OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 3.05 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 runs at 2.84 GHz, making OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB offers a screen size of 6.74 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 offers 6.4 inches, making OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB's Super Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB delivers 13h 50m, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB has a rating of 4.2.

OnePlus Nord 3 5G 256GB

₹27,990

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 2023

₹39,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

15 Jul, 2023

11 Jul, 2023

12 Mar, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 9000	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
16 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.74 inches (17.12 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Fluid AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Extreme AMOLED
1240x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	Super HD (2772 x 1272)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4500 mAh	7000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	25W Fast Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Stellar display
Good cameras
Smooth performance
Impressive battery life and charging speeds

Device yet to be reviewed

Long-lasting battery life
Slim and lightweight design
Reliable cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

No microSD card slot
Conservative design

Device yet to be reviewed

Warms up quickly during gaming
Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

4.2/5

(5,739 ratings)

4.3/5

(153,289 ratings)

4.4/5

(19,247 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

915,179 AnTuTu Score	N/A	1,149,292 AnTuTu Score
13h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2023

(Official)

Jul 11, 2023

(Official)

Mar 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v13.0

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Years

3 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

5 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Samsung One UI

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 MT6893

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

3.05 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.85 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G710 MC10

Adreno 660

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

915,179

N/A

1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

N/A

18.0 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

1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

47.6 %

N/A

19.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Fluid AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1240x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1450 nits

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

451 ppi

403 ppi

449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.82 %

86.49 %

92.05 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.5 %

N/A

96.2 %

Design

Height

162.6 mm

155.7 mm

162.76 mm

Width

75.1 mm

74.5 mm

75.60 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

193.5 grams

177 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX555 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera76 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Face detection

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Extra HD
Bokeh portrait video

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary CameraExmor RS

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

4500 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 37 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

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.

13h 50m

N/A

17h 34m

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

34m 33s

N/A

49m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

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 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1900(band 25)

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1900(band 25)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 0.872 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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