OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite vs OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2100 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.2 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a192 Hz
Response timen/a41.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
87.2 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 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 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
903
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
1985
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9031488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19853996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1454n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
481956
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU155713261741
GPU86446310698
Memory115682177203
UX124115225891
NanoReview Score481956975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.6 °C
Stabilityn/a58 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5707
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
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 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 22 min) Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsingn/a08:24 h
Video Playbackn/a12:07 h
Gamesn/a04:56 h
Standby Moden/a116 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution n/a 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 No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 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 LYT-600Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/21/1.43
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
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.8
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a110

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 n/a Sony IMX471
Sensor size n/a 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 5 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
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/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 category1820
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
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 970
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- 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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