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OnePlus Nord 6 vs OnePlus 15R

82 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 6
VS
88 out of 100
OnePlus 15R
OnePlus Nord 6
OnePlus 15R

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Nord 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on April 7, 2026, against the OnePlus 15R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 4 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 6
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15R
  • Delivers 212% higher peak brightness (3547 against 1137 nits)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3039K versus 2314K)
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2787 and 2116 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus 15R 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
119.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
71.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 6
vs
OnePlus 15R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.6:9 19.8:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection OnePlus Crystal Guard Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% -
PWM 90 Hz -
Response time 11 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 6
1137 nits
OnePlus 15R +212%
3547 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.46 mm (6.4 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.45 mm (3.05 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 6
89.4%
OnePlus 15R +1%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus 15R
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 3210 MHz 3840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus 15R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 6
2116
OnePlus 15R +32%
2787
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 6
6851
OnePlus 15R +34%
9181
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 6
18552
OnePlus 15R +12%
20796
Compute Score (GPU) 18552 20796
Single-core score 2116 2787
Multi-core score 6851 9181
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 6
2314061
OnePlus 15R +31%
3039097
CPU 697615 935642
GPU 750434 1004668
Memory 350580 384268
UX 515432 714519
Total score 2314061 3039097
Samples Less than 3 [12 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (191st and 102nd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Buggy67)AnTuTu 112314061
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OnePlus 15R
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Luky)AnTuTu 123282930
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Kolli)AnTuTu 112919996
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Jawad)Geekbench 6 CPU2787 / 9181
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Jawad)AnTuTu 112893343
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 -> jackonatorAnTuTu 112964928
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM OxygenOS 16 OxygenOS 16
OS size 16 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 7400 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (80% in 55 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr 0:53 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 16:57 hr
Watching video - 27:30 hr
Gaming - 09:10 hr
Standby - 157 hr
General battery life
Nord 6
n/a
OnePlus 15R
38:56 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 Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony IMX906
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
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.6 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0 6.0
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 19 -
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 6
85.1 dB
OnePlus 15R
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced April 2026 December 2025
Release date April 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $420 $699
Sensors - 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
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 15R. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 6.

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