OnePlus 15R vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

Comparing the OnePlus 15R 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: OnePlus 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,363, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G scores 3,127, making OnePlus 15R the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15R offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers 6.78 inches, making OnePlus 15R the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G features a Sunburst AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 15R's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 15R and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus 15R and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G delivers longer battery life with 18h 34m, while OnePlus 15R delivers 18h 13m, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus 15R offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 15R the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G is rated 8.4.

User Rating: OnePlus 15R receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G has a rating of 4.3.

OnePlus 15R

₹54,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

22 Dec, 2025

08 May, 2026

08 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	Sunburst AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


7400 mAh	8000 mAh	8000 mAh
80W Super Charging	80W	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

Camera details could've been better
Limited OS upgrades

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,340 ratings)

4.3/5

(3,236 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,957,229 AnTuTu Score	1,136,527 AnTuTu Score	951,668 AnTuTu Score
18h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹54,999 @ Amazon	₹33,999 @ Amazon	₹25,999 @ Flipkart
Not Available in any other store	Not Available in any other store	₹30,899 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Dec 17, 2025

(Official)

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Year

2 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Adreno 810

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

2,957,229

1,136,527

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

25.0 s

26.0 s

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.

4,747

1,122

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.6 %

16.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Sunburst AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

3200 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.51 %

89.41 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

162.5 mm

162.56 mm

Width

77 mm

77.5 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

8.5 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

218 grams

215 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

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

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

N/A

Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

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 Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7400 mAh

8000 mAh

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 80W

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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.

18h 13m

18h 34m

18h 49m

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

49m

1h 8m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)