OnePlus Nord CE3 5G vs Apple iPhone 13

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord CE3 5G Manufactured in August, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 782G, vs Apple iPhone 13, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3227mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 184g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord CE3 5G and Apple iPhone 13
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 950 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
sRGB gamutn/a129 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a609 Hz
Response timen/a7.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
88.2 %
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord CE3 5G and Apple iPhone 13 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 2700 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.7 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 642 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 512 640
GPU Frequency 700 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 1075.2 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
1026
Apple iPhone 13
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
2886
Apple iPhone 13
5142
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10262182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28865142
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
682050
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
CPU226648305402
GPU162665438906
Memory130006218819
UX162731301561
NanoReview Score6820501264688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
8702
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.7 °C
Stabilityn/a78 %
Graphics Testn/a52 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8702

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3227 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 15 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:31 h 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
Web Browsingn/a09:29 h
Video Playbackn/a13:58 h
Gamesn/a05:12 h
Standby Moden/a114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 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 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.561/1.9
Pixel size1 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/2.81/3.4
Pixel size1.14 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
133
Video quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
144
Overall camera score
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
125
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a76
Zoomn/a65

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.13 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
128
Video quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/) 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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
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*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category1318
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
83.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date August, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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