OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 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 CE 2 5G scores 2,147, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a screen size of 6.43 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 4.7 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB's IPS LCD, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offers 7 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G delivers 16h 42m, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G and Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G and Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB equally at 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2022 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

22 Feb, 2022
11 Mar, 2022
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 900
Apple A15 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
750x1334 px (HD+)
720x1604 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
7 MP
8 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
2018 mAh
7000 mAh
65W Super VOOC Charging
20W Fast Charging
30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.2
NVMe
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.1/10

Pros

  • Nice looks & good build
  • Clean UI sans bloatware
  • Capable primary camera
  • Good battery life and fast 65W charging
  • Stupendously fast
  • IP67 rated
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Competitively priced
  • Top-class battery life
  • Comfortable to hold
  • Loud stereo speakers
  • Performs well for daily use

Cons

  • Performance can't match rivals
  • Misses out on stereo speakers
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • No Android 12
  • HD display feels dated
  • No dedicated night mode
  • No ultrawide angle/telephoto camera
  • Limited OS upgrades
  • Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.3/5
(7,429 ratings)
4.4/5
(1,762 ratings)
4.2/5
(21 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

423,161
AnTuTu Score
762,983
AnTuTu Score
570,353
AnTuTu Score
16h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Feb 22, 2022
(Official)
Mar 11, 2022
(Official)
May 19, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
iOS v15
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A
1 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877
Apple A15 Bionic
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MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835
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Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Hexa Core

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

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
5 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

423,161
762,983
570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
9.0 s
26.0 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
383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %
28.6 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
750x1334 px (HD+)
720x1604 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1050 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
16:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
326 ppi
264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.91 %
65.23 %
84.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
84.3 %

Design

Height

160.6 mm
138.4 mm
166.2 mm

Width

73.2 mm
67.3 mm
76.50 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.3 mm
8.8 mm

Weight

173 grams
144 grams
215 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 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
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
2k @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
2018 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 6W 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.

16h 42m
N/A
16h 49m

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

29m 45s
N/A
1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
NVMe
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
Yes Up to 1 TB

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 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)
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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)
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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.023 W/kg Body: 0.814 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
3.5 mm, 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
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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