OnePlus Nord vs Huawei Honor 60 Pro
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.44-inch OnePlus Nord (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G) that was released on July 21, 2020, against the Huawei Honor 60 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 17 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 60 Pro
- Comes with 685 mAh larger battery capacity: 4800 vs 4115 mAh
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (551K versus 378K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 1-year and 5-months newer
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.44 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1200 x 2652 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 408 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 367 Hz | - |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.3 mm (6.23 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus |
| Max. clock | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 1 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 620 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 500 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~700 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 109312 | 163562 |
| GPU | 101846 | 166187 |
| Memory | 65178 | 94470 |
| UX | 101836 | 124621 |
| Total score | 378523 | 551788 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1640 | 2635 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | - | 9302 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 12 | Magic UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 22 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4115 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Charge power | 30 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:00 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:44 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:48 hr | - |
| Standby | 97 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 12032 x 9204 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 122° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (108 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 18 mm |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2020 | December 2021 |
| Release date | September 2020 | December 2021 |
| 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 |
*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 Huawei Honor 60 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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