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OnePlus Nord N30 5G vs Nord N10

50 out of 100
OnePlus Nord N30 5G
VS
45 out of 100
OnePlus Nord N10
OnePlus Nord N30 5G
OnePlus Nord N10

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch OnePlus Nord N30 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on June 5, 2023, against the OnePlus Nord N10, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G and came out 2 years and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  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 N30 5G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (666 against 446 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 10
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (560K versus 499K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (50W versus 30W)
  • The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord N10
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord N30 5G and Nord N10 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 33% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between OnePlus Nord N10 and OnePlus Nord N30 5G is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: display, battery life, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nord N30 5G
vs
Nord N10

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.72 inches 6.49 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 391 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7% 83.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 95.6% 99.2%
PWM Not detected -
Response time 20 ms 28 ms
Contrast 1723:1 789:1
Screen space comparison
Nord N30 5G
6.72″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Nord N10
6.49″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord N30 5G +49%
666 nits
Nord N10
446 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.5 mm (6.52 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord N30 5G +4%
86.7%
Nord N10
83.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord N30 5G and OnePlus Nord N10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 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 1.7 GHz: Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 692
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 565 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~289.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord N30 5G and OnePlus Nord N10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nord N30 5G +15%
898
Nord N10
780
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord N30 5G +12%
2121
Nord N10
1897
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 966
Single-core score 898 780
Multi-core score 2121 1897
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nord N30 5G +12%
560348
Nord N10
499040
CPU 223459 205382
GPU 85905 52431
Memory 87507 78632
UX 163477 162595
Total score 560348 499040
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9704 -
Video editing 3911 -
Photo editing 18151 -
Data manipulation 8663 -
Writing score 13129 -
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Recent User Tests

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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 10
ROM OxygenOS 13.1 OxygenOS 10.5
OS size 29 GB 28 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max charge power 50 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 0:52 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:08 hr 09:02 hr
Watching video 13:00 hr 13:18 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:11 hr
Standby 123 hr 111 hr
General battery life
Nord N30 5G +4%
23:28 hr
Nord N10
22:34 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 9280 x 6920
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6SX03 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.3
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, 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
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 No Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord N30 5G +2%
84.9 dB
Nord N10
83.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2023 October 2020
Release date June 2023 November 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $395
Successor - - OnePlus Nord N30 5G
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 Yes, 50 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 N30 5G is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

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Total votes: 3

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