OnePlus Nord 6 vs iQOO Z11 5G

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 6 vs iQOO Z11 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord 6 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.21 GHz, while iQOO Z11 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z11 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 6.78 inches, making iQOO Z11 5G the larger display of the two. Both OnePlus Nord 6 and iQOO Z11 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 6 and iQOO Z11 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 6 and iQOO Z11 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while iQOO Z11 5G delivers 16h 12m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus Nord 6 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while iQOO Z11 5G offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while iQOO Z11 5G is rated 8.2.

OnePlus Nord 6

₹46,999

@ Amazon

iQOO Z11 5G

₹39,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 Apr, 2026

25 Aug, 2026

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7500 turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 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	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


9000 mAh	7050 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Super Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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

Tall and vibrant display
More than a day's battery life
Good cameras
Dependable performance

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Cons

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

Higher memory variants may seem pricey
Rear panel catches fingerprint smudges

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,836 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	1,099,769 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹46,999

@ Amazon

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹46,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

Aug 20, 2026

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7500 turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G625 MC2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

2,366,913

1,099,769

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

26.0 s

24.0 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.

4,499

1,167

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2000 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

449 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.41 %

91.03 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.5 %

93.82 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

164.42 mm

162.48 mm

Width

77.5 mm

75.25 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

217 grams

199 grams

189 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

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/1.7926 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera1/4.0" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

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 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

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

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

9000 mAh

7050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 28.2 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

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

16h 12m

10h 40m

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

1h 5m

1h 13m

1h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)