OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs OnePlus 8T
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.43-inch OnePlus Nord 2 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G) that was released on July 22, 2021, against the OnePlus 8T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and came out 9 months before. 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 8T
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (810 against 634 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 410 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 760 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 180 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 87% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 128.2% | 97.2% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 458 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 13 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.12 mm (6.26 inches) | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 73.31 mm (2.89 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MC9 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 886 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~510.3 GFLOPS | ~901.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4595 | - |
| Single-core score | 1185 | 1161 |
| Multi-core score | 3419 | 3115 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 384772 | 368806 |
| GPU | 144433 | 161424 |
| Memory | 177452 | 185436 |
| UX | 254067 | 275322 |
| Total score | 960724 | 990988 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 442 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 73% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1286 | 1116 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8179 | 11326 |
| Video editing | 5237 | 5843 |
| Photo editing | 16481 | 28945 |
| Data manipulation | 9610 | 9562 |
| Writing score | 14018 | 14941 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | GeekBench GPU | 4546 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | GeekBench CPU | 1112 / 3313 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | AnTuTu | 960724 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (The decoder's) | AnTuTu | 982802 |
| 📘 2025-10-22 (reddington) | AnTuTu | 980006 |
OnePlus 8T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-26 -> Glamkilla | AnTuTu | 991199 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (Mallavanem) | AnTuTu | 1016249 |
| 📘 2025-12-19 (KV) | AnTuTu | 909310 |
| 📘 2025-12-11 (huker667) | AnTuTu | 990988 |
| 📘 2025-10-25 (Aamn) | AnTuTu | 880362 |
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 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | OxygenOS 13 |
| OS size | 14 GB | 20 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 65 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 (94% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:31 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:17 hr | 08:36 hr |
| Watching video | 13:38 hr | 12:29 hr |
| Gaming | 05:22 hr | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | 92 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Monochrome: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 16 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.25" (≈ 0.44 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of OnePlus 8T from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 97 |
| Video | - | 124 |
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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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 | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 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 | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2021 | October 2020 |
| Release date | July 2021 | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $470 | $600 |
| Successor | - OnePlus Nord 5 | - OnePlus 15R |
| 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 | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the OnePlus 8T. It has a better display, gaming, connectivity, software, and design.
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