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OnePlus Nord 3 vs OnePlus 10R

64 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 3
VS
56 out of 100
OnePlus 10R
OnePlus Nord 3
OnePlus 10R

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 3 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9000) that was released on July 5, 2023, against the OnePlus 10R, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max and came out 1 year and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1542K versus 1070K)
  • 14% higher pixel density (451 vs 394 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 52% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1710 and 1122 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10R
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 3 and OnePlus 10R crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
74.6
(Good)
Value Index
63.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 3
vs
OnePlus 10R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
PPI 451 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1450 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 720 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 87.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.7% -
PWM 366 Hz -
Response time 7 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 3
1110 nits
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP54 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Green Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 3 +2%
89.5%
OnePlus 10R
87.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 3 and OnePlus 10R
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max
Max clock 3050 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 590 MediaTek APU 580
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Mali-G610 MC6
GPU shading units 640 384
GPU clock 848 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS ~660.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 3 and OnePlus 10R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 3 +52%
1710
OnePlus 10R
1122
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 3 +28%
4477
OnePlus 10R
3486
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 3
6409
OnePlus 10R
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 6409 -
Single-core score 1710 1122
Multi-core score 4477 3486
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 3 +44%
1542660
OnePlus 10R
1070373
CPU 576859 390473
GPU 296679 181078
Memory 223305 214849
UX 445817 283973
Total score 1542660 1070373
Samples [7 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord 3 +39%
775
OnePlus 10R
559
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 775 559
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Nord 3
n/a
OnePlus 10R
1510
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1510
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord 3
n/a
OnePlus 10R
11128
Web score - 12173
Video editing - 5342
Photo editing - 13266
Data manipulation - 11336
Writing score - 17090
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> alominzikkAnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk)AnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ)AnTuTu 111584537
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (DG)AnTuTu 111542660
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1)AnTuTu 111561642
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OnePlus 10R
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (bbgsqq)AnTuTu 111213935
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-22 (JOYASH)AnTuTu 111012005
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-11 (CXC)AnTuTu 111070373
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-30 (vanapoint)AnTuTu 111004723
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM OxygenOS 13.1 OxygenOS 13
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 14 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 0:33 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:39 hr -
Watching video 15:44 hr -
Gaming 05:40 hr -
Standby 94 hr -
General battery life
Nord 3
21:57 hr
OnePlus 10R
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor 1/5 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 5.3 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
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* 19 12
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 3
78.9 dB
OnePlus 10R
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2023 April 2022
Release date July 2023 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $390
Successor - OnePlus Nord 5 - OnePlus 15R
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 80 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 OnePlus Nord 3 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
33 (84.6%)
6 (15.4%)
Total votes: 39

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