OnePlus Nord 2 vs Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord 2 vs Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB 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 2022 128GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,564, while OnePlus Nord 2 scores 2,762, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord 2 offers a screen size of 6.43 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 4.7 inches, making OnePlus Nord 2 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 2 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 7 MP, making OnePlus Nord 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus Nord 2 delivers 15h 27m, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 2 and Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 2 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB is rated 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OnePlus Nord 2 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Aug, 2021
11 Mar, 2022
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
2018 mAh
6500 mAh
65W Warp Charging
20W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Decent performance
  • Excellent photography
  • Software experience still the best
  • Superfast 65W charging
  • Stupendously fast
  • IP67 rated
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Competitively priced
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Mono sensor not very useful
  • Screen brightness could be better
  • Low-light photography needs improvement
  • HD display feels dated
  • No dedicated night mode
  • No ultrawide angle/telephoto camera
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5
(241 ratings)
4.4/5
(1,762 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

541,522
AnTuTu Score
762,983
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
15h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 16, 2021
(Official)
Mar 11, 2022
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
iOS v15
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893
Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A78 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

541,522
762,983
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
9.0 s
14.0 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.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
8.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.8 %
28.6 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
326 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.59 %
65.23 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
N/A
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
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

159.1 mm
138.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

73.3 mm
67.3 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

189 grams
144 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8500 x 6500 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
2018 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 30 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless 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.

15h 27m
N/A
16h 04m

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

0h 40m 4s
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
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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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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