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OnePlus Nord 4 vs Nord 3

71 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 4
VS
64 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 3
OnePlus Nord 4
OnePlus Nord 3

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on July 16, 2024, against the OnePlus Nord 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 1 year 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 4
  • Shows 28% longer battery life (28:03 vs 21:57 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1860 and 1710 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 4 and Nord 3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Nord 4
86
Nord 3
82
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Nord 4
68*
Nord 3
64
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Nord 4
66
Nord 3
60
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Nord 4
45
Nord 3
36
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Nord 4
81
Nord 3
64
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Nord 4
69
Nord 3
72
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Nord 4
71*
Nord 3
64
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
20.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
74.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 4
vs
Nord 3

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1240 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20.1:9
PPI 450 ppi 451 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2150 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1450 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 95.7% 98.7%
PWM 119 Hz 366 Hz
Response time 6 ms 7 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 4 +4%
1153 nits
Nord 3
1108 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 75 mm (2.95 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 199.5 g (7.04 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 4
89.7%
Nord 3
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus Nord 3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Max clock 2800 MHz 3050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 590
GPU
Graphics Adreno 732 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units 768 640
GPU clock 950 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 4 and OnePlus Nord 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 4 +9%
1860
Nord 3
1710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 4 +13%
5045
Nord 3
4477
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 4 +26%
8062
Nord 3
6409
Compute Score (GPU) 8062 6409
Single-core score 1860 1710
Multi-core score 5045 4477
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 4 +7%
1645573
Nord 3
1542660
CPU 541591 576859
GPU 419629 296679
Memory 280425 223305
UX 403928 445817
Total score 1645573 1542660
Samples [25 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord 4 +26%
975
Nord 3
775
Stability 72% 63%
Graphics test 7 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 975 775
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord 4
13712
Nord 3
n/a
Web score 15100 -
Video editing 7192 -
Photo editing 20289 -
Data manipulation 14511 -
Writing score 14475 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> Keval PatelAnTuTu 111717378
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Keval)AnTuTu 111656748
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (Akash)AnTuTu 111663978
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-11 (One)AnTuTu 111796634
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 -> jchanichAnTuTu 111719478
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 13
ROM OxygenOS 14.1 OxygenOS 13.1
OS size 17 GB -
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 100 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 (60% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:28 hr 0:32 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:37 hr 08:39 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 15:44 hr
Gaming 06:45 hr 05:40 hr
Standby 113 hr 94 hr
General battery life
Nord 4 +28%
28:03 hr
Nord 3
21:57 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA LYT-600 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 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
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - 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 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 1/5
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 5.4 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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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* 13 19
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 4 +5%
82.8 dB
Nord 3
78.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2024 July 2023
Release date August 2024 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $499
Successor - OnePlus Nord 5 - OnePlus Nord 5
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 W
Further details
Notes on Nord 4:
    - The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
*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 4 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
139 (45.9%)
164 (54.1%)
Total votes: 303

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