Realme GT Neo 2 vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.62-inch Realme GT Neo 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on September 22, 2021, against the OnePlus Nord 2 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G and came out 2 months before. 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 Realme GT Neo 2
- Water-resistant body (IPX5 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1074K versus 960K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1300 and 1185 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Optical image stabilization
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.62 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 397 ppi | 410 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 650 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 600 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 85.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 128.2% |
| PWM | 531 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 159.12 mm (6.26 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 73.31 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX5 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 670 MHz | 886 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS | ~510.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3381 | 4595 |
| Single-core score | 1300 | 1185 |
| Multi-core score | 3600 | 3419 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 406766 | 384772 |
| GPU | 188015 | 144433 |
| Memory | 190650 | 177452 |
| UX | 289033 | 254067 |
| Total score | 1074464 | 960724 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 80% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 442 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1228 | 1286 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8179 |
| Video editing | - | 5237 |
| Photo editing | - | 16481 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9610 |
| Writing score | - | 14018 |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT Neo 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-20 (Walid) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090680 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (Dr strange) | AnTuTu 11 | 1036473 |
| 📘 2026-06-24 -> Ra1nManQ | AnTuTu 11 | 1070347 |
| 📘 2026-04-28 (Walid) | AnTuTu 11 | 1074464 |
| 📘 2026-01-10 (Konstatinos KALYVAS) | AnTuTu 11 | 1101461 |
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4546 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1112 / 3313 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | AnTuTu 11 | 960724 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (The decoder's) | AnTuTu 11 | 982802 |
| 📘 2025-10-22 (reddington) | AnTuTu 11 | 980006 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Realme UI 4.0 | OxygenOS 13 |
| OS size | 16 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperDart Charge (97% in 30 min) | Yes (98% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 0:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:05 hr | 09:17 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 13:38 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 05:22 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9280 x 6920 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | 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° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 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 |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-846 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Realme GT Neo 2 from DxOMark | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 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/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS |
| 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* | 20 | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2021 | July 2021 |
| Release date | September 2021 | July 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $390 | $470 |
| Successor | - Realme GT Neo 5 | - 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, 65 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT Neo 2. But if the camera and software are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
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