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OnePlus Nord 6 vs OnePlus Nord

81 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 6
VS
48 out of 100
OnePlus Nord
OnePlus Nord 6
OnePlus Nord

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Nord 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on April 7, 2026, against the OnePlus Nord, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and came out 5 years and 10 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
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 3.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2314K versus 597K)
  • Comes with 3385 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 4115 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (1124 against 756 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
  • The phone is 5 years and 10 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord
  • Weighs 26 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus Nord 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)

Should I update?
No 99% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus Nord to OnePlus Nord 6 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.6:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 550 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection OnePlus Crystal Guard Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 100%
PWM 90 Hz 367 Hz
Response time 11 ms 6.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Nord 6
6.78″ (19.6:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
OnePlus Nord
6.44″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 6 +49%
1124 nits
OnePlus Nord
756 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.46 mm (6.4 inches) 158.3 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 77.45 mm (3.05 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 6 +4%
89.4%
OnePlus Nord
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus Nord
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max clock 3210 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 1 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 696
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 620
GPU shading units 1024 384
GPU clock 1150 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~480 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus Nord
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 6 +165%
2116
OnePlus Nord
799
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 6 +273%
6851
OnePlus Nord
1836
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 6
18552
OnePlus Nord
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 18552 -
Single-core score 2116 799
Multi-core score 6851 1836
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 6 +287%
2314061
OnePlus Nord
597974
CPU 697615 225992
GPU 750434 68730
Memory 350580 118245
UX 515432 185007
Total score 2314061 597974
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-15 (Buggy67)AnTuTu 112314061
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OnePlus Nord
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-11-03 (Sreeshankar K)AnTuTu 11597974
📘 2025-03-06 (Ts clown)Geekbench 6 CPU799 / 1836
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM OxygenOS 16 OxygenOS 12
OS size 16 GB 22 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 4115 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (80% in 55 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr 0:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:09 hr
Watching video - 12:37 hr
Gaming - 04:58 hr
Standby - 93 hr
General battery life
Nord 6
n/a
OnePlus Nord
20:03 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual 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 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 5 MP
4) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony IMX586
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08F -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 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 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.6 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens - 8 MP, 1/4.0"
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 6.0 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS
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 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 6
85.1 dB
OnePlus Nord
84.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2026 July 2020
Release date April 2026 September 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $420 $480
Successor - - OnePlus Nord 6
SAR (head) - 0.9 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.27 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*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 6 is definitely a better buy.

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