OnePlus Nord 4 vs OnePlus 9
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Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 4 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3, vs OnePlus 9, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 4
- Larger display: 6.74in
- Higher pixel density: 450ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
- Lighter design: 192g vs 199.5g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.74 in | 6.55 in |
| Resolution | 1240x2772 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.1:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 450 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 2150 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 87.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 95.7 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 119 Hz | 323 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 13 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 in) | 160 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 in) | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 199.5 g (7.04 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Metal | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Green |
- Black - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/1.9 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1459.2 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1911 | 1489 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5143 | 3996 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 9067 | n/a |
| CPU | 381535 | 248662 |
| GPU | 498948 | 308723 |
| Memory | 291377 | 169685 |
| UX | 260849 | 210435 |
| NanoReview Score | 1432709 | 937505 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 48.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 55 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5761 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15081 |
| Web score | n/a | 11112 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6018 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10751 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12032 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 17 GB | 35 GB |
| UI Skin | OxygenOS 14.1 | OxygenOS 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (100% in 29 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:28 h | 0:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 15:37 h | 07:52 h |
| Video Playback | 14:05 h | 11:44 h |
| Games | 06:45 h | 04:32 h |
| Standby Mode | 113 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 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 ° | 140 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Monochrome: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA LYT-600 | Sony IMX689 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | 1/1.43 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.14 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4920x3264 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZ | GSM B2, 3, 5, 8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 13 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 730 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
OnePlus Nord 4:
The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Nord 4 the clear winner in this comparison.
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