Nokia G21 128GB vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G

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Comparing the Nokia G21 128GB vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 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: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,742, while Nokia G21 128GB scores 1,204, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Nokia G21 128GB offers 6.5 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G the larger display of the two. Both Nokia G21 128GB and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Nokia G21 128GB offers 50 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nokia G21 128GB offers 8 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia G21 128GB offers a higher battery capacity with 5050 mAh, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers 5000 mAh, making Nokia G21 128GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia G21 128GB and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Nokia G21 128GB receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is rated 7.


User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia G21 128GB has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
77%

Release Date

26 Apr, 2022
30 Apr, 2022

Performance

Unisoc T606
Snapdragon 695
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

5050 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
33W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.5/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Robust design
  • Clean software
  • Good battery life
  • Good design~Decent performance&#xA0
  • ~Clean UI

Cons

  • Performance could be better
  • Cameras are average
  • Lags on occasion
  • Cameras are not the best~Mobile gamers should look elsewhere~Lacks stereo speakers

User Ratings

3.9/5
(5,245 ratings)
4.3/5
(306,400 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

197,913
AnTuTu Score
N/A
18h 29m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 26, 2022
(Official)
Apr 30, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v12

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Unisoc T606
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57
Adreno 619

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

197,913
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.2 %
15.1 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.65 %
84.41 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

164.6 mm
164.3 mm

Width

75.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

190 grams
195 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.7" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.64µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.726 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5050 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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.

18h 29m
N/A

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

2h 3m 21s
1h 2m 39s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N78
N/A
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) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.186 W/kg Body: 0.709 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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

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