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OnePlus Nord 6 vs Nord 4

81 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 6
VS
71 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 4
OnePlus Nord 6
OnePlus Nord 4

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 4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 9 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 6
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 5500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2314K versus 1645K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year and 9 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 4
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 6 and Nord 4 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Nord 6
91
Nord 4
86
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Nord 6
75*
Nord 4
68*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Nord 6
76
Nord 4
66
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Nord 6
67
Nord 4
45
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Nord 6
96*
Nord 4
81
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Nord 6
77
Nord 4
66
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Nord 6
81*
Nord 4
71*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
116.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
20.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord 6
vs
Nord 4

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1240 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.6:9 20.1:9
PPI 450 ppi 451 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 2150 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection OnePlus Crystal Guard Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 89.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 95.7%
PWM 90 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 11 ms 6 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 6
1140 nits
Nord 4 +2%
1167 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.46 mm (6.4 inches) 162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 77.45 mm (3.05 inches) 75 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 199.5 g (7.04 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Metal
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 6
89.4%
Nord 4
89.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus Nord 4
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Max clock 3210 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
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		 - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 732
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 1150 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus Nord 4
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord 6 +14%
2116
Nord 4
1860
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 6 +36%
6851
Nord 4
5045
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord 6 +130%
18552
Nord 4
8062
Compute Score (GPU) 18552 8062
Single-core score 2116 1860
Multi-core score 6851 5045
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord 6 +41%
2314061
Nord 4
1645573
CPU 697615 541591
GPU 750434 419629
Memory 350580 280425
UX 515432 403928
Total score 2314061 1645573
Samples Less than 3 [25 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord 6
n/a
Nord 4
975
Stability - 72%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 975
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Nord 6
n/a
Nord 4
13712
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 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Buggy67)AnTuTu 112314061
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 14
ROM OxygenOS 16 OxygenOS 14.1
OS size 16 GB 17 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 100 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 (60% in 15 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr 0:28 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 15:37 hr
Watching video - 14:05 hr
Gaming - 06:45 hr
Standby - 113 hr
General battery life
Nord 6
n/a
Nord 4
28:03 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 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 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
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony LYTIA LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 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/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.6 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 6.0 5.4
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 No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 19 13
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 +3%
85.1 dB
Nord 4
82.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2026 July 2024
Release date April 2026 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $420 $499
Successor - - OnePlus Nord 6
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
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 6 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
5 (20%)
20 (80%)
Total votes: 25

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Arin Soni May 3, 2026 at 08:50 PM
Nord 6 has 9000mah battery With 80w charging 27w reverse charging
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