OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch OnePlus Nord 2 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G) that was released on July 22, 2021, against the Apple iPhone SE (2022), which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- Comes with 2482 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 2018 mAh
- Has a 1.73 inches larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 20.4% more screen real estate
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Shows 25% longer battery life (32:08 vs 25:41 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 20W)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 26% higher pixel density (410 vs 326 PPI)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Handles wireless charging up to
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1725 and 807 points
- Weighs 45 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.9 mm narrower
- The phone is 8-months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 410 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 65.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 128.2% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | - |
| Response time | 8 ms | 38 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1655:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3223 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MC9 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~980 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 186770 | 189244 |
| GPU | 232801 | 269834 |
| Memory | 114516 | 129820 |
| UX | 131863 | 127582 |
| Total score | 664593 | 715230 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 50.7 °C | 46.2 °C |
| Stability | 69% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4192 | 7981 |
| Web score | 6760 | - |
| Video editing | 5357 | - |
| Photo editing | 14548 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9133 | - |
| Writing score | 10446 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8, 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 15.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 2018 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (98% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:31 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:29 hr | 09:55 hr |
| Watching video | 13:49 hr | 08:38 hr |
| Gaming | 05:27 hr | 03:26 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 93 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 1 (12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 |
- |
| Monochrome lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2021 | March 2022 |
| Release date | July 2021 | March 2022 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 65 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone SE (2022). But if the display, battery life, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
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