild Life

OnePlus Nord 3

n/a

Google Pixel 6a

6194

Max Surface Temp.	n/a	41.4 °C
Stability	n/a	56 %
Graphics Test	n/a	37 fps
Graphics Score	n/a	6194

Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 6a]

PCMark 3.0

OnePlus Nord 3

n/a

Google Pixel 6a

9940

Writing score	n/a	15353
Web score	n/a	6280
Video editing	n/a	5843
Data manipulation	n/a	9519
NanoReview Score	n/a	9940

Memory

RAM Size	- 8 GB - 16 GB	6 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory Frequency	n/a	3200 MHz
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	128 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 13	Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size	n/a	14.3 GB
UI Skin	OxygenOS 13.1	Stock Android

Battery

Volume	5000 mAh	4410 mAh
Max Charging Power	80 W	18 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	No	No
Reverse Charging	No	No
Fast Charging	Yes (60% in 15 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	0:32 h	1:51 h

Battery Life

OnePlus Nord 3

21:57

Google Pixel 6a

20:44

Web Browsing	08:39 h	08:25 h
Video Playback	15:44 h	14:20 h
Games	05:40 h	05:34 h
Standby Mode	94 h	89 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	122 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	4032x3024 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (720p)	240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	112 °	114 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP	Standard: 12.2 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	122 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.7
Focal length	24 mm	27 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX890	Sony IMX363
Sensor size	1/1.56	1/2.55
Pixel size	1 μm	1.4 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	8 MP	12 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	17 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX355	Sony IMX386
Sensor size	1/4	1/2.9
Pixel size	1.12 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

OnePlus Nord 3

n/a

Google Pixel 6a

133

Video quality

OnePlus Nord 3

n/a

Google Pixel 6a

126

Overall camera score

OnePlus Nord 3

n/a

Google Pixel 6a

122

Bokeh	n/a	65
Preview	n/a	67
Zoom	n/a	74

Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 6a]

Front camera

Matrix	16 MP	8 MP
Photo resolution	4608x3456 pixels	3840x2160 pixels
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.0
Focal length	24 mm	24 mm
Sensor	1/5	Sony IMX355
Sensor size	1/3.09	1/2.8
Pixel size	1 μm	1.12 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 6E (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	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	Yes	No

SIM Count*	2	1
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	n/a
eSIM Support *	No	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz	GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bands	WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19	UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category	19	20
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No

Max Volume

OnePlus Nord 3

78.9 dB

Google Pixel 6a

87.4 dB

Other

Class	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	July, 2023 yr	May, 2022 yr
Release Date	July, 2023 yr	June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($)	499	449
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 80 W	No

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OnePlus Nord 3 vs Google Pixel 6a

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