Home Phone comparison OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus 9 Pro - Which is better?

OnePlus Nord 4 vs OnePlus 9 Pro

79 out 100
OnePlus Nord 4
VS
68 out 100
OnePlus 9 Pro
OnePlus Nord 4
OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 4 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 4
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 199.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus 9 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
Smartphones:
OnePlus Nord 4
vs
OnePlus 9 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 525 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 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord 4
1160 nits
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamut95.7 %97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz192 Hz
Response time6 ms41.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 4], [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75 mm (2.95 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 199.5 g (7.04 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Metal Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord 4
89.7 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord 4
1911
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord 4
5143
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19111488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51433996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9067n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 4]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord 4
1432709
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU381535261741
GPU498948310698
Memory291377177203
UX260849225891
NanoReview Score1432709975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord 4
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.6 °C
Stabilityn/a58 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5707
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Nord 4
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Writing scoren/a14841
Web scoren/a8928
Video editingn/a6066
Data manipulationn/a9290
NanoReview Scoren/a11123

Memory

RAM
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
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 17 GB 16 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 (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord 4
28:03
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsing15:37 h08:24 h
Video Playback14:05 h12:07 h
Games06:45 h04:56 h
Standby Mode113 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYTIA LYT-600Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/1.951/1.43
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/4.01/1.56
Pixel size1.14 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord 4
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
OnePlus Nord 4
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
OnePlus Nord 4
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a110
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

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
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19
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/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1320
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Nord 4
82.8 dB
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 970
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.

* 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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