OnePlus 7 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G

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Comparing the OnePlus 7 Pro vs OnePlus Nord CE 3 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 7 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 11,036, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G scores 2,111, making OnePlus 7 Pro the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while OnePlus 7 Pro offers 6.67 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus 7 Pro features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 7 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while OnePlus 7 Pro offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while OnePlus 7 Pro offers 4000 mAh, making OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: OnePlus 7 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is rated 7.5.


User Rating: OnePlus 7 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

16 May, 2019
11 Apr, 2023
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 695
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

N/A
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP

Battery

N/A
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
10000 mAh
Warp Charging
67W Super VOOC Charging
100W Hyper Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.5/10
N/A

Pros

  • Class-leading display
  • Incredible performance
  • Long lasting battery life
  • Good design
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Clean UI
  • Decent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Expensive
  • No Wireless charging
  • No IP rating
  • Cameras are not the best
  • Uses an LCD display
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(29,829 ratings)
4.3/5
(236,968 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

371,812
AnTuTu Score
406,506
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
13 More Videos
Videos
5 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 16, 2019
(Official)
Apr 11, 2023
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years
6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
Oxygen OS
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

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

Adreno 640
Adreno 619
Adreno

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 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.

371,812
406,506
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
30.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.0 %
17.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED (Curved Display)
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
680 nits
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

515 ppi
392 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.3 %
86.68 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.40 %
89.5 %

Design

Height

162.6 mm
165.5 mm
163.44 mm

Width

75.9 mm
76 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.3 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

206 grams
195 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle1/2.25" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
108 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera78 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Warp Charging 48% in 20 minutes
Yes 67W Super VOOC Charging 80% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

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
14h 23m
N/A

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

1h 58m 33s
50m 47s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
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: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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) / 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) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 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) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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: 1.187 W/kg Body: 0.606 W/kg
Head: 1.167 W/kg Body: 0.704 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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