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OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite vs Nothing Phone (2a)

57 out of 100
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
VS
63 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2a)
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
Nothing Phone (2a)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on June 24, 2024, against the Nothing Phone (2a), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 8 / 256 GB
  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 CE4 Lite
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a)
  • 62% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (985K versus 607K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7200 Pro
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1133 and 900 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite and Nothing Phone (2a) 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 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
19.0
(Bad)
Value Index
71.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord CE4 Lite
vs
Phone (2a)

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 394 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2100 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1300 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.2% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.3%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Phone (2a)
989 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Silver, Blue White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord CE4 Lite
87.2%
Phone (2a) +1%
87.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite and Nothing Phone (2a)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro
Max clock 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 650
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G610 MC4
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 1130 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~578.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite and Nothing Phone (2a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord CE4 Lite
900
Phone (2a) +26%
1133
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord CE4 Lite
2021
Phone (2a) +28%
2581
Compute Score (GPU)
Nord CE4 Lite
1454
Phone (2a) +181%
4085
Compute Score (GPU) 1454 4085
Single-core score 900 1133
Multi-core score 2021 2581
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord CE4 Lite
607085
Phone (2a) +62%
985261
CPU 231627 363418
GPU 74298 172332
Memory 120711 158940
UX 180449 290571
Total score 607085 985261
Samples Less than 3 [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 449
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12207 -
Video editing 4003 -
Photo editing 19206 -
Data manipulation 9658 -
Writing score 11298 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-12 (Abdullah)Geekbench 6 CPU900 / 2021
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Nothing Phone (2a)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Vedurijuht2425)AnTuTu 121045921
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (note8techh)AnTuTu 11984744
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (legusk)AnTuTu 111025139
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-13 (Divyanshu Raj)AnTuTu 111006410
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Harun AR Mondal)AnTuTu 111014691
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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 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM OxygenOS 15 Nothing OS 3.0
OS size - 21 GB
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 3 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5110 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 22 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:32 hr
Watching video - 18:30 hr
Gaming - 06:26 hr
Standby - 148 hr
General battery life
Nord CE4 Lite
n/a
Phone (2a)
29:55 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 114Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung ISOCELL GN9
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 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 - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX615
Sensor size - 1/2.74" (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 60 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 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No 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* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2024 March 2024
Release date July 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $329
Successor - - Nothing Phone (4a)
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W 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 Nothing Phone (2a) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
3 (30%)
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Total votes: 10

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