Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on September 15, 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.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (802 against 634 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Weighs 31 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- Shows 7% longer battery life (32:08 vs 30:03 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (670K versus 522K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
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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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 410 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 650 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 128.2% |
| PWM | 373 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 3.4 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 158 g (5.57 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 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 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| GPU clock | 490 MHz | 850 MHz |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 154301 | 186770 |
| GPU | 160509 | 232801 |
| Memory | 80839 | 114516 |
| UX | 124931 | 131863 |
| Total score | 522702 | 670998 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.5 °C | 50.7 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2474 | 4182 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6861 | 6705 |
| Video editing | 6067 | 5362 |
| Photo editing | 21199 | 14197 |
| Data manipulation | 8304 | 9198 |
| Writing score | 11821 | 10293 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | OxygenOS 12 |
| OS size | 14.8 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4250 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charge power | 33 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (98% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 0:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:40 hr | 12:29 hr |
| Watching video | 15:23 hr | 13:49 hr |
| Gaming | 04:46 hr | 05:27 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 119° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.97" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 |
| Monochrome lens | - | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of OnePlus Nord 2 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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, HID, 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 | Yes | No |
| 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* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2021 | July 2021 |
| Release date | October 2021 | July 2021 |
| 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
If the software and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE. But if the performance and battery life are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
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