OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
54
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
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 Motorola Edge 50 Fusion, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (960K versus 813K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1185 and 1014 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Delivers 109% higher peak brightness (1319 against 630 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Shows 12% longer battery life (23:51 vs 21:19 hours)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Thinner bezels – 6% more screen real estate
- The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 410 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 180 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 91.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 128.2% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 389 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Edge 50 Fusion
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Nord 2 5G
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.12 mm (6.26 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 73.31 mm (2.89 inches) | 73.1 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 174.9 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.62/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) · 45 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MC9 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 886 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~510.3 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4595 | 1802 |
| Single-core score | 1185 | 1014 |
| Multi-core score | 3419 | 2922 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 384772 | 317458 |
| GPU | 144433 | 73200 |
| Memory | 177452 | 161032 |
| UX | 254067 | 261448 |
| Total score | 960724 | 813138 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 442 | 254 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1286 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8179 | 15204 |
| Video editing | 5237 | 7411 |
| Photo editing | 16481 | 33336 |
| Data manipulation | 9610 | 11163 |
| Writing score | 14018 | 17721 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4546 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1112 / 3313 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | AnTuTu 11 | 960724 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (The decoder's) | AnTuTu 11 | 982802 |
| 📘 2025-10-22 (reddington) | AnTuTu 11 | 980006 |
Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-08 (Feroz) | AnTuTu 11 | 829762 |
| 📘 2026-07-26 (Hi) | AnTuTu 11 | 832664 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Lufus) | AnTuTu 11 | 814803 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Hi) | AnTuTu 11 | 824605 |
| 📘 2026-04-05 (walk1yann) | AnTuTu 11 | 807311 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (98% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:31 hr | 1:04 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:17 hr | 09:21 hr |
| Watching video | 13:38 hr | 15:37 hr |
| Gaming | 05:22 hr | 05:22 hr |
| Standby | 92 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Monochrome: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | SK Hynix HI1336 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3280 x 2460 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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 |
| 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 | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 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 | April 2024 |
| Release date | July 2021 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $470 | $349 |
| Successor | - OnePlus Nord 5 | - Motorola Edge 70 Fusion |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 65 W | Yes, 68 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion is definitely a better buy.
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