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OnePlus Nord 3 vs Nothing Phone (1)

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OnePlus Nord 3
VS
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Nothing Phone (1)
OnePlus Nord 3
Nothing Phone (1)

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 3 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9000, vs Nothing Phone (1), Manufactured in July, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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 3
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 451ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs OnePlus Nord 3 and Nothing Phone (1)
    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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    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    OnePlus Nord 3
    vs
    Nothing Phone (1)

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED OLED
    Size 6.74 in 6.55 in
    Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
    Pixel density 451 ppi 402 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
    Max brightness 600 nits 500 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 85.9 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    OnePlus Nord 3
    1112 nits
    Nothing Phone (1)
    662 nits
    sRGB gamut98.7 %95.9 %
    PWM (Flicker)366 Hz119 Hz
    Response time7 ms2 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 3], [Nothing Phone (1)]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
    Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
    Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
    Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
    Water resistance IP54 IP53
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Plastic Metal
    Colors - Gray
    - Green    		 - White
    - Black
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    OnePlus Nord 3
    89.5 %
    Nothing Phone (1)
    85.9 %

    Performance

    Testing OnePlus Nord 3 and Nothing Phone (1) In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
    Max Frequency 3050 MHz 2500 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/2.85 (Cortex-A710)
    - 1/3.05 (Cortex-X2)    		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
    - 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
    Neural Processor MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon 770
    Graphics Mali-G710 MP10 Adreno 642
    GPU Cores 960 512
    GPU Frequency 848 MHz 608 MHz
    FLOPS 1632 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    OnePlus Nord 3
    1736
    Nothing Phone (1)
    1047
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    OnePlus Nord 3
    4636
    Nothing Phone (1)
    2955
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17361047
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)46362955
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)6036n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 3], [Nothing Phone (1)]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    OnePlus Nord 3
    1097617
    Nothing Phone (1)
    641971
    CPU366529209288
    GPU297956155344
    Memory188074129125
    UX251058148214
    NanoReview Score1097617641971

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 16 GB    		 - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
    Memory Frequency n/a 3200 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 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
    OS Size n/a 16 GB
    UI Skin OxygenOS 13.1 Nothing OS 3.0

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 80 W 33 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
    Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
    Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:31 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    OnePlus Nord 3
    21:57
    Nothing Phone (1)
    23:08
    Web Browsing08:39 h09:10 h
    Video Playback15:44 h13:32 h
    Games05:40 h05:14 h
    Standby Mode94 h115 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash LED 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 240 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° 114 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 2 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 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 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5KJN1
    Sensor size1/41/2.76
    Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    OnePlus Nord 3
    n/a
    Nothing Phone (1)
    121
    Video quality
    OnePlus Nord 3
    n/a
    Nothing Phone (1)
    112
    Overall camera score
    OnePlus Nord 3
    n/a
    Nothing Phone (1)
    114
    Bokehn/a55
    Previewn/a73
    Zoomn/a78
    Sources: DxOMark [Nothing Phone (1)]

    Front camera

    Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
    Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
    Focal length 24 mm n/a
    Sensor 1/5 Sony IMX471
    Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.13
    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 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
    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
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    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 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
    3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B6/​B8/​B19
    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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
    LTE category1918
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Stereo
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    OnePlus Nord 3
    78.9 dB
    Nothing Phone (1)
    84.3 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced July, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
    Release Date July, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
    Launch Price ($) 499 500
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 80 W No
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Nord 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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