OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2023 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 201g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4383mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 8/256 GB - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite and Apple iPhone 15 Plus
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 OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2100 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.2 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1638 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a60 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 160.9 mm (6.33 in)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Blue
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
87.2 %
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
88 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite and Apple iPhone 15 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 619 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 256 640
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
903
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
2621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
1985
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6626
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9032621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19856626
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1454n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
481956
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1369027
CPU155713378908
GPU86446436307
Memory115682231161
UX124115322651
NanoReview Score4819561369027
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
9703
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.6 °C
Stabilityn/a80 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9703

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2n/a
Memory CardMicroSDn/a

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 4383 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 Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 22 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 1:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
29:51
Web Browsingn/a13:13 h
Video Playbackn/a20:21 h
Gamesn/a07:01 h
Standby Moden/a122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX904
Sensor size1/21/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
147
Video quality
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
153
Overall camera score
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
145
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a84
Zoomn/a114

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.3
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
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
90.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 899
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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