OnePlus Nord CE3 5G vs OnePlus 7 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord CE3 5G Manufactured in August, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 782G, vs OnePlus 7 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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
  • Lighter design: 184g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4085mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 7 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 516ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord CE3 5G and OnePlus 7 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 516 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 950 nits 616 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
615 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a122 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance No IPX4
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
88.2 %
OnePlus 7 Pro
88.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord CE3 5G and OnePlus 7 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 2700 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.7 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 690
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 512 768
GPU Frequency 700 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 1075.2 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
1026
OnePlus 7 Pro
988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
2886
OnePlus 7 Pro
2678
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1026988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28862678
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
682050
OnePlus 7 Pro
600201
CPU226648180879
GPU162665177997
Memory130006112765
UX162731128560
NanoReview Score682050600201
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
2115
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.6 °C
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a12 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2115
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
10833
Writing scoren/a13556
Web scoren/a8326
Video editingn/a5700
Data manipulationn/a9179
NanoReview Scoren/a10833

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 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
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 17 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 12.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4085 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 15 min) Yes Warp Charge (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:31 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
19:25
Web Browsingn/a06:39 h
Video Playbackn/a10:18 h
Gamesn/a04:10 h
Standby Moden/a111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a78 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M5
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX481
Sensor size1/2.81/3.09
Pixel size1.14 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
118
Video quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
98
Overall camera score
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
111

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.13 1/3.1
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
111
Video quality
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
n/a
OnePlus 7 Pro
116

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features 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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 1700, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1316
5G SupportYesNo

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
OnePlus 7 Pro
90.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2023 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date August, 2023 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 670
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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