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OnePlus Nord CE3 5G vs Nord 2T

57 out of 100
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
VS
55 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 2T
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
OnePlus Nord 2T

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus Nord CE3 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G) that was released on June 5, 2023, against the OnePlus Nord 2T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1300 and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 CE3 5G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 2T
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1017K versus 806K)
  • 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1264 and 1107 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord CE3 5G and Nord 2T 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)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
70.2
(Good)
Value Index
51.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord CE3 5G
vs
Nord 2T

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 394 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 950 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2% 85.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.3%
PWM - 193 Hz
Response time - 15 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Nord CE3 5G
6.7β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Nord 2T
6.43β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Nord 2T
638 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) 159.1 mm (6.26 inches)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) 73.2 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord CE3 5G +3%
88.2%
Nord 2T
85.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord CE3 5G and OnePlus Nord 2T
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G MediaTek Dimensity 1300
Max clock 2700 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 512 288
GPU clock 719 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS ~736.3 GFLOPS ~510.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord CE3 5G and OnePlus Nord 2T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord CE3 5G
1107
Nord 2T +14%
1264
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord CE3 5G
2716
Nord 2T +36%
3699
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord CE3 5G
2626
Nord 2T +76%
4611
Compute Score (GPU) 2626 4611
Single-core score 1107 1264
Multi-core score 2716 3699
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord CE3 5G
806420
Nord 2T +26%
1017976
CPU 326376 378535
GPU 112186 140089
Memory 170913 190541
UX 196945 308811
Total score 806420 1017976
Samples [4 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nord CE3 5G
269
Nord 2T +64%
441
Stability 69% 61%
Graphics test 2 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 269 441
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Nord 2T
1319
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1319
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nord CE3 5G +5%
10000
Nord 2T
9507
Web score 8240 8192
Video editing 5647 5096
Photo editing 18954 16304
Data manipulation 8341 9564
Writing score 13368 12540
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord CE3 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Prashant)AnTuTu805122
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (zenith)AnTuTu863702
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-29 -> zenithAnTuTu806420
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-20 -> Faizan90AnTuTu784329
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-25 (Palash)GeekBench GPU2626
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OnePlus Nord 2T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-16 (Melkon)AnTuTu1017976
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-03 (Basil)AnTuTu796771
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-19 (Santiagobbboff)GeekBench GPU4611
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-19 (Santiagobbboff)GeekBench CPU1095 / 3371
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-20 (eman)GeekBench CPU1253 / 3530
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13
OS size - 16 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (53% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 13 min)
Full charging time 0:31 hr 0:32 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:16 hr
Watching video - 13:00 hr
Gaming - 05:31 hr
Standby - 94 hr
General battery life
Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Nord 2T
20:32 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Monochrome: 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 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 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/2.25
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 1.14 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.13" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 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/) 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 5.2 5.2
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, 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 Yes No
LTE Cat* 13 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord CE3 5G
n/a
Nord 2T
87.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2023 May 2022
Release date August 2023 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $320 $400
Successor - OnePlus Nord CE5 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, and software are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord CE3 5G. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 2T.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
27 (51.9%)
25 (48.1%)
Total votes: 52

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