Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

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Comparing the Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 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 SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,560, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G scores 2,147, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a screen size of 6.43 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 4.7 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)'s IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 7 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 1821 mAh, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is rated 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

19 May, 2020
22 Feb, 2022
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A13 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 900
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
IPS LCD
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED
750x1344 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

N/A
7 MP
16 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
1821 mAh
4500 mAh
10000 mAh
Fast Charging
65W Super VOOC Charging
100W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Ideal for one-handed usage
  • Smooth performance
  • Good daylight camera performance
  • Guaranteed OS updates
  • Nice looks & good build
  • Clean UI sans bloatware
  • Capable primary camera
  • Good battery life and fast 65W charging
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Small screen
  • Just one rear camera
  • Average battery life
  • Performance can't match rivals
  • Misses out on stereo speakers
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • No Android 12
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(78,398 ratings)
4.3/5
(7,429 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

377,458
AnTuTu Score
423,161
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 19, 2020
(Official)
Feb 22, 2022
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v13.0
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Hexa Core

2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
6 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G68 MC4
Adreno

RAM

3 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

377,458
423,161
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
20.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
2.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %
12.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

750x1344 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

327 ppi
409 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.23 %
84.91 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

138.4 mm
160.6 mm
163.44 mm

Width

67.3 mm
73.2 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.8 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

148 grams
173 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide AngleExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

1821 mAh
4500 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 65W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 minutes
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

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
16h 42m
N/A

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

2h 16m 5s
29m 45s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 2100(band 33)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
Head: 1.023 W/kg Body: 0.814 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A
N/A