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Samsung Galaxy A57 5G vs OnePlus Nord 6

70 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
VS
82 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 6
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
OnePlus Nord 6

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (with Exynos 1680) that was released on March 25, 2026, against the OnePlus Nord 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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 Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
  • Delivers 65% higher peak brightness (1877 against 1137 nits)
  • Weighs 31 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 6
  • Comes with 2500 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 5000 mAh
  • 66% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2314K versus 1390K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 17% higher pixel density (450 vs 385 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • 53% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2116 and 1382 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
59.4
(Average)
Value Index
119.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A57 5G
vs
Nord 6

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
PPI 385 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus OnePlus Crystal Guard
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8% 89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 98.6%
PWM 240 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 1 ms 11 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A57 5G +65%
1877 nits
Nord 6
1137 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) 162.46 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 77.45 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple, Aqua Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A57 5G
88.8%
Nord 6 +1%
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and OnePlus Nord 6
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1680 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max clock 2900 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720		 - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 550 Adreno 825
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~1228.8 GFLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and OnePlus Nord 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A57 5G
1382
Nord 6 +53%
2116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A57 5G
4477
Nord 6 +53%
6851
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A57 5G
7924
Nord 6 +134%
18552
Compute Score (GPU) 7924 18552
Single-core score 1382 2116
Multi-core score 4477 6851
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A57 5G
1390055
Nord 6 +66%
2314061
CPU 510705 697615
GPU 374535 750434
Memory 204469 350580
UX 300346 515432
Total score 1390055 2314061
Samples [13 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#191st place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 -> HaiLong0510AnTuTu 121533019
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Darck)AnTuTu 111348067
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> HaiLong0510AnTuTu 111434648
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Mehedi)AnTuTu 111351187
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (OverloadedPoortato)AnTuTu 111373963
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OnePlus Nord 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Buggy67)AnTuTu 112314061
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM One UI 8.5 OxygenOS 16
OS size 24 GB 16 GB
OS updates 6 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 7500 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (64% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 55 min)
Full charging time 1:09 hr 1:27 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:41 hr -
Watching video 20:15 hr -
Gaming 05:40 hr -
Standby 85 hr -
General battery life
Galaxy A57 5G
24:32 hr
Nord 6
n/a
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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 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 Omnivision OV08F
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 25 mm -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0 6.0
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 19
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
Galaxy A57 5G +5%
89.1 dB
Nord 6
85.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 April 2026
Release date April 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $420
SAR (head) 0.7 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.07 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included 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 OnePlus Nord 6 is definitely a better buy.

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3 (13%)
20 (87%)
Total votes: 23

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