OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite vs Nord 3
50
out of 100
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64
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on April 4, 2023, against the OnePlus Nord 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Reverse charging feature
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1542K versus 583K)
- Delivers 70% higher peak brightness (1110 against 654 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 15% higher pixel density (451 vs 391 PPI)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.72 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 391 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.6% | 98.7% |
| PWM | Not detected | 366 Hz |
| Response time | 20 ms | 7 ms |
| Contrast | 1723:1 | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.5 mm (6.52 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 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 | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 6409 |
| Single-core score | 902 | 1710 |
| Multi-core score | 2084 | 4477 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 248235 | 576859 |
| GPU | 55537 | 296679 |
| Memory | 128219 | 223305 |
| UX | 151404 | 445817 |
| Total score | 583395 | 1542660 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 775 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 361 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8868 | - |
| Video editing | 3900 | - |
| Photo editing | 17752 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8278 | - |
| Writing score | 12809 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-07 (Ferds) | AnTuTu 11 | 599328 |
| π 2025-12-24 (Opti) | AnTuTu 11 | 583395 |
| π 2025-12-06 (MrDoge) | AnTuTu 11 | 574225 |
OnePlus Nord 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 -> alominzikk | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1584537 |
| π 2026-05-11 (DG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1542660 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561642 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13.1 | OxygenOS 13.1 |
| OS size | 29 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:11 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:36 hr | 08:39 hr |
| Watching video | 12:34 hr | 15:44 hr |
| Gaming | 04:54 hr | 05:40 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM6SX03 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 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 |
| Sensor | CMOS | 1/5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.09" (β 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 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, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2023 | July 2023 |
| Release date | April 2023 | July 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $499 |
| Successor | - OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite | - OnePlus Nord 5 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 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.
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