Apple iPhone 16 vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 16 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,995, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G scores 3,127, making Apple iPhone 16 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 6.1 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G features a Sunburst AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 16's Super Retina XDR, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 8000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 3561 mAh, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 16 and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 16 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Apple iPhone 16

₹67,900

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OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

₹27,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

08 May, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A18	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Sunburst AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


3561 mAh	8000 mAh	6000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	80W	33W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Powerful chipset, more RAM
Excellent cameras with useful Photographic Styles
Solid battery life
Attractive colour options

Gorgeous display
Subtle yet durable design
Excellent battery life
Smooth, feature-rich software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Finicky Camera Control
60Hz refresh rate
Charging could have been faster

Camera details could've been better
Limited OS upgrades

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(198,271 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,505 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,764,170 AnTuTu Score	1,136,527 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	18h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A18

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Hexa Core

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,764,170

1,136,527

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

25.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,122

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.4 %

16.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Sunburst AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3600 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1800 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

450 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

89.41 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

N/A

Design

Height

147.6 mm

162.5 mm

164.4 mm

Width

71.6 mm

77.5 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.80 mm

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

170 grams

215 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Color-infused Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D40 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.41/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3561 mAh

8000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

18h 34m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 20m 0s

1h 8m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)