OnePlus Nord 6 vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 6 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 Nord 6 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,520, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G scores 3,127, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.

Display: Both OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offer the same screen size of 6.78 inches, but OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G features a Sunburst AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord 6's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G delivers 18h 34m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus Nord 6 and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G equally at 8.4.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G has a rating of 4.2.

OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

₹27,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

09 Apr, 2026

08 May, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	Sunburst AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


9000 mAh	8000 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Super Charging	80W	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

Camera details could've been better
Limited OS upgrades

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,295 ratings)

4.2/5

(576 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	1,136,527 AnTuTu Score	N/A
20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

Video

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General

Launch Date

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

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

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Adreno 810

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

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.

2,366,913

1,136,527

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

25.0 s

N/A

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.

4,499

1,122

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.4 %

16.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Sunburst AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.41 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.5 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

217 grams

215 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm 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 Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

9000 mAh

8000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 80W

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired 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.

20h 46m

18h 34m

N/A

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

1h 5m 0s

1h 8m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

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 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)
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) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)